?To DDM'ers: Make sure to print this out for further reference. This has a particular ring to it, and worthy to come back to it. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=YUrZscw21gYC&pg=PA142&dq=Edward+Collins+Levant+Company&hl=en&ei=bQCxTJiCH8jKjAe31p1A&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Collins%20Levant%20Company&f=false The problem came to Essex and clearly in and around Earls Colne and larger vicinity, that over 30 000 weavers mentioned .... in a single petition became basically destitute in the weaver industry and overall recession. Even many many nobles returned to their roots, and sold out and became farmers it seems. It is the extreme recession of the weaver industry that caused so much problems for James Markham of EC. I will come back to this page. - S.K.M. - [!!!] ============