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Somersetshire Letters Describe Widespread Clothier Job Loss
Letters from Somersetshire report severe unemployment as woollen manufacturers collapse and clothiers dismiss up to 100 workers, with about 30 idle in some shops. The king’s ministers plan grand pages in Dublin and Peal efforts mark a rare church bell toll after years. Wheat prices and bread rationing are noted amid mounting hardship.
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