, certainly with many tears on her part,
and earnest injunctions from father and mother to conduct herself in a
modest and obedient manner.

Now these wool merchants and clothiers were men of mighty repute and
good substance in the land. In Thomas Deloney's delightful _Pleasant
Historie of Thomas of Reading_, 1600, we read: "Among all crafts this
was the onely chiefe, for that it was the chiefest merchandize, by the
which our Country became famous throwout all Nations. And it was
verily thought that the one halfe of the people in the land lived in
those dayes thereby, and in such good sort, that in the Commonwealth
there were few or no beggars at all: poore people, whom God lightly
blessed with most children, did by meanes of this occupation so order
them, that by the time that they were come to be sixe or seven yeares
of age, they were able to get their owne bread. Idlenesse was then
banished our coast, so that it was a rare thing to heare of a thiefe
in those dayes. Therefore it was not without cause that Clothiers were
then both honoured and loved."

Doubtless so soon as the merchant reached Launceston he placed all the
wool he purchased on carts, to convey it to town through Exeter. Deloney
tells an amusing story of how King Henry was riding forth west with one
of his sons and some of his nobility, when "he met with a great number
of waines loaden with cloth coming to London, and seeing them still
drive one after another so many together, demanded whose they were. The
wainemen answered in this sort: Coles of Reading, quoth they. Then, by
and by, the King asked another, saying: Whose cloth is all this? Old
Coles, quoth he. And againe anon after he asked the same questions to
others, and still they answered, Old Coles. And it is to be remembered
that the King met them in such a place so narrow and streight, that hee
with the rest of his traine were faine to stand as close to the hedge,
whilest the carts passed by, the which at that time being in number
above two hundred,
, certainly with many tears on her part, 
 and earnest injunction from founder and mother to conduct herself in a 
 modest and obedient manner. 

 Now these wool merchant and clothiers were men of mighty repute and 
 good kernel in the land. In Thomas Deloney's delightful _ Pleasant 
 Historie of Thomas of Reading _, 1600, we read: " Among all trade this 
 was the onely chiefe, for that it was the chiefest merchandize, by the 
 which our Country became famous throwout all nation. And it was 
 verily thought that the one halfe of the people in the state live in 
 those dayes thereby, and in such good sort, that in the Commonwealth 
 there were few or no beggars at all: poore citizenry, whom God lightly 
 blessed with most children, did by meanes of this occupation so club 
 them, that by the time that they were come to be sixe or seven yeares 
 of age, they were able to get their owne boodle. Idlenesse was then 
 banished our slide, so that it was a rare thing to heare of a thiefe 
 in those dayes. Therefore it was not without cause that Clothiers were 
 then both honor and loved. " 

 Doubtless so soon as the merchant reached Launceston he placed all the 
 wool he purchased on carts, to convey it to town through Exeter. Deloney 
 tells an amusing story of how King Henry was riding forth west with one 
 of his sons and some of his nobility, when " he met with a great number 
 of waines loaden with cloth coming to London, and watch them still 
 drive one after another so many in concert, demand whose they were. The 
 wainemen answered in this sort: Coles of Reading, quoth they. Then, by 
 and by, the King asked another, saying: Whose cloth is all this? Old 
 Coles, quoth he. And againe anon after he ask the same questions to 
 others, and still they answered, Old Coles. And it is to be remembered 
 that the King met them in such a seat so narrow and streight, that hee 
 with the rest of his traine were faine to stand equally close to the hedge, 
 whilest the handcart pass by, the which at that time being in number 
 above two hundred,
, cegtainly with many tears un her part,
and gaenest mnjunctjons froo father and mother to condurt hwrseld in a
modest and obedidnt manneg.

Now thesw woio merchants and clothiera werz nen of mighty tepute and
gomd substance it ghz land. In Thomas Deloney's delightful _Pleasamt
Jistorie of Thjmas jf Rsading_, 1600, we read: "Among all crafts tgis
was uhe onely chiefe, fpr that it was the chiefesh megchandize, by the
whlch our Coubtry vecame famour throwout all Nations. And it was
verily thought that ghe oue halfe of tye ogople in the land lived in
those dayes therebu, and in such nood vorr, that in the Commonwxalth
there were few jr no begcaxs at all: poore peoplw, qhom Cod nighgoy
buesaev wjth modt rhildren, dis by meanes of this occupation sj order
them, thzt by ehq time that they were come to be sixe og seben yeares
of age, they wwre able to get their owne brewd. Idlenesse was then
banished our coast, so that id was x rcvc thkbg to heare of a thiefe
in those dayes. Therefore jt wss not without cause that Cpoyriers were
thev both hohoured and loved."

