He failed to appear until after judgment had been given to
the straw man. Then the straw man conveyed it to the possessor or
his nominee in fee simple.
No one shall make false linen by stretching it and adding little
pieces of wood, which is so weak that it comes apart after five
washings.
Timber shall not be felled to make logs for fires for the making
of iron.
No one may take small fish to feed to dogs and pigs. Only nets
with mesh leaving three inches spaces may be used to catch fish.
No attainder shall result in the forfeiture of dower by the
offender's wife nor disinheritance of his heirs.
The following statute of artificers regulated labor for the next
two centuries: No master or mistress may employ a servant for a
term less than one year in the crafts of clothiers, woolen cloth
weavers, tuckers, fullers, clothworkers, shearmen, dyers, hosiers,
tailors, shoemakers, tanners pewterers, bakers, brewers, glove-
makers, cutlers, smith, farriers, curriers, saddlers, spurriers,
turners, cappers, hatmakers, feltmakers, bow-makers, arrow-makers,
arrow-head-makers, butchers, cooks, or millers, so that
agriculture will be advanced and idleness diminished. Also, every
craftsman unmarried or under age 30 who is not working must accept
employment by any person needing the craft work. Also, any common
person between 12 and 60 who is not working must accept employment
in agriculture.
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