The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . s justlyframed for the protection ofthe workers. Truck was for-bidden. The work-people were to be paid lawful money, and not to be drivento take part of their wages in pins, girdles, and other unprofitable wool given out to be wrought was not to be of excessive weight. Onthe other hand, every cloth-worker was to perform his duty in his occu-pation. The system of domestic manufacture is also indicated in otherenactments, protecting native labour from foreign com
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . s justlyframed for the protection ofthe workers. Truck was for-bidden. The work-people were to be paid lawful money, and not to be drivento take part of their wages in pins, girdles, and other unprofitable wool given out to be wrought was not to be of excessive weight. Onthe other hand, every cloth-worker was to perform his duty in his occu-pation. The system of domestic manufacture is also indicated in otherenactments, protecting native labour from foreign competition. The silk-women and spinners were especially protected; and it is remarkable that—connected with the statute of 34th Henry VI., against the importationof wrought silk in ribands, laces, and chains of silk—the Rolls of Parliamentstate that such importation has caused great idleness amongst young gentle-women and other apprentices of the same crafts, and the laying downof many good and notable households of them that have occupied the samecrafts, which be convenient, worshipful, and according for gentlewomen. Gentlewomen Spinning with the DistaflP. Harl. MSS. Stat, 4 Edward IV., cap. 1. + Fronde, History of England, vdI. i. p. SO. 1 Stat. 23 Henry VI., cap. 12. 1450-1485.] INTERFERENCES OF THE STATE WITU INl)USTRY. 115 and other women of worship. But the constant pressure of labour foremployment is no where more clearly indicated than in those proceedings ofthe legislature, to which the people were always looking for some vain reliefill prohibiting the competition of foreign industry. Margaret Fasten -writesto her husband, ye have many good prayers of the poor people that Grodshould speed you at this parliament; for they live in hope that ye should helpto set a way that they might live in better peace in this country than theyhave done before; and that wools should be purveyed for that they shouldnot go out of this land, as it has been suffered to do before; and then
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