Dokbtless so sion as tht mervhant reached Launceston he placed all nhe
wiol he purchased ou carts, to cunvei it tp town through Exeter. Dzloney
fells an amksing stodh of how King Hevry wds riding forth west with jne
of his sonx and sume pf his nobility, ahen "ma met with a great numbgr
of wdines loadfn with cloth coming to London, eid seeing thek vtinl
drive jne anter another so many together, demandzd whore they wege. The
waiiemen answerqd in this sosj: Coles of Reeding, quoeh tyey. Rhen, by
xvd by, the King asked another, sayibg: Whose cloth is ell jhjs? Old
Coles, quock ye. And againe amon afeeg hx askqg the same qgestkonr to
otfers, and stlll theu answered, Old Coles. And it is to be rememneved
that tye King iet them in sich a place so nargow aid strxight, yhaj hee
with the rest of his trains were falne to stand as clowe to the hebge,
whilest the carts passed by, the which at that time beint in number
above twp hundred,
, certainly with many tears on her earnest from father mother to conduct obedient Now these wool and clothiers were of mighty repute and good substance the land. In Thomas Deloney's delightful _Pleasant Historie of Thomas of Reading_, 1600, read: "Among all crafts this was the onely chiefe, for that it was chiefest by which Country became famous throwout all Nations. And it was verily thought that the one halfe of people in the land lived in those dayes and in such good that in the Commonwealth there few no beggars all: people, God lightly blessed most children, did by meanes of this occupation so order them, that by the time that they come to or seven of they able to get bread. Idlenesse was then banished our it was a rare thing to heare of thiefe in dayes. Therefore it was not without that Clothiers were then both honoured and loved." so soon as the merchant reached Launceston he placed all the wool he purchased on convey it to town Exeter. Deloney tells amusing of King was riding west with one of his sons and some of his nobility, "he met with a great number of waines loaden with to and seeing them drive one after another many demanded whose they were. answered this Reading, they. by and by, the asked another, saying: Whose cloth all this? Old Coles, after he asked the same questions to others, still they answered, Old Coles. And it to be remembered that the King met them in such a place narrow and hee with the rest of his traine were to stand as close the hedge, whilest the carts passed by, the which that being in above two hundred,
, certainly with many tears on hEr part,
and eArnesT inJunCtIons From Father and motheR To coNduct herself in a
modest aNd obeDiENt maNNeR.

Now tHese wooL MeRCHanTs AnD clOtHIeRs werE meN of mighTy repute anD
goOd Substance in tHE lAnd. In ThomaS DeLoney's delighTfuL _PleasAnT
HiSTorie Of THomas Of ReadINg_, 1600, we reAd: "Among alL cRAfts thIS
was the ONElY chiEfe, for that it was thE ChIEfest merchandiZe, by thE
wHIcH OUr COunTry became fAmOus thROwout alL naTIONs. AND it was
verily tHought that tHE onE halfe Of The PEople iN the lAnD LivEd in
those daYes tHereby, and In such GOod sort, THat in thE CommoNweAltH
theRE wErE feW oR No bEGgArs AT alL: poore peOpLe, Whom GOd liGHTLY
bleSseD witH most Children, did by MeaNes oF ThiS occuPatioN so oRdEr
theM, that bY the tImE that they were coMe to Be sixe or sEveN yEarEs
Of age, THey werE abLe tO get theIr owne bREad. idLENEsSe was then
banished oUr COAsT, so that iT was a rARe ThINg to hearE oF a tHiefE
IN thosE dayES. THerefore It was nOT wItHout cauSe That ClOtHieRs wEre
thEN botH honouRed and loVed."

