jan 1, 1623 - ripper

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A spelling of ‘rippier’, that is one who carries fish inland to sell. 1623 <i>Marmaduke Potter of York ripper Recognizance £20</i>, Scarborough (NYRO47/105). This man was elsewhere described as a pannierman, the usual word locally for such a trader. As ‘rippier’ was more usual in Sussex it is possible that it had been brought into east Yorkshire by fishermen from the south.

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