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];

(1788), [238], 257 n[688]

rivalry with Mirecourt, [252]

value of (1788), [238]