Wool and Woollen Manufactures of Great Britain: A Historical Sketch of Rise, Progress, and Present PositionPiper, Stephenson, and Spence, 1859 - 171 sayfa |
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16th century Acts of Parliament already amongst amounted annually baizes branches Britain British woollen manufactures broadcloths camlets chiefly circumstances cloth-workers coarse colonial wool coloured commerce considerable Cotswold sheep cotton druggets Dutch duties dyeing dyers Edward Edward III England enterprise epoch established Europe exportation of wool factories factures favour finest Flanders flannels fleeces Flemings Flemish foreign France French Germany Gloucestershire Halifax Henry VIII Holland important increase industry Ireland kerseys Lancashire Leeds Levant linen Low Countries manu manufacture of woollens merchants Methuen Treaty monopoly operatives Paisley period ported Portugal Portuguese progress prohibition prosperity Queen Elizabeth raw material raw wool rendered restrictions revival Romans Saxon Scotland serges sheep shire silk Spain Spanish wool spinning and weaving spun staple supply tion treaty tures weavers West Riding whilst Wiltshire wool and woollens wool exported woollen cloth woollen fabrics woollen manufac woollen manufactures woollen stuffs woollen trade worsted wrought yarn
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Sayfa 94 - In matters of commerce, the fault of the Dutch Is giving too little and asking too much; With equal advantage the French are content: So we'll clap on Dutch bottoms a twenty per cent.
Sayfa 90 - Trade, where the Dutch and Hamburgers have yearly at least 4 or 500 Sail of Ships, and the English but one the last year, and none the former. 3. The great Trade of Salt from St Vuals in Portugal, and from France, with Salt, Wine and Brandy to the East-lands. 4. All that vast and notorious Trade of Fishing for whiteHerrings upon our own Coast. 5. The East-Country Trade, in which we have not half so much to do as we had formerly, and the Dutch...
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Sayfa 91 - All that vast and notorious trade of fishing for white herrings upon our own coast. "5. The East-country trade, in which we have not half so much to do as we had formerly, and the Dutch ten times more than they had in times past. "6. A very great part of our trade for Spanish wools from Bilvao.
Sayfa 88 - Lyons, and other places. 6. In Feathers, Belts, Girdles, Hatbands, Fans, Hoods, Masks, gilt and wrought Looking-Glasses, Cabinets, Watches, Pictures, Cases, Medals, Tablets, Bracelets, and other such like Ware.
Sayfa 111 - Water, were peculiarly favourable to contraband trade. And all these facilities were enhanced by the fogs and storms of the whole coast, which, whilst they served to cover the operations of the smugglers, interrupted the vigilance of the cruisers, by creating dangers which could be lightly regarded only by the experienced, bold, and skilful smuggling seamen, prompted by the incentive of large and rapid gains.
Sayfa 91 - ... but one the last year, and none the former. 3. The great Trade of Salt from St Vuals in Portugal, and from France, with Salt, Wine and Brandy to the East-lands. 4. All that vast and notorious Trade of Fishing for whiteHerrings upon our own Coast. 5. The East-Country Trade, in which we have not half so much to do as we had formerly, and the Dutch ten times more then they had in times past. 6. A very great part of our Trade for Spanish-Woolls from Bilvao.
Sayfa 88 - Armoysins and other merchandises of silk, which are made at Lions, and are valued to be yearly worth one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. 2. In silk, stuffs, taffeties, poudesoys, armoysins, clothes of gold and silver, tabbies, plain and wrought, silk'ribbands and other such like silk stuffs as are made at Tours, valued to be worth above three hundred thousand pounds by year. 3. In silk ribbands...
Sayfa 91 - ... under pretence of trading to and from New York, carry great quantities of Virginia tobacco directly for Holland. "15. The English trade to Guinea, I fear, is much declined, by reason that company have met with discouragements from some of our neighbours. " Note that most of the aforementioned trades are the greatest trades in the world, for the employment of shipping and seamen.
Sayfa 88 - So as by this caleulation, it doth 23 appear appear, that the yearly value of such commodities as are transported from France to England, amount to above six & twenty hundred thousand pounds. And the commodities exported out of England into France, consisting chiefly of woollen clothes, serges, knit stockings, lead, pewter, allum, coals, and all else, do not amount to above ten hundred thousand pounds a year. By which it appears that our trade with France is at least sixteen hundred thousand pounds...