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The Statute of Artificers 1563 or the Artificers and Apprentices Act 1563 (5 Eliz. 1.c. 4), also known as the Statute of Labourers 1562, [1] was an act of the Parliament of England, under Queen Elizabeth I, which sought to fix prices, impose maximum wages, restrict workers' freedom of movement and regulate training.
In 1563, the Statute of Artificers and Apprentices was passed to regulate and protect the apprenticeship system, forbidding anyone from practising a trade or craft without first serving a 7-year period as an apprentice to a master [6] (though in practice Freemen's sons could negotiate shorter terms).
Statute of Artificers 1562 or the Artificers and Apprentices Act 1563 or the Statute of Labourers 1562 or the Act of Apprentices 1563 (repealed) 5 Eliz. 1. c. 4.
In England, the Statute of Artificers, passed in 1563, included the profession of tailor [a] as one of the trades that could be entered only by serving a term of apprenticeship, typically seven years. [6] A typical tailor shop would have a master, a foreman, several journeymen, and apprentices.
Existing but expiring laws, labelling each as fit to stand or to be made perpetual. Repealed laws, labelling each as fit to be re-enacted or not. Expired laws, labelling each as fit to be revived or not. The committee provided examples of Consolidation Acts, including: [2] [3] [4] [a] Statute of Artificers 1562 (5 Eliz. 1 c. 4) Navy Act 1748 ...
Later, the Statute of Artificers 1563 implemented statutes of compulsory labor and fixed maximum wage scales; Justices of the Peace could fix wages according "to the plenty or scarcity of the time". To counteract the increase in prevailing wages due to scarcity of labor, American colonies in the 17th century created a ceiling wage and minimum ...
The 2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 10 November 1562 and assembled on 11 January 1563. The stated intentions of summoning the Parliament were similar to that of Elizabeth's first parliament i.e. to resolve the religious issue (the Elizabethan Settlement passed by the previous parliament had not so far been executed) and to approve funds for ...
Convocation of 1563; E. English expedition to France (1562–1563) I. ... Statute of Artificers 1562; Supremacy of the Crown Act 1562; T. Treaty of Hampton Court ...