The History of Cheshire: Containing King's Vale-royal Entire, 第 2 卷

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J. Poole, 1778 - 994 頁
 

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第 510 頁 - Ireland to each of the annual fairs : in that year 449654 yards ; and at prefent about a million of yards are brought to each fair. Hops are another great article of trade, for above ten thoufand pockets are fold here annually, much of which is forwarded to the neighbouring ifland. But the only ftaple trade of the city is in (kins, multitudes of which are imported, dreffed here, but fent out again to be manufactured.

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