SECTION VI. The Regulation of Trade, Industry, and Commerce

THE REGULATION OF TRADE, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE

1. Assize of Measures, 1197 154

2. Grant to the lord of a manor of the assize of bread and ale and other liberties, 1307 155

3. An offence against the assize of bread, 1316 156

4. Inquisition touching a proposed market and fair, 1252 157

5. Grant of a fair at St. Ives to the abbot of Ramsey, 1202 158

6. Grant of a market at St. Ives to the abbot of Ramsey, 1293 158

7. Proceedings in the court at the fair of St. Ives, 1288 159

8. The Statute of Winchester, 1285 160

9. The recovery of debt on a recognisance, 1293 161

10. Procedure at a fair pursuant to the Statute for Merchants, 1287 162

11. The aulnage of cloth, 1291 163

12. The Ordinance of Labourers, 1349 164

13. Presentments made before the Justices of Labourers, 1351 167

14. Excessive prices charged by craftsmen, 1354 169

15. Fines levied for excessive wages, 1351 169

16. Writ to enforce payment of excess of wages to the collectors of a subsidy, 1350 170

17. Application of fines for excessive wages to a subsidy, 1351-2 171

18. Labour Legislation: the Statute of 12 Richard II, 1388 171

19. Labour Legislation: a Bill in Parliament, 23 Henry VI, 1444-5 176

20. Organisation of the Staple, 1313 178

21. Arguments for the establishment of home staple towns, 1319 180

22. Ordinances of the Staple, 1326 181

23. The election of the mayor and constables of a Staple town, 1358 184

24. Royal letters patent over-ruled by the custom of the Staple, c. 1436 185

25. Prohibition of export of materials for making cloth, 1326 186

26. Commercial policy, temp. Edward IV 187

27. The perils of foreign travel, 1315 188

28. Grant of letters of marque and reprisals, 1447 190

29. Grant of liberties to the merchants of Douai, 1260 192

30. Aliens at a fair, 1270 193

31. Confirmation of liberties to the merchants of Almain, 1280 194

32. Alien weavers in London, 1362 195

33. The hosting of aliens, 1442 197

34. An offence against Stat. 18 Henry VI for the hosting of aliens, 1440 198

35. Imprisonment of an alien craftsman, c. 1440 199

36. Petition against usury, 1376 200

37. Action upon usury, c. 1480 201