Possible Clues:

• Close, as a community
• Closely bound
• Closely integrated
• Miserly fool said to be closely connected
• Thrifty king raised money, showing strong sense of community
• Miserly fool, say, is well-organised
• Firmly closed purse, being well organised
• Guernsey, for example, is so closely integrated
• Bound together by strong relationships
• Well organised in concise way - using wool?