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A History of the County of Lancaster
… isolated. The manufactures are small; wood-turning, cotton-weaving and quarrying employ the people. The agricultural …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… new ship of about 80 tons (then) building near Warton.' 7 Weaving formerly employed many of the people. The …
Old and New London
… &c. Then follow the plants whose fibre is adapted for weaving, cordage, &c.; the Spartium junceum, flax and hemp, …
A History of the County of York
… in the economy, tanning and, to a lesser extent, linen-weaving being the leading occupations. The 'rural' crafts, … at St. George's House either in spinning jersey wool or in weaving Norwich Stuffs, materials, equipment, and teachers … of parochial stocks of raw material 10 and revived worsted weaving at St. George's House where both the deserving poor …
Old and New London
… of the Edict of Nantes, and formed a connection in the weaving branch of business with some persons in Spitalfields, …
Finance and trade under Edward III
… People were afraid either to sell, buy, or gather wool The weaving industry was at a standstill and the nation …
A History of the County of York
… continued to exist. In 1227 it procured a ban on the weaving of dyed cloth outside the city, and in 1304 on cloth …
Survey of London
… to a Report to the House of Commons on the Spitalfields weaving industry. He had begun to trade for himself in 1750, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… that seven were commonly used on one loom. 4 Specimens of weaving combs for pressing the woof into position have also … 'burellers' of London were, we know well, no mere artisans weaving with their own hands, but entrepreneurs who 'caused … in their account roll for 12667 payments made for both weaving and fulling. 27 Many boroughs, too, were doing at …