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Reilly, S. A.

"Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aehelbert - King George III"


If a person marries a second time while the first spouse is still
living, it shall be a felony and thus punishable by death.
Watermen transporting people on the Thames River shall have served
as apprentice to a waterman for five years or have been the son of
a waterman. This is to prevent the loss of lives and goods by
inexperienced watermen.
No one may make any hat unless he has served as apprentice for at
least seven years. This is to prevent false and deceitful hat-
making by unskillful persons.
Spices and potions, including pepper, cloves, mace, nutmeg,
cinnamon, ginger, almonds, and dates, which have usually been
garbled shall be garbled, cleaned, sorted, and sealed by the
Garbler before sale. This is to prevent mingled, corrupt, and
unclean spices and potions from being sold.
Plasterers shall cease painting because it has intruded upon the
livelihoods of painters who have been apprenticed as such.
Pawn brokers accepting stolen goods shall forfeit twice their
value to the owner from whom stolen.
No butcher may cut any hide or any ox, bull, steer, or cow so that
it is impaired or may kill any calf under five weeks old. No
butcher may be a tanner. No one may be a tanner unless apprenticed
as such for seven years or the son or wife of a tanner who has
tanned for four years or a son or daughter of a tanner who
inherits his tanhouse. Tanners may not be shoemakers, curriers,
butchers, or leatherworkers.


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