Extracts from sundry charters relative to the quarries are quoted by Ducarel, who adds that, in his time, though many cargoes of the stone were annually conveyed by water to the different provinces of the kingdom, the exportation of it out of France was strictly prohibited, insomuch that, when it was to be sent by sea, the owner of the stone, as well as the master of the vessel on board of which it was shipped, was obliged to give security that it should not be sold to foreigners.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
In the fig-market were thousands of boxes being prepared and packed for exportation.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
Northern Illinois produced nothing for exportation, and every kind of business was dependent upon the disbursements on the public works.
"The History of Peru"
Henry S. Beebe