An article from the English Historical Review presenting Chancery writs of 18 May 1322 that summoned the greater wool merchants of each English county to appear before Edward II and his council at York. Davies discusses the background of the wool staple question (ordinance of 1313, assemblies of 1318-1320, later ordinance of 1326) and analyzes the sheriffs' returns, which show where wool merchants were found across England. The Latin returns, with lists of merchants' names by county, are printed in full. The scan ends with the start of an unrelated note on books brought from Spain in 1596.

A 1909 historical article on the English silk industry from 1713 to about 1800. It covers the sources of raw silk (Turkey, Italy, India, China), competition from France, Italy and Asia, and the protectionist tariffs and import prohibitions that shaped the trade. It also treats attempts to grow silk in the American colonies, the Lombe throwing mill at Derby and other patented machinery, child and women's labour, and Spitalfields weavers' riots and wage legislation. The author concludes that protection fostered a large industry and steady employment.