Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): 1700 to 1900 by the early seventeenth century small scale brick and tile manufacture was flourishing and during this time parcels of common land were allocated for house building and small businesses.
Output (English): 1 . 1700 to 1900 : by the early 17th century a small scale brick and tile manufacture was flourishing that provided building materials for houses and small businesses on common land.