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A History of the County of Oxford
… royal patronage the Act allowed free trading in wool and yarn within the borough. 15 In 1581 a bill to restrict such …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Inventories (late), Newspapers, Rates, Tradecards. Yarn [yorne; yearne; yearn; yarne; yare'] Fibres of WOOL, … the labels of wool, linen or cotton were used to denote yarn made from these raw materials, [Acts (1788)] suggests … SILK, although it might apply to any of the others. While yarn was produced at home, much was also imported: for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Paper, vi. Inf. from Oxon. C.C. Educ. Cttee. O.R.O., Misc. Yarn. ½, pp. 224, 226. Local inf. Inf. from Mrs. A. Adcock. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… There is a considerable trade in the spinning of worsted-yarn, and the manufacture of wool cards and combs. The Leeds … long been famous for their manufacture of knit worsted and yarn stockings; but this has been, in a great measure, …