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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… landowners and their nominees. 21 The first group included clothiers. William Allen, who attended six parliaments … who was elected in 1603, was a member of a local family of clothiers. 23 Local landowners who were M.P.s included Sir … five times between 1689 and 1702, was of a family of Calne clothiers and owned land in the parish, 30 Henry Blake (d. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… grinding snuff, and from 1805 to 1825, when Viveash & Co., clothiers of Calne, held it by lease, it was a cloth mill. 8 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for ten years, without interest, preference being given to clothiers. Thomas Hobson, by will dated in 1628, left houses, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
Calendar, Committee for Compounding
… trade from London to Dartmouth and Exeter, and caused the clothiers of Reading and many other towns to be convened … and got 1,000 l. worth of cloth at one time from the clothiers of Reading, to clothe the King's soldiers at …