Berwick had become a prosperous town by the middle of the 13th century. According to William Edington, a bishop and chancellor of England, Berwick was "so populous and of such commercial importance that it might rightly be called another Alexandria, whose riches were the sea and the water its walls".
berwick had become a prosperous town by the middle of the 13th century according to william edington a bishop and chancellor of england berwick was "so populous and of such commercial importance that it might rightly be called another alexandria whose riches were the sea and the water its walls"