Sheep in the Cotswolds. The medieval wool trade

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Deals with the production of wool derived from a local breed of sheep perfected over many years; its export to Europe, notably Flanders and Italy, for the production of quality cloth; the nature of this trade and the activities of local wool merchants; the taxation of the export trade by successive kings. Includes profiles, some very short, of wool merchants and dealers. Many profiles based on information taken from church memorials. Includes some coverage of Cely family; John Fortey; William Midwinter; John Tame. Has chapters: 'The Cotswold sheep';'Early sheep farming in the Cotswolds'; 'Cotswold wool in the middle ages'; 'The eleventh and twelfth centuries'; 'The thirteenth century'; 'The fourteenth century'; 'The fifteenth century'; 'The sixteenth century'; 'The seventeenth century'; 'The eighteenth century and later'; 'A hidden past'