All loans of money or forbearing of money in
sales of goods for less than this shall be punishable by forfeit
of the interest only.
No cattle may be put in any enclosed woods that have been growing
less than five years. At the end of five years growth, calves may
be put in. At the end of six years growth, cattle may be put in.
The mother and reputed father of any bastard who has been left to
be kept at the parish where born must pay weekly for the upkeep
and relief of such child, so that the true aged and disabled of
the parish get their relief and to punish the lewd life.
No master at a university may lease any land unless 1/3 of it is
retained for raising crops to supply the colleges and halls for
food for their scholars.
Persons with 100s. in goods or 40s. in lands shall find two able
men in their parish community to repair the highways yearly.
Landowners of Oxford shall be taxed for the repair of the highway
and bridge there.
Woods around London shall not be felled to be converted to coals
for iron-works because London needs the wood to make buildings and
for fireplaces.
Every melter and maker of wax from honeycombs shall put his mark
on every piece of his wax to be sold. Wrought wax such as in
lights, staff-torches, red wax or sealing wax, book candles, or
searing candles shall bear its maker's mark. All barrels of honey
shall bear the mark of the honeymaker.
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