A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech FiresFIRES Timber is scarce in the Fens and brick earth plentiful. … why it is that Wisbech has not suffered severely from fires. 55 In 1558 William Styrmin was paid 40 s. for his … at least in part on amateur assistance in extinguishing fires, 10 guineas being paid to those who had helped to put …
