ðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi ʌv nˈæʃənəl baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi sˈɛz ðæt wˈɪntʃkuːmz klˈɔθs "kˈeɪm tʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪ ɐn ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənd suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈæntwɜːp, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻmˈænd, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn mˈɑːɹkɪts ɪn ˈɪɾəli, ðə ləvˈænt, dʒˈɜːməni, hˈʌŋɡɚɹi, ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ hæd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɹᵻnˈaʊn…"
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says that Winchcombe's cloths "came to enjoy an unquestioned superiority, not only in Antwerp, where they were in great demand, but also in markets in Italy, the Levant, Germany, Hungary, and elsewhere, where they had the greatest renown…"