▁is ▁proved ▁by ▁an ▁ins cription ▁in ▁Wel sh ▁on ▁a ▁c ott age ▁at ▁Stock bridge , ▁still ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century : ▁" S atisf actory ▁hay , ▁sweet ▁past ure , ▁good ▁ale ▁and ▁a ▁comfortable ▁bed ". ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁cattle ▁from ▁Wales ▁to ▁London ▁was ▁done ▁on ▁letters ▁of ▁credit . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁changed ▁specifically ▁to ▁prevent ▁dro vers ▁esc aping ▁their ▁deb ts ▁by ▁declaring ▁themselves ▁bank rupt . ▁The ▁trade ▁promoted ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁bank ing ▁systems ▁in ▁both ▁London ▁and ▁Wales . ▁One ▁dro ver ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁Black ▁Ox ▁Bank ▁in ▁L land overy ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁which ▁surv ived ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁L loy ds ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Long ▁a cre ▁The ▁long ▁a cre ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁term ▁for ▁wide ▁grass y ▁road ▁ver ges . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁places , ▁such ▁as ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Is les , ▁rural ▁roads ▁are ▁often ▁separated ▁from ▁ad jo ining ▁p add ock s ▁and ▁fields ▁by ▁both ▁a ▁h edge ▁or ▁f ence ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁grass ▁ver ge . ▁R ather ▁than ▁leaving ▁this ▁ver ge ▁fall ow , ▁far mers ▁often ▁t ether ▁liv est ock ▁on ▁it ▁to ▁use ▁past ure ▁feed ▁( in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁grass ) ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁was ted