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English Wool Export Controls

Type Event Region England Time 1287

Around 1287 Edward I further tightened controls on wool exports through statutes and administration, serving war finance and reshaping economic ties …

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  1. 1287Westminster · LondonEdward I's government issued or implemented new wool export measures, requiring trade through designated ports and official permits, and strengthening customs officials' inspection and taxation of exported wool to safeguard royal control over this strategic resource.
  2. 1287English ports and wool-producing regions · EnglandThe controls raised the threshold and cost of wool exports; English great merchants (staplers) and royal finances benefited, while manufacturers in cities like Flanders that depended on English raw material imports faced supply and price fluctuations. The medieval European wool-textile trade pattern thus tilted further toward England.

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