The British nation a history / by George MWrong . the farm, orthe mine—flesh and fish, wool andhides, lead and tin; in manufac-tures England had as yet no impor-tant place. vThe wares not locally produced were either bought from travelling peddlers or were dis-tributed by means of the fairs heldsometimes annually, sometimesthree or four times in the great annual fair at Stour-bridge, which lasted for three .weeks in every September, rivalled that of Novgorod inEussia. To it came sellers and buyers from all parts ofEngland and from almost every country in , barons, t
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . the farm, orthe mine—flesh and fish, wool andhides, lead and tin; in manufac-tures England had as yet no impor-tant place. vThe wares not locally produced were either bought from travelling peddlers or were dis-tributed by means of the fairs heldsometimes annually, sometimesthree or four times in the great annual fair at Stour-bridge, which lasted for three .weeks in every September, rivalled that of Novgorod inEussia. To it came sellers and buyers from all parts ofEngland and from almost every country in , barons, townsmen, and others who couldafford it, secured at the fairs the years supplies of spices,wines, clothing, furs, and other commodities, and thechief product which the foreign traders carried away wasthe English wool, already in the thirteenth century highlyesteemed. There was much travel in media?val England. Theking, the great lords, abbots and bishops, and the stewardsin their service, went constantly from manor to manor, Peddlers PlLOUIM, CiiN- usuivl outdoor dress. CIVILIZATION IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY 151 The extentof travel- often carrying considerable sums of money. To enable the king to live on the spot off the produce of his manyestates, the court was necessarily , too, was a devout fashion of theage. Besides the monasteries, which received travellers, there were many inns. Since in the wet seasons of the year the roads were bad, and, for want of bridges, streams had sometimes to be forded, travellers were re-stricted to the saddle. The main highways were reasonably secure, but there were great stretches of forest-, and in these the lawless element found refuge. Even if only accused of crime, a man who failed to appear when summoned five times in the County Court, was outlawed; then he could be hanged without trial wherever found. Such outlaws fled to the waste places of the country, and in real life were less p
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