Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
V. Every person between the age of 12 years and the age of 60 years not
being lawfully retained nor apprentice with any fisherman or mariner
haunting the seas, nor being in service with any carrier of any corn,
grain or meal for provision of the city of London, nor with any
husbandman in husbandry, nor in any city [etc.] in any of the arts ...
appointed by this Statute to have apprentices, nor being retained ...
for the digging ... melting ... making of any silver [or other metals,
coal, etc.], nor being occupied in the making of any glass, nor being a
gentleman born, nor being a student or scholar in any of the
universities or in any school, nor having [lands or goods, as above,
section 3], nor having a father or mother then living or other ancestor
whose heir apparent he is then having lands [etc.] of the yearly value
of £10 or above, or goods or chattels of the value of 40l., nor being a
necessary or convenient officer or servant lawfully retained as is
aforesaid, nor having a convenient farm or holding ... nor being
otherwise lawfully retained according to the true meaning of this
Statute, shall ... by virtue of this Statute be compelled to be retained
to serve in husbandry by the year with any person that keepeth husbandry
and will require any such person so to serve.
VI. [Penalty on masters unduly dismissing servants, 40s.: on servants
unduly departing or refusing to serve, imprisonment.]
VII. None of the said retained persons in husbandry or in any of the
arts or sciences above remembered, after the time of his retainer
expired, shall depart forth of one city, town or parish to another nor
out of the ... hundred nor out of the county where he last served, to
serve in any other city ... or county, unless he have a testimonial
under the seal of the said city or of the constable or other head
officer and of two other honest householders of the city, town or parish
where he last served, declaring his lawful departure, ..., which
testimonial shall be delivered unto the said servant and also registered
by the parson of the parish where such master [etc.] shall dwell....
VIII. [Penalty on a servant departing without such testimonial,
imprisonment or whipping; on any one hiring him, 5l.]
IX. All artificers and labourers being hired for wages by the day or
week shall betwixt the midst of the months of March and September be at
their work at or before 5 of the clock in the morning, and continue at
work until betwixt 7 and 8 of the clock at night, except it be in the
time of breakfast, dinner or drinking, the which times at the most shall
not exceed above 2 1/2 hours in the day ... and all the said artificers
and labourers between the midst of September and the midst of March
shall be at their work from the spring of the day in the morning until
the night of the same day, except it be in time afore appointed for
breakfast and dinner, upon pain to forfeit one penny for every hour's
absence to be deducted out of his wages.
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