Note 348 — Chapter V · SURNAMES OF OCCUPATION. (TOWN).
Reading edition
Among other entries in the Liber Albus occurs a list of customs for exposure of merchandise to sale:—
‘La charge de mercerie,
La charge de leyne d’Espagne,
La charge de canevas,
La charge de hapertas,
La charge de chalouns et draps du Reyns,’ etc.
An entry almost immediately ensuing, after mentioning most of the above, when come to ‘hapertas,’ speaks of ‘haberdashery.’ (Gildhallæ Munimenta.)