Liverpool had only twelve vessels, the largest of forty tons burden. The close of the sixteenth century did not find the town in a much better position, for even the keeper of the "Common Warehouse of the Town" was only to have £1 2s. 8d. for his wages, because of "the small trade and trafique" that there then was, and a pious ejaculation is added, "until God send us better traffique." The principal trade now carried on was with Ireland and Spain or Portugal; to the latter herrings and salmon were exported and wine brought back. Wool, coatings (cottons), and tallow were exported in small quantities. Many regulations referring to the sanitary arrangements of the town and the suppression of drunkenness and gaming were almost identical with those enforced by the court-leet of Manchester. A "handsome cockpit" was made by the Corporation in 1567, and horse-racing was patronized ten years later. The only other town in Lancashire which in 1547 returned representatives to Parliament was Wigan. Leland, who paid a visit to Wigan about the year 1540, thus describes the town: "Wigan pavid as bigge as Warington and better buildid. There is one paroch chirch amidde the Towne, summe Marchauntes, sum Artificers, sum Fermers. Mr. Bradeshaw hath a place called Hawe a myle from Wigan; he hath founde moche Canel like se Coole in his ground very profitable to hym." The vast underground wealth, which was in the future to be of such importance to this county, would appear at this time to be unworked, if even its existence was known. Wigan was one of the few towns in the county with its Mayor and Corporation. The population of Wigan would scarcely be as great as Warrington (which was now about 2,000[114]), as in 1625 the number of burgesses entitled to vote at the election was only 138. Warrington was not incorporated, but was under the manor court. Its chief industry was the manufacture of sail-cloth. Clitheroe, though a borough, was still (except for its connection with the castle) a place of small importance, as was also Blackburn; at neither place had as yet any textile industry been introduced. At Bolton-le-Moors Leland found cottons and coarse yarns manufactured, and here also they were accustomed to use "se cole, of which the pittes be not far off." At Bury also yarns were made.