 Fleece, wherein, indeed, the fleece was ours, the golden theirs, — so vast their emolument by the trade of clothing. Our King, therefore, resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who, as yet, were ignorant of that art, as knowing...  A comprehensive history of the woollen and worsted manufactures, and the ... - Halaman 425oleh James Bischoff - 1842Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 590 halaman
...emolument by the trade of clothing. Our king therefore resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who as yet were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial and curious drapery ; their best clothes then... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 600 halaman
...emolument by the trade of clothing. Our king therefore resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who as yet were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial and curious drapery ; their best clothes then... | |
 | Great Britain - 1848 - 510 halaman
...emolument by the trade of clothing. Our king, therefore, resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who as yet were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that weare it, as to any artificiall and curious drapery, their best cloathes then... | |
 | John James - 1857 - 728 halaman
..."fleece was ours, the golden theirs, so vast their emolument from the trade of " clothing. Our king therefore resolved, if possible, to revive the trade...sheep that weare it, as to any artificial and curious dra" pery, their best cloth then being no better than freeze, such their coarseness for "want of skill... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 halaman
...emolument by the trade of clothing. Our king, therefore, resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who, as yet, were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial and curious drapery — their best clothes being... | |
 | John Macdonell - 1871 - 482 halaman
...wool. Edward III. \?as the first to introduce it; and before his time, as Fuller says — " The English were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial curious drapery." Now, why should not the stimulus... | |
 | Annie Carey - 1872 - 198 halaman
...writer says respecting the clothiers before the time of Edward III. Listen, Pen. He says they ' knew no more what to do with their wooll than the sheep that weare it,' and goes on to declare, that it was a very good thing for the Flemings themselves, seeing that the... | |
 | Abraham Holroyd - 1873 - 202 halaman
...emolument hy the trade of clothing. Our king therefore resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who as yet were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do" with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial and curious drapery ; their best clothes then... | |
 | Annie Carey - 1880 - 300 halaman
...writer says respecting the clothiers before the time of Edward III. Listen, Pen. He says they ' knew no more what to do with their wooll than the sheep that weare it,' and goes on to declare, that it was a very good thing for the Flemings themselves, seeing that the... | |
 | Richard Whately Cooke-Taylor - 1886 - 472 halaman
...emolument by the trade of clothing. Our king therefore resolved, if possible, to reduce the trade to his own country, who as yet were ignorant of that art, as knowing no more what to do with their wool than the sheep that wear it, as to any artificial and curious drapery; their best clothes then... | |
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