The Enforcement of the Statutes of Labourers During the First Decade after the Black Death 1349 - 1359

Putnam, Bertha Haven

ISBN 10: 1410202003 / ISBN 13: 9781410202000

Published by University Press of the Pacific, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Enforcement of the Statutes of Labourers During the First Decade after the Black Death 1349 - 1359
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410202003
• ISBN 13: 9781410202000
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

With half the population wiped out after the Black Death, a labor shortage was created leading to wage caps. This study describes the statutes enacted (or decreed), how they were administered, and the effects they had. This monograph presents the results of an investigation of the ordinance and the statute of laborers of 1349 and 1351, based chiefly on an examination of the manuscript sources in the Public Record Office, London.