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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… limestone, which is used both for building and for agricultural purposes, considerable quantities of it being … Two fairs, also, have been established by the Whitby Agricultural Society, one for cattle in August, and the other …
A History of the County of Essex
… again in 1525, suggesting a relatively high turnover of labourers. 62 Thirty sheep belonging to an Earls Colne man …
Old and New London
… hundred English families; the inhabitants are chiefly dock-labourers. The other half of the residents are thieves, …
Survey of London
… the view of 16958 (Plate 5) shows one of three storeys. "Labourers Imployed in helping the Carpenters, Joyners, …
Survey of London
… of the wallis of the greate Towre in the palesse," "labourers occupied in overthrowing the wallis aswelle of the … be fined 10 s., which sum was to be distributed among the labourers employed for quenching the fire. Finally, in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… century. The two southern parishes have remained mainly agricultural. Their population declined from the mid 19th … of fertilizers and animal feeds, and the manufacture of agricultural equipment and aircraft materials. The increase …