Note 38 — Historical Background

Watkins, op. cit. (footnote 4), p. 74. However, the “byelaws” of Barnstaple for 1689 indicate that tempering materials were also obtained locally: “Every one that fetcheth sand from the sand ridge, shall pay for each horse yearly 1d, and for every boat of Crock Sand 1d., according to the antient custome.” (Joseph B. Gribble, Memorials of Barnstaple, Barnstaple, 1830, p. 360.)