A. D, 1465. 679 



which the merchant was required to lodge in the exchequer, as a proof 

 that he had not carried it to any other port. [c. 2.] 



In confequence of the licence of fhipping the north-country wools at 

 Newcaftle, thofe of the counties of York, Lincoln, and Nottingham, 

 were frequently carried to that port, and (hipped as the produce of the 

 northern counties ; which pradlice was now prohibited under a heavy 

 penalty, [c. 3.] 



In favour of the woollen manufadurers it wasenadled, that they alone 

 fhould have a right to make contracts for wool before it was fhorn. All 

 other perfons were prohibited from making any fuch contrads in the 

 counties of Berks, Oxford, Gloucefter, Salop, Hereford, Worcefter, 

 Wilts, Somerfet, Dorfet, Hants, Eflex, Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, 

 Kent, Surrey, and Suflex. [c. 4.] 



The duke of Burgundy had publilhed another ordinance, never to be 

 repeated, ordering all woollen cloth and woollen yarn made in England 

 to be baniflied out of his dominions, in confequence of which it was 

 apprehended, that the weavers, fullers, dyers, fpinners, carders, and 

 winders of yarn, in England would be thrown idle. The parliament, 

 in retaliation, prohibited the importation of any produce or manufac- 

 ture of the duke's territories, except provifions, in England, Wales, or 

 Ireland, till he fhould repeal his ordinance. In the meantime, the 

 merchants, pofTefling fuch goods, were ordered to take no advantage of 

 the fcarclty by raifing the price. The merchants of the Teutonic gild- 

 hall were not bound by the prohibitions of this ad. [r. 5.] Therefor 

 the non-importation ad was in fad a charter of monopoly to them ; . 

 and the duke's fubjeds would feel no inconvenience from it. 



The foreign merchants were fo much embarralTed in finding fecurity 

 tor their faithfully inverting the proceeds of their cargoes inEnglilh goods, 

 or perhaps fo unwilling to comply with the law, that many of them 

 gave up trading to England. In order to mitigate the hardfhip, the 

 officers of the cuftoms were direded to require no other fecurity of the 

 merchants than their own. [c. 6.] 



For the encouragement of the homers, efpecially thofe of London, 

 it was enaded, that no horns fhould be exported, except what might be 

 to fpare after fupplying their demand, provided the homers fhould take 

 no advantage of this ad to lower the price of horns*. [<r. 8.] 



Odober 13'" — In a treaty of alliance between England and Denmark, 

 the merchants on both fides were allowed free accefs to the ports of each 

 country : but flill the Englifh were excluded from failing to the coafts 

 of Iceland, Halgaland, and Finmark ; nor was their being driven upon. 



* In tliofc days fpoons and other utenfils made tain: for Richard Benyngton was thought wor- 



of horn were more in ufe than now. It is alfo thy of honourable ccmmcnioration by the hillorian 



certain that horn plates then anfwered many of Croy land for hberally bellowing jf 40 for glazipjf 



of the purpofes, for which window glais is now a window in that abbay. [^Ifijl. Croyl.np. CiiL,p. 



employed. That glazed windows were by no 536.] Though the window may have been large, 



means common at this time, appears pretty cer- fo great a funi fhows that glafs was very dear. 



