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The Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Sixteenth Century

Overs, EstelleUniversity of Cambridge2021

… upon Tyne in the sixteenth century known as the Hostmen’s Company. The Newcastle hostmen had established an unincorporated guild by 1508 and held the monopoly in the sale of coal from the town’s port during the rapid expansion of the Tyneside coal trade in the half-century from 1550. Their guild …

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