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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… not or would not find security for keeping the peace. [ S.P.44. 349. p. 70.] May 1. Kensington. Commissions to Henry … exempt and eldest captain of the second troop of guards [ S.P.44. 167. p. 321]; Mr. William Hussey to be exempt and … went through part of the Bill for settling the trade of Africa, and ordered that several goods pay 10 p. cent. to the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… demands, as to the goods found in York Fort in Hudson's Bay, when the same was surrendered upon capitulation to … capt. Allen, in 1696; with Mr. Attorney and Mr. Solicitor's opinion thereupon; which his Majesty would have you … the council general of the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies. Your petition has been presented, and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… should know it, and I sent him the account by this night's post. I send you a letter I have received from Mr. Osborne. … just received yours of the 7th. You mention Mr. Aldworth's licence; but it was not in my packet. Copy. [ S.P.32. 12. … parliament 1695, intituled Act for a company trading to Africa and the Indies. [ S.P.57. 17. p. 425.] Oct. 25. …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… (1380-1) ANNO 4 RICHARD II. Monday next after the Feast of S. James, Apostle [25 July]. Fulham (Johanna, relict of William, late fishmonger).To be buried in the church of S. Andrew Hubert near her husband. Bequests to the said … and other places in the northern and eastern parts of Africa ('Textile Fabrics,' pp. 72-73). 4 Skin of the wild cat …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century Witney's economy was dominated by its expanding cloth industry, … riots. Conditions improved only with the blanket industry's recovery in the early 19th century, as piecemeal … Witney manufacturers had also established markets in Africa and North America, presumably exporting primarily …
A History of the County of Oxford
… adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued prosperity: in 1851 blanket-workers still … 2 and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's 'staple' trade. 3 Difficulties in the 1850s, when the … for rugs of elaborate figured design destined for South Africa or South America. 49 Foreign markets continued to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century Witney's economy remained chiefly dependent on the blanket industry … manufacturers, accounting for 90 per cent of the town's production in 1949; 10 in the mid 1920s Smith's merged with … dispatched by rail and sold worldwide. In the 1930s South Africa was a notable market, though most blankets were sold …