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A History of the County of Hampshire
… standing, though Bristol naturally took the bulk of their trade, but they were certainly accustomed to visit the fair … every function of civic government and the regulation of trade 30 was transferred to the episcopal officials. As we … civil troubles of the Barons' War 34 undoubtedly disturbed trade, and whatever recovery had taken place in the twenty …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… with Southampton, and so with the centres of continental trade. The present area of the city is 1,906 acres, that … John gave to William his tailor for an annual rent of grey fur. 16 Apart from these 'halls' the surveys give further a … or rents in the city or suburb and all who lived by trade and 'got gain' to contribute to the repair of the walls …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and political status 3 rather than to any deliberate trade organization. Whether the gild merchant existed before …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is large, and possesses a considerable and increasing trade in the weaving of stockings, for which about 200 frames … be applied yearly in setting up two young persons in their trade, having served seven years' apprenticeship; and 10 in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… baths. About a century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were … as a sea-port has much increased of late years, and the trade has been greatly augmented. The main exports are corn, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… manors, has outstripped the Old Market as a centre of trade. By 1492 there were 115 tenants of the bishop in the … and was due no doubt to the damage done by railways to the trade of the port. For the next generation the population of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… with the prosperity of 1251, is partly due to the blow to trade caused by the diversion of the Ouse to the Lynn …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… little used for this purpose, merchants preferring to trade in the street. From 1831 the building was let out for …