Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
_Trespass._--Further, they present that John Plukkerose, William Smyth
of Danbury and William Molt, shoemakers, of Great Baddow, make shoes and
sell them at almost double the price which they used [to take], against
the Statute, etc., in oppression of the people.
_Trespass._--Further, they say that Alan son of Sayer Banstrat of Great
Baddow, sawyer, will not serve unless he take for his salary as much as
two others take, against the Statute, etc., in oppression of the
people....
Grand Inquisition.
_Trespass._--Further, they present that John Galion, vicar of Nazeing,
will not minister to any the sacrament of marriage unless he have from
each man 5s. or 6s., and in this manner by extortion the said John has
taken from John Wakerild 4s. 1Od., from William Gurteber 5s., from John
Mabely 9s., and from many others to the sum of 20s., in oppression of
the people by tort and against the peace....
_Trespass._--Further, they present that John Hindercle took for stipend
from the rector of Parndon for the time of August this year 10s. against
the Statute.
Further, they present that John Hindercle, William Pourche, are butchers
and forestallers of victuals, against the Statute.
[Footnote 214: Printed in Putnam, _op. cit., p._ 169*, Appendix.]
14. EXCESSIVE PRICES CHARGED BY CRAFTSMEN [_King's Bench, Ancient
Indictments, 38, m. 22d._] 1354.
Further they [the jurors] say that dyers, drapers and tanners are
dwelling in the town of Ware, where they were not wont to be, but within
the borough of Hertford, to the grave damage of the lord the King and
the lady Queen Isabel, lady of the same town of Hertford, and of the
whole commonalty of the town of Hertford aforesaid, and against the
liberty of the aforesaid Queen, and that the same dyers and tanners use
their craft in too excessive wise, to wit, the aforesaid dyers take for
a cloth sometimes half a mark, sometimes 40d. and sometimes more, where
they were wont to take for a cloth 6d. only, and the aforesaid tanners
buy oxhides and divers other hides at a low price and refuse to sell
them unless they gain on the sale fourfold, to the greatest oppression
and damage of the whole people.
15. FINES LEVIED FOR EXCESSIVE WAGES, 25 EDWARD III[_Exch. K.R.
Estreats_, 11, 2], 1351.
Layer de la Hay.
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