lace-industry
antiquity of, [235]
decline of, [238]
dress of lace-makers, [235] and n[630]
French duty on lace (1761), 237 n[635]
mignonette made (1665), [35]
numbers employed in (1723), 237 n[640];
rivalry with Mirecourt, [252]
value of (1788), [238]