 | James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 pages
...hrookc, up a meane hill, by the length of a quarter of a mile. " There be many smithes in the town, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools; and many loriners that make lilies ; and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained... | |
 | William West - Warwickshire (England) - 1830 - 860 pages
...a quarter of a mile. I saw but one parish church in the town." " There be many smithes in the town that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many loriners that make bittes, and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained... | |
 | James Bell - England - 1836 - 1004 pages
...It has been celebrated for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIIL, when Leland described it as inhabited by " smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorimers that make bittes, and a great many nailours." It began to nourish, however, in the reign of... | |
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1839 - 782 pages
...describes it in his Itinerary as " a good market town ;" adding, " There be many smithes in the town that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many lorimers that make bittes, and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained by smithes, who have... | |
 | England - 1840 - 248 pages
...celebrated for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIII., when Leland described it as inhabited ay " smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorineis that make bittes, and a great many nailours." It has participated in the fame of the Solio... | |
 | g. berger - 1840 - 326 pages
...the brooke, up a meane hill by the length of a quarter of a mile. There be many smithes in the town, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools; and manyloriners that make bittes; and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained... | |
 | 1841 - 982 pages
...has been celebrated for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIII., when Leland described it as inhabited by "smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorimers that make bittcs, and a great many nailours." In former days, one of the most flourishing... | |
 | Dean Dudley - England - 1851 - 268 pages
...a quarter of a mile. 1 saw but one parish church in the towne. There be many smithes in the towne, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many loriners that makes bittes, and a great many naylors ; so that a great part of the towne is maintained... | |
 | Charles Knight - Industrial arts - 1851 - 1070 pages
...that they would early acquire skill in the use of the material. In the time of Lclaiul, Birmingham was inhabited by 'smiths, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting-tools ; and many lorimers that make bitts, and a great many nailors.' Л place thus characterised... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 1036 pages
...speaks of the place as ' a good market-town,' of which ' the beauty ' was one principal street, of a quarter of a mile long. It was inhabited by ' smiths, that use to make knives and all manner of cuttingtools ; and many lorimers that make bitts, and a great many nailors.' A fondness for metal ornaments,... | |
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There be many smiths in the town, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many lorimers that make bitts, and a great many nailors, so that a great part of the town is maintained by smiths, who have their iron and sea-coal out of Staffordshire. 
