NORWICH. 
Norwich,” was afcertained and confirmed, by which it ap- 
pears to be fourteen miles in circumference, comprehending 
The meafurement from the Guildhall, 
"Norwich was early reprefented in parliament ; it a 
the firft fummons in the twenty-fifth year of Edward I. 
far was amplitude of reprefentation then from being 
not receive alms or charity.” 
ill within a few years, the population of Norwich had 
been oe From the year 1693, in which the firft ac- 
curate enumeration was taken, to 1752, the number of inha- 
bitants per increafed 7288, which is rather more than 1234 
annually. = the increafe was 
ac 
—No place in is kingdom, Manchetter 
excepted, has made a more ae yea 
but foon after that period a fort of cloth work was intro- 
duced, which, though not a new difcovery, had not been 
previoufly practifed in Englan is was dif. 
wool is attributed, as a difcovery, to py a bifhop of 
the eaftern church, in the fourth century, who is ftill vene- 
an inunda- 
tion in Flanders, poo of the inhabitant of an aie ae 
me over to this in the of 
of them fettled in ‘Pembrokethire, aa Blomefi eld rape, 
that others fixed their abode, firft at Worftead, and after- 
wards at Norwich; and from their fetting up the making 
the articles manufaétured from j jerfey, or combed wool, at 
the former place, fuch have ever fince been denominated 
wortted ftuffs 
and raife to an enviable height, this Gene of manu actures 
was the number of Flemifh artifans who came over in the 
Their arrival was occafioned b 
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daughter 
fullers’-earth, about this period, a fubftance fo ufeful in the 
e, and with which England abounds, contributed greatly 
to further their exertions in the weaving craft 
nry n pafled, ordering four wardens to be 
chofen for the city of Norwich, and four othere for the 
county of Norfolk, “to do right, and a due fearch of 
worfteads in N -rwich and Nortolk, and which thall fet down 
lofe their ancient eftimation beyond fea, &c.”’ 
of wardens was increafed. Irom this a@ it een = trade 
i other 
over the country ; for, b 
year of this reign, it appears ‘¢ that the m 
faies, - ammins, which had greatly eee a in the city 
of Norw e 
"bully and diligently here in aaa ge at Yarmo 
nn efe towns, therefore, were put 
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paffed for the making of ruffels, fatins, fatins-reverfes, and 
Naples- fuftians, as-had been done before for the making of 
hats, dornitks, and coverlets; and the manufacturers - 
fuch new articles were formed into a corperation, endaw 
with exclufive privileges. Subfequent to this the trade fell 
into decay, an era of its revival commence y 
the advjce of the duke of Norfolk, queen Elizabeth v was in- 
duced to offer an afylum in her dominions to the inhabitants 
of the Low ae who had fled fr 
the duke of Alva efe people beige with them their 
arts and induftry ; they, pad wed to fettle in Norfolk, 
each mafter to bring m ten fat at the duke’s 
cine: They rapidly erealed and the county was ere 
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