jan 1, 1484 - pack ware

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A type of cloth made in York, as defined in the references given here. 1474-5 <i>no brother of the said fellyshipp shall bye no clothe of Yorke makynge that is called pak ware but if it hald in length xxviij yerdes and in bred two yerdes</i> (SS129/65); 1484 <i>course cloth called packyng ware shalbe perfitly made in length and breed ... xxviij yerds in length ... and in breed ij yerds</i>, York (YRS98/94).

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