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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… lend liberally to farmers, and complete newcomers to the industry were not numerous. In fact the very large holdings … the London market [had] become almost the mainstay of the industry'. 119 Table 4 Livestock 18704 to 19504 120 (i) …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… country but in addition it was adopted as a name for a TEXTILE in the form of a soft light glossy SILK made entirely … [allo-peen; allopeen; allapeene; allapeen; alapeene] A TEXTILE in the form of a mixed STUFF, either of WOOL and … Alexandria plain [alixander; alexandria or turkey plain] A TEXTILE, a type of LINEN CLOTH, described in one Book of …
A History of the County of Northampton
… in agriculture, as compared with 15 in the professions or industry and three in the public service. The remainder … agriculture (the same figure as 20 years before) and 13 in industry or the professions (including seven connected with …
A Dictionary of London
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Inventories (late). Alkmaar holland [allkemore holland] A TEXTILE; a type of HOLLAND CLOTH. The anonymous author of the … washing [Anon (1696)]. There are mixed messages about this textile. Although textiles from many other towns in the Low … in the early eighteenth century to protect the home cloth industry and so was listed in the 1784 Book of Rates among …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… this arduous undertaking with unwearied and successful industry; and his book formed an excellent ground-work for …