[Footnote 284: The words from "ell" to "fourteen hundred" have been crossed out in the original, and the rest of the passage as far as the end of the paragraph (p. 339) is bracketed as if for cancellation. Interlined is the following substituted clause, to be read after the words "for the weaving of every":--"of their best fine cloths vjs. viijd., and for their second sort of fine cloths iiijs., and for their least sort of fine cloths iijs., and for the best sort of sorting cloths ijs., and for the middle and least sort of sorting cloths or pack cloths with narrow lists, xviijd., more than was given by any clothier in any of the said counties or elsewhere of like making for the weaving of every or any of the said sorts of cloths at or before the feast of Xmas last past."] [Footnote 285: _i.e._, the (variable) number of ends into which a warp is divided in the process of warping.] 9. DRAFT PIECE-LIST SUBMITTED FOR RATIFICATION TO THE WILTSHIRE JUSTICES BY CLOTHIERS AND WEAVERS [_Hist. MSS. Com., Vol. I, p. 162, The Records of Quarter Sessions in the County of Wiltshire_], 1602. Apud Trowbridge, 30 December A.o. xlv{to} Elizabethae Reginae. The just proportions of the several works put forth by the Clothiers of the County of Wilts both to the Weavers and Spinners, with the valuation of the wages according as every sorts of work do deserve by reason of the fineness of the wool and spinning of every sort of work; as also by reason of the hard working of every sort with the usual numbers of hundreds, beers[286] and abbs which is commonly put forth to every several cloth, which is the best rate by which we can keep apportion, set down by us the clothiers of the said county. _Imprimis_ we think a weaver is worth to have for the weaving of a cloth of 700 viis. And for every beer above 700 and under 800 iid. The spinning of these sorts of warp is worth the pound iid. And the spinning of the abb is worth the pound 1d. ob. _Item_, one of 800 of white work is worth the weaving viiis. And for every beer above 800 and under 900[287] iid. ob. The spinning of these sorts of warp worth the pound iid. ob. The spinning of the Abbe worth the pound id. ob. These sorts of broad lists are more worth than the narrow lists by the cloth xiid. The hanking is worth xiid. [Scales are also given for 900, 1000, 1100, and 1200 lbs. A graduated rise in price varying from xiid. in the case of a cloth of 900 lbs. to iis. for a cloth of 1100 to 1200 lbs. is awarded; for every beere id. up to vid., and for every pound of abbe above 54 and not above 60 xviiid., and above 60 lbs. xxd.] Clothiers Signing--