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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … brown or rosin soap; soap yellow do] A common SOAP made of TALLOW, ROSIN and SODA, perhaps with the addition of PALM …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the following … exhibit includes the entrance to a reconstructed tallow-dip factory which incorporates the iron-bound gate …