A market. Estaple of Calais: the market held there for the sale of English wool.
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staple1436
estaple1550
emporium?1575
empory1600
monopole1602
mart1611
scale1613
market1615
mkt.1896
1550 J. CokeDeb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Li The ryght worshypful company of Marchauntes, Aduenturers, and the famous felyshyp of the estaple of Calais.