▁and ▁at ▁Bru ges ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 3 . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁after ▁ 1 3 5 3 , ▁st ap le ▁ports ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁England , ▁under ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁St ap le : ▁thus ▁various ▁English ▁local ities ▁named ▁" St ap leton " ▁or ▁" St ap le ford ". ▁However , ▁from ▁ 1 3 6 3 , ▁Cal ais ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁st ap le ▁port ▁for ▁w ool ▁and ▁le ather ▁exports . ▁All ▁w ool ▁sold ▁over se as ▁was ▁taken ▁first ▁to ▁Cal ais , ▁then ▁under ▁English ▁control . ▁Under ▁this ▁system , ▁Cal ais ▁itself ▁was ▁called ▁" the ▁St ap le ". ▁The ▁trade ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Mer ch ants ▁of ▁the ▁St ap le ▁who , ▁from ▁ 1 3 6 3 , ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁the ▁exclusive ▁right ▁to ▁trade ▁raw ▁w ool ▁in ▁Cal ais . ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁system ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁centuries , ▁though ▁it ▁would ▁decl ine ▁in ▁importance ▁as ▁exports ▁of ▁finished ▁cloth ▁were ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁exports ▁of ▁raw ▁w ool . ▁With ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁to ▁the ▁French , ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 8 , ▁the ▁st ap le ▁moved ▁again ▁to ▁Bru ges . ▁From ▁ 1 6 1 7 , ▁w ool ▁exports ▁were ▁stopped ▁entirely , ▁and ▁only ▁domestic ▁st ap les ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Mer ch ants ▁of ▁the