jan 1, 1535 - kersey

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A kind of coarse narrow cloth, woven from long wool and usually ribbed (OED). In 1348 John Marreys was appointed ulnager for life ‘of all kinds of cloth’ including <i> kersies </i> (YRS94/115n). Later examples are: 1458 <i> unam virgatam de kersey nigri coloris </i>, Manchester (SS30/210); 1472 <i> 2 pec’ Kersayes </i>, Hull (YRS144/157); 1535 <i> Item, brode cloth and white narowe Karcy </i>, Stillingfleet (YRS45/127). Variant spellings are common from the fifteenth century and they are dealt with under ‘carsey’ and ‘garsey’.

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