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... appointed ; confirmatory evidence given ; motion lost - § 67. Workmen again petition Parliament - § 68. Evidence before the committee as to frame rents , & c . - § 69. Workmen buy the materials - § 70. Distressed state of the workmen ...
... appointed ; confirmatory evidence given ; motion lost - § 67. Workmen again petition Parliament - § 68. Evidence before the committee as to frame rents , & c . - § 69. Workmen buy the materials - § 70. Distressed state of the workmen ...
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... appointed by them ; but besides these there was a considerable number of free - handicraftsmen who , probably , in earlier times belonged to the full body of citizens , and possessed the full privileges of the citizen- gilds , but who ...
... appointed by them ; but besides these there was a considerable number of free - handicraftsmen who , probably , in earlier times belonged to the full body of citizens , and possessed the full privileges of the citizen- gilds , but who ...
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... appointed the warden . The tailors , however , who were at the same time cloth merchants , elected their own warden in 1260. In 1157 Archbishop Wichmann of Magdeburg granted to the shoemakers the right of the free CAPITAL AND LABOUR . 41.
... appointed the warden . The tailors , however , who were at the same time cloth merchants , elected their own warden in 1260. In 1157 Archbishop Wichmann of Magdeburg granted to the shoemakers the right of the free CAPITAL AND LABOUR . 41.
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... appointed and deposed , as he pleased , the wardens of the ropemakers and the poulterers , but the bath - keepers elected freely and independently the wardens for regulating their trade . Subsequently the right of free election became ...
... appointed and deposed , as he pleased , the wardens of the ropemakers and the poulterers , but the bath - keepers elected freely and independently the wardens for regulating their trade . Subsequently the right of free election became ...
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... appointed by the king , bishop , or the authorities of the town . As a rule , they were free to elect their own masters , either from the members , or from men of higher rank , though in some cases they were limited by their ...
... appointed by the king , bishop , or the authorities of the town . As a rule , they were free to elect their own masters , either from the members , or from men of higher rank , though in some cases they were limited by their ...
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Page 131 - ... every person so offending or aiding, abetting or assisting therein, being convicted thereof in manner hereinafter mentioned, shall be imprisoned only, or shall and may be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any time not exceeding three calendar months.
Page 199 - Writers on Political Economy profess to teach, or to investigate, the nature of Wealth, and the laws of its production and distribution: including, directly or remotely, the operation of all the causes by which the condition of mankind, or of any society of human beings, in respect to this universal object of human desire, is made prosperous or the reverse.
Page 132 - ... in any manufacture, trade, or business ; and that persons so meeting for the purposes aforesaid, or entering into any such agreement as aforesaid, shall not be liable to any prosecution or penalty for so doing, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 130 - ... if any person shall, by violence to the person or property of another, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting, or in any way obstructing another, force, or endeavour to force...
Page 132 - ... who shall enter into any agreement, verbal or written, among themselves, for the purpose of fixing the rate of wages or prices which the parties entering into such agreement, or any of them, shall require or demand for his or their...
Page 127 - that journeymen, workmen, or other persons who shall enter into any combination to obtain an advance, or to fix the rate of wages, or to lessen or alter the hours or duration of the time of working, or to decrease the quantity of work, or to induce another to depart from his service before the end of the time or term for which he is hired, or...
Page 127 - ... or to regulate the mode of carrying on any manufacture, trade, or business, or the management thereof...
Page 131 - Persons ; or if any Person shall use or employ Violence to the Person or Property of another, or Threats or Intimidation, or shall molest or in any way obstruct another for the Purpose of forcing or inducing...
Page 324 - Picketing consists in posting members of the union at all the approaches to the works struck against, for the purpose of observing and reporting the workmen going to or coming from the works, and of using such influence as may be in their power to prevent the workmen from accepting work there.
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