jan 1, 1667 - hemp tear
Description:
Best quality hemp (OED), used for sheets, smocks, shirts, etc. 1523 <i>to ... ichon of them a paire of</i> <i>hemptere shetes</i>, Hooton Pagnell (SS106/9); 1532 <i>ij pare of harden shettes, ij pare of hempe tere</i>, Fryston (SS106/34); 1558 <i>Item to Margaret Raynolde ... a smocke of hemp teare</i>, Pontefract (Th27/152); 1667 <i>2 paire of</i> <i>hempteer sheets</i>, Gateforth (YRS47/46).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1667
Now
~ 358 years ago