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A History of the County of Somerset
… ancient Gaul, the existing Gael of the Highlands and the fair-haired Irish. Their language is still spoken by the Gael …
A History of the County of Chester
… disc brooches and other items of Anglo-Saxon metalwork, 6 cloth, and slaves. 7 The importance and value of the last … Ranulph I's charter granting jurisdiction over the summer fair to St. Werburgh's abbey, in which provision was made for … the regulations governing trading at St. Werburgh's fair. 12 The sheriff probably also, as later, presided over …
A History of the County of Chester
… of Monmouth's rebellion in June 1685: the Midsummer fair was cancelled, suspects were imprisoned at the castle, … to prevent its falling within the period of the Michaelmas fair; the starting date of the latter had changed from 29 …
A History of the County of Chester
… against overcrowded housing; and a ban on the Michaelmas fair and Christmas watch in 1604 to prevent crowds from … goods in, 7 maritime trade was in the doldrums, and cloth exports in 1604 were only a tenth of their level in … Cal. Chester City Cl. Mins. 1603-42, 17. W. B. Stephens, 'Cloth Exports of Provincial Ports, 1600- 40', Econ. H.R. 2nd …
A History of the County of Chester
… mainly after 1600. In the clothing trades, weavers and cloth finishers declined steadily, but feltmakers multiplied … bound for Ireland were brought from London in return for cloth, skins, and salmon. Customers from gentlemen's … in an attempt to divert them from Liverpool. 7 At fair times London dealers were accused of abusing the …