Guild of Pepperers

The Guild of Pepperers was a London Guild dating from 1180. In 1345 it merged with the Spicers into the Fraternity of St. Anthony, which eventually became the Worshipful [Company of Grocers].
The Ancient Guild of Pepperers chose a camel as its symbol as pepper originally came over land rather than sea. The camel continues as a symbol of the Grocers.
Black pepper is one of the world's most popular spices and has been for centuries. Peppercorns have at times been considered portable wealth.