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the following names iti the register sufficiently prcftes that many 

 of the Netherlanders dnd other foreigners, who catoe to sojourn 

 in the city, were induced to become permanent members of the 

 municipality : — 



Nicholas de Admare de Brabant, webSter. 

 Robertus de Paris, litestesr. 

 Benesevyn de Florentia. 

 Henricus Morel! de Flandr. 

 Hicardus de Demelthrotbe de Alman. 

 Michael de Newkirk de Flandr, aurifaber. 

 Gotolinus del Haghe, Esterling. 

 Arnaldus de Lakensurchen 

 Goddeskalk de Smithhusen. 

 Goddeskalk Scudik de Alman. 

 Henricus de Oude de Malyns in Brabant. 

 Thomas Braban de Malyns, tixtor. 

 Laurencius Conyng de Flandr', webster. 

 Georgius Fote de Flandr', walker. 

 Johannes Lutyng de Holand. 

 Godfridus de Ulenbergb, webster. 

 Godfridus Overscote de Brabant, mercator. 



In 1336-7, an act of parliament was passed prohibiting the use* 

 of foreign cloth, and promising that " all clothworkers of strange' 

 lands, of whatsoever country they he, which will come to 

 England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, shall come safely and 

 Surely^ and shall be in the King's protection and safe conduct, 

 and have franchises and privileges granted to them." The 

 public records of his reign cotitain much further evidence that 

 Edward never lost sight of this important objecit. 



That before the termination of this reign, the manufacture of 

 woollen cloth was established and extensively prosecuted in 

 York, the register affords abundant proof. During the two 

 preceding reigns, scarcely a trace is discernible of any art or 

 occupation connected with cloth-making. There were two 

 or three Saghers, * who were makers or sellers of a coarse sort 

 of hempen cloth, of which a vestige remains in that which i& 



1 Sagarius, (Due.) SagonuQ venditor. Sagum, Fanni species. 



