| George Chalmers - 1812 - 534 стор.
...be seen in the Statute of Labourers, that was enacted, in 1 349. This law recites — " That whereas a great part of the people, and especially of workmen,...servants, late died of the pestilence, many, seeing <he necessity of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not serve, unless they receive excessive... | |
| 1818 - 582 стор.
...be longer endured. [542 The Statute of Labourers, enacted in 1349, recites " That whereas a créât part of the people, and especially of workmen and servants, late died of the pestilence, many, seeing1 the necessity of masters, and great scarcity of serrants, will not serve, unless I hey receive... | |
| 1826 - 488 стор.
...people, especially of workmen and servants, lately died of the pestilence, many seeing the necessities of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages," and it therefore enacts, " that every man and woman who have not of their... | |
| William Sandys - 1829 - 80 стор.
...eyes, we must consider the difference of times and the then value of money. •48 nation. It states, " Because a great part of " the People, and especially...scarcity of Servants, will not serve " unless they may receive excessive wages, " and some rather willing to beg in idleness, " than by labour to get... | |
| Esq. James Birch Sharpe - 1841 - 236 стор.
...least the ostensible cause, and the evils with singular brevity ; it is as follows :—• f ' Because great part of the people, and especially of workmen...great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages, and some rather willing to beg in idleness than by labour to get their... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 524 стор.
...PEOPLE. 887 because a great part of the people, and especially uf workmen and servants, had lately died of the pestilence, " many, seeing the necessity...great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages, and some rather willing to beg in idleness than by labour to get their... | |
| William Thomas Thornton - 1846 - 472 стор.
...of Labourers," passed in Edward the Third's reign, which declared, in the same breath, that though " many, seeing the necessity of masters and great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages," others are " rather willing to beg in idleness, than by labour to get... | |
| Charles Knight - 1856 - 552 стор.
...real motive which modern legislation sometimes resorts to : " Because a great part of the people, ana especially of workmen and servants, late died of the...great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages." The workmen and servants were practically aware of the natural law which... | |
| Charles Knight - 1856 - 554 стор.
...principles. The lawgivers determined the contrary.* The Statute of Laborers, Edward III., says : " Because a great part of the people, and especially of workmen and servants, late died ot the pestilence, many, seeing the necessity of masters and great scarcity of servants, will not serve... | |
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