Talk:Trett

A fact from Trett appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that by the early 19th century, trett, an allowance of 4 pounds per 104 of commodities imported to Great Britain for dust, sand, and other waste, had fallen into disuse?

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Trett as a privilege of Freemen of London

see 1739, A general introduction to trade and business: or, The young merchant's and ... page 288

https://books.google.com/books?id=HYNZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=trade+by+finger+hand&source=bl&ots=gkgU-qVBMz&sig=RB_ZcvvSErZRzEtrJN63MRe4WgM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTk--5yaLSAhUC3mMKHYcvBno4ChDoAQgsMAM#v=onepage&q=trade%20by%20finger%20hand&f=false YamaPlos talk 02:34, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]