The Ordinance Book of the Merchants of the Staple: With an Introduction

By Edwin Ernest Rich

Originally published in 1937, this book presents the complete text of the 1565 Ordinance Book of the Merchants of the Staple, together with a detailed historical account of the Company's history during the critical years of 1561-7. A sketch of the Company's decline in the sixteenth century and transformation in the seventeenth is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British economic history, the wool trade and the Company of the Staple.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107677351
• ISBN13: 9781107677357
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"