| Chap. 58. |
Laborers.
' And the hire of Laborer kept back, crieth and
entreth into the ears of
' the Lord, Jam. 5. 4. |
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Note, that every Retainer, promise or payment of
Wages, or other
thing whatsoever, contrary to the true meaning of this Statute, and every
Writing or Bond made for that purpose, shall be utterly void. |
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| 5 Eliz. 3. |
' Also, any two Justices of Peace may imprison without
Bail, the Master,
' that by any means shall retain or keep any Servant, Workman, or
' Laborer, contrary to the Statute, sc. For retaining or hiring
a Servant
for less time than one whole year. But this seemeth to extend to
Artificers
or Trades-men, and only to such Trades as are named in this Statute, and
not to Husbandry. See hic postea R. |
§. 8.
Retainer
for one
year. |
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The Arts and Trades mentioned in the Statute of
5 Eliz. are these following,
viz. Arrow-head-makers, Bakers, Brewers, Butchers, Bowyers,
Cappers, Clothiers, Cloth-workers, Cooks, Cutlers, Curriers, Dyers, Ferrors,
Felt-makers, Fletchers, Fullers, Glovers, Hat-makers, Hosiers, Millers,
Pewterers, Sadlers, Shearmen, Shoo makers, Smiths, Spurriers, Tailors,
Tanners, Tuckers, Turners, and Woollen-cloth-weavers. |
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| 5 Eliz. 4. |
' And yet no Retainer of any Servant for less time
than for one whole
' year is good, or according to Law. See Fitz. 168. b.
Co. L. 42. b. |
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And two Justices of Peace of the County where the
offence hereunder
mentioned shall be committed, may imprison by the space of one year or
less, by their discretion, any such Servant, Workman, or Laborer, as shall
wilfully make any assault or affray upon his Master, or upon any other
having the charge or oversight of him, or of his work, the said offence
being
proved before the said Justices by Confession of the said Servant, &c.
or by the Oath of two honest Men. |
§. 9.
Assault his
Master. |
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And yet upon complaint thereof made to any one Justice
of Peace, that
Justice may bind the Offender to his Good Behaviour, and so to the next
Sessions, and there the Offender may be convicted and punished according
to the Statute. |
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| 5 Eliz. 4. |
Any two Justices of Peace may compel any Woman (being
of the age
of Twelve years, and under Forty, and unmarried, and forth of service)
whom they shall think meet to serve, to be retained in service, by the
year,
week, or day, for such wages, and in such sort as they shall think it meet
And if such a Woman shall refuse, they may commit her to Ward, until she
shall be bound to serve as is aforesaid. |
Woman. |
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' Also by the Orders from the Kings Majesty imprinted,
Anno 1630.
' p. 10. & 11. & Order. It appeareth, That
for the better execution of the
' Laws and Statutes in force, the Justices of Peace at their Monthly
' Meeting shall (amongst other things) inquire of all such idle persons,
who being
' able of body to work, do nevertheless refuse to labor. And there
(Direct. 9.)
' discretion is given That if in any Parish there be found any persons
that
' live out of service, or that live idlely, and will not work for reasonable
' Wages, or live to spend that they have at the Alehouse, those persons
to
' be brought by the High Constables, and petty Constables to the Justices
' at their said Monthly Meeting, there to be ordered and punished.
Vide
' plus Stat. 5 Eliz. hic antea & Br. 14. who are
compellable to serve, &
' Hic postea & titulo Poor. |
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Any two Justices of Peace may make a Testimonial
to a Serving-man
that is turned away from his Master, or whose Master is dead, 14 Eliz.
c. 5.
Quære, If this be still in force. Lamb. 326. |
Testimonial. |
| 1 Jac. 6. |
For Clothiers which will not pay their Workmen such
Wages as shall be
assessed by the Justices at their Sessions. See the Title of Cloth. |
Clothiers. |
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