. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. OLD HOUSES. YEARS OF SCARCITY. Historical ). ESIDES the evils of pestilence and fire, Nantwich has hadits share of suffering in times of famine. In these days offree trade and cheap food, it is difficult to realize the amountof distress amongst the inhabitants of small towns in formertimes, when food was at famine prices. Before the passingof the Inclosure Adt in 1836, and the more recent changeseffected by the Inclosure Commissioners, towns and villageshad their heaths, moss
. A history of the town and parish of Nantwich, or Wich-Malbank, in the county palatine of Chester. OLD HOUSES. YEARS OF SCARCITY. Historical ). ESIDES the evils of pestilence and fire, Nantwich has hadits share of suffering in times of famine. In these days offree trade and cheap food, it is difficult to realize the amountof distress amongst the inhabitants of small towns in formertimes, when food was at famine prices. Before the passingof the Inclosure Adt in 1836, and the more recent changeseffected by the Inclosure Commissioners, towns and villageshad their heaths, mosses, wide, open lanes, and waste lands;and although the principal farms have existed as such forhundreds of years, yet, it was formerly thought that light land was scarcely capable ofcultivation; arable land being always stiff clay land. Consequently, in wet seasons, thegrain crops suffered severely, and bad harvests brought local distress; for communicationwas bad, and food could seldom be brought from distant places in large quantities. Afew particulars are here given of times of great scarcity in 1585 and 1597. 1585. This last yeare began a greate Derthe o
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