In Shakespeare's play Henry IV Part I Kendal Green is mentioned.
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FALSTAFF says
"But, as the devil would have it, three misbegotten knaves in Kendal green came at my back and let drive at me; for it was so dark, Hal, that thou couldst not see thy hand."
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PRINCE HENRY says
"Why, how couldst thou know these men in Kendal green, when it was so dark thou couldst not see thy hand? come, tell us your reason: what sayest thou to this?"
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There is no evidence of the bard visiting Kendal but Kendal Green would have been well known for drying "on tenter hooks" cloth woven and dyed in Kendal. The cloth produced was widely used. The area is extremely flat with raised banks on west and north sides.
Wikipedia has "The main industry in these times was the manufacture of woollen goods, the importance of which is reflected in the town's coat of arms and in its Latin motto "Pannus mihi panis", meaning wool (literally 'cloth') is my bread. "Kendal Green" was hard-wearing wool-based fabric specific to the local manufacturing process, and was supposedly sported by the Kendalian archers who were instrumental in the English victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt. Kendal Green was also worn by slaves in the Americas, and is mentioned in songs and literature from that time. Kendal Green was traditionally the colour of clothing worn by foresters and as such was mentioned by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part 1."
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