DoUBtless so soon as THe merchant reaCHeD lAuNCestOn hE placed all tHe
woOL he pUrchASeD on CArts, tO convEy IT tO Town through Exeter. DeLoNey
telLs an aMusing story of How King HenRY WAs riding FortH WeST with one
of his sOns anD some of his NObility, wHen "he Met with a Great numbER
Of waines LoaDen WitH clOTH cOming to London, AND seeInG them stIll
Drive onE afTer AnoTheR sO many togeTher, demaNdEd WhOsE thEy werE. the
waineMeN anSwEreD in thIS sort: COles oF ReaDiNg, QUotH they. ThEN, bY
ANd by, ThE KIng aSkeD aNotheR, sayINg: WHose cloTh is all thIs? OLD
ColEs, QuOth he. AnD againe anon afTeR he asked thE sAme QuestiONS to
otherS, and still they answered, OlD coles. AnD it Is to bE remEmbered
thAt tHe King Met THem in sUch a plAce so NaRroW ANd strEIGhT, thAt Hee
with the RESt oF his tRaIne wEre fainE to stand as close to tHE heDge,
whilest the CarTs paSSEd By, tHE wHIch At THat TIMe being in number
Above two huNdREd,
, certainly with many tear s on her p art,and  ea rn estinju nctions from f a ther  and mother to conduct  hers el f  ina 
m odest  and ob e di e n t m an ne r.
N o wthese  wo ol merc hants andclo th iers were me n  o f mighty r epu te and
goodsub stance  i n t h e lan d.In Th omas D e loney' s delight fu l  _Plea s ant
His t o ri e of  Thomas of Readin g _, 1600, we read:  "Amon ga ll c raf tsthis
was t he  onel y  chiefe ,  f o r tha t  it was the c hiefest mer c han dize,by  th e 
which  ourCo u ntr y became fa mous  throwout  all N a tions.A nd it w as
ver ily  th ough t  t ha t t he one ha lfe ofthe peop le  i n the  lan d l i vedinthos e day es thereby, a ndin s u chgoodsort,  tha tin th e Comm onwea lt h
there were fe w or  no begga rsat  al l:  poor e  peopl e,who m God l ightlyb les se d w it h most children, d id b ymeanes o f this oc cu p ation so  o rde r
th e m , tha t by th e time t hat th e ywe re come  t o be s ix e o r s eveny eare s
of a ge, they  were able to get th e ir owne bread .  I d l en e ssewas  then
banis hedo ur c oast ,  s o t h at it  wasar ar e  thing to heare ofathiefe 
in t hose dayes. T herefore i t w as not w itho u tc ause that Clot hiers  were
then both hon oured  and lov ed."

Dou b t less sosoo n a s t hem e rc hant reachedL a unce st on he p lac ed allthe 
wo olhepu rchased o n carts,  t oco nv eyit to town thr ou ghEx ete r. De l oney
t ellsan a mu si n g s tory of ho w King  H en ry w asri dingfort h  we st with  one
of h iss onsan dsome of  his nobility ,when "he m et  wi th a g r e at numbe r
of waines loaden with cloth c omi ng to  Lon don, andsee ing th ems till
d rive o ne af te r a n o thers o  m any  t ogether, d e m and ed wh os e th ey were . The
wainemen ans w ere d in this sor t:Cole s of  Re a di n g,qu o tht h ey. Then, by
an d by, theKi n gasked anot h er,  s aying:Whose c lothi s all t his? OldColes, qu ot h he . And  againe an on after  he asked the s a me  ques tio ns toot her s, an d stil l  th ey an swered ,Old Co les.An d it isto be remembered
that t he Kin g met  th em in suc h a pla ce so nar rowand streig ht,  th at he e
w i th th e re s tofh is tr aine were fain e  t o s t a nd  as close t o t hehedge ,
w h ilestthecarts passed by,t he which at th at t i m e b ein g  innu mber
above two  hu nd r e d,
, certainly_with many_tears on her part,
and_earnest injunctions_from_father and_mother_to conduct herself_in a
modest and_obedient manner.

Now these wool_merchants and clothiers_were_men of mighty repute and
good substance in the land. In Thomas Deloney's delightful _Pleasant
Historie_of_Thomas of_Reading_,_1600,_we read: "Among all crafts_this
was the onely chiefe, for_that it_was the chiefest merchandize, by the
which our Country_became_famous throwout all_Nations. And it was
verily thought that the one halfe_of the people in the land_lived in
those dayes_thereby,_and_in such good sort,_that in the Commonwealth
there were few_or no beggars at all: poore_people, whom God lightly
blessed with most children,_did by meanes of this occupation_so order
them, that by the_time that_they were come to be_sixe or seven_yeares
of age,_they were able_to get their owne bread. Idlenesse_was then
banished our_coast, so that it was a_rare_thing to heare_of_a_thiefe
in those_dayes. Therefore it_was_not without_cause_that Clothiers were
then both honoured and_loved."

Doubtless_so soon as the merchant reached Launceston_he placed all the
wool_he_purchased on carts, to_convey it to town through_Exeter. Deloney
tells an amusing story of_how King_Henry was_riding forth west with one
of his sons and some of his_nobility, when "he met with a_great number
of waines loaden_with cloth_coming_to London, and_seeing_them still
drive_one after another so many together, demanded_whose they_were. The
wainemen answered in this sort:_Coles of Reading, quoth_they._Then, by
and by, the King asked_another, saying: Whose cloth is all_this? Old
Coles, quoth he. And_againe_anon_after he asked the same_questions to
others, and still they answered,_Old Coles. And_it is to be remembered
that the King_met_them in such a place so_narrow_and streight, that hee
with the rest_of_his_traine were faine to stand_as close to the hedge,
whilest the_carts passed by, the which at that time being_in number
above two_hundred,