The Black Death raised the price of labour and boosted trade, for English sheep grew longer fleeces as they grazed fields newly left fallow, and local cloth improved.

• 黑死病带来的劳动力稀缺导致了工资的上涨，刺激了贸易发展，由于大量劳动力脱离土地，这些闲置下来的休耕地无疑是羊儿们吃草的好地方，羊毛产量增加，布的产量也随之提高。