Munro, John H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
to produce better quality wools in sufficient quantities for export (first to Italy). Before the introduction of merinos … unprofitable. Consequently, by the 1330s, most north-west European draperies had abandoned export-oriented production of cheaper … to use such wools exclusively). The English crown was quick to exploit this dependency by sharply raising export taxes …