Enforcement of the Statutes of Labourers Vol. 32: During the First Decade After the Black Death 1349-1359 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Enforcement of the Statutes of Labourers Vol. 32: During the First Decade After the Black Death 1349-1359<br><br>Since the supply was to be provided in part by the compulsory labour of the able-bodied vagrant it is tme as Cunningham points out op. A''t. i 335 that this portion of the ordinance marks the beginning of what afterwards developed into a poor law. I am not here concerned with this later development which was certainly not foreseen by the framers of the measure.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.