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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… supervision. Best known of such clothmakers is William Stumpe of Malmesbury, 'an exceding riche clothiar', whom … in addition to Horton, Bailey, and Langford. William Stumpe was a second-generation clothier, if we may believe … the 32 red woollen cloths 'called stopp listes', which Stumpe once asked a London clothworker to sell for him. 256 …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons