Shaping the Past by Amor Nicholas R.;Lord Evelyn;

Author:Amor, Nicholas R.;Lord, Evelyn;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University Of Hertfordshire Press
Published: 2020-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 8.3. Value of litigation between Suffolk clothiers and London merchants, 1440–1500. Each column records the value of litigation between Suffolk clothiers and members of that company and the number of disputes is stated at the bottom. Source: TNA, CP 40/716, 732, 736, 756, 758, 768, 788, 796, 807, 814, 826, 834, 837, 841, 853, 861, 871, 883, 885A, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 895, 907, 911, 919, 931, 943, 951.

By the end of the fifteenth century London had become the most important market for Suffolk clothiers and, within the City, mercers were their most valuable customers. The value of disputes taken from thirty-one plea rolls between Suffolk clothiers and members of London livery companies is shown in Figure 8.3. Far more disputes were with mercers than with members of any other company and, at over £500, mercers accounted for nearly half the total value of the litigation. The mean value of their disputes was nearly £13, significantly more than the others. Almost certainly, most of these pleas arose from advance or deferred payments for cloth and nearly three-quarters of the credit thus recorded flowed from London to Suffolk. Clothiers were heavily dependent on mercers for the cash flow that enabled them to keep their businesses afloat, but the continuing success of those enterprises kept the cash taps running.

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