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A History of the County of Sussex
… 76 and wheelwrights 77 were often recorded, besides weavers 78 in the 17th century, and mercers 79 and shoemakers …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… described a warping frame as 'an engine used by the silk weavers for the warping of the length of their Rubins and … mill [warping milne; warpeing mill] An implement used by weavers for winding and ordering the WARP threads. It was a … Warping stage An uncommon name for an implement used by weavers to prepare the WARP prior to placing it in the LOOM. …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… there being now a want of that silk in town to supply the weavers and it will be May next before the same can [come] …