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The Maritime Trade of Exeter in Mediaeval Times

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 44 (1912) pp. 530-546.

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H. Michell Whitley

Prepared by Michael Steer

The staple town of Exeter was an important port in the Middle Ages. Wool was exported and wine (the drink of the upper classes) was imported. However, in the reign of Henry III, late 13th century, Isabella, Countess of Devon, built a weir across the Exe, three miles south of Exeter. Ships could no longer sail into the town to load and unload their cargoes. That had to be done at Topsham. Whitley's paper, presented at the Association's July 1912, Exeter conference addresses the importance of maritime trade to Exeter and Devon in the middle ages. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. The copy of this rare book is held at the Princeton University Library and is available from the Internet Archive.