The Secretary, the two Deans and "The Eight" of the Drapery Court in 1699. Painting by Jean van Orley . Roll of arms of members of the Drapery Court. (1713–1724)[ 1] The Drapery Court (French : Gilde Drapière [ 1] Tribunal de la Draperie , Dutch : Lakengilde )[ 2] Chamber of Commerce in the eighteenth century, was one of the oldest and most influential institutions of the City of Brussels during the Ancien Régime and was abolished during the French occupation of Brussels.
Gilles van Hamme, admitted to the House of Roodenbeke in 1376, alderman in 1389 and 1399, Dean of the Drapery Court in 1378 and 1392.
^ a b Armorial de la Gilde Drapière , Bibliothèque Royale, Cabinet des Manuscrit, ms. G123.^ Louis-Prosper Gachard in Documents inédits concernant les troubles de la Belgique , 1838, volume 1, p. 198.
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