...people, and especially of workmen, and servants, late died of the pestilence, many, seeing <he necessity of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not serve, unless they receive excessive wages, some being rather willing to beg in idleness, than by labour to get their...

...people, especially of workmen and servants, lately died of the pestilence, many seeing the necessities of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not...serve unless they may receive excessive wages," and it therefore enacts, " that every man and woman who have not of their own the means to maintain himself...

...and especially of Workmen " and Servants, late died of the Pestilence, " many seeing the necessity of Masters, and " great scarcity of Servants, will...in idleness, " than by labour to get their living ; we con" sidering the grievous incommodities, which " of the lack especially of Ploughmen and " such...

...especially uf workmen and servants, had lately died of the pestilence, " many, seeing the necessity of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not...beg in idleness than by labour to get their living." Those whom the statute binds to serve when required at certain specified rates of wages are afterwards...

...people, and especially of workmen and servants, late died of the pestilence, many, seeing the necessity of masters and great scarcity of servants, will not...beg in idleness than by labour to get their living ; we, considering the grievous incommodities which of the lack especially of ploughmen and such labourers...

...Edward the Third's reign, which declared, in the same breath, that though " many, seeing the necessity of masters and great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages," others are " rather willing to beg in idleness, than by labour to get their living." These, however,...

...servants, had lately died of the pestilence;" and that " many, seeing the necessity of masters, and the great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless they may receive excessive wages; and some are willing to heg in idleness rather than hy lahor to get their living," &c. Just at that period,...

...distress of the poor. VOL. IX. X recites, " Because many, seeing the necessity of masters, and the great scarcity of servants, will not serve unless...beg in idleness than by labour to get their living; we, considering the grievous incommodities which of the lack especially of ploughmen and such labourers...

...scarcity of servants that many " seeing the necessity of masters would not serve unless they might receive excessive wages ; and some rather willing...beg in idleness than by labour to get their living" (5). Accordingly, various statutes were passed with a view to compel labourers and servants to work,...

...will be found mentioned in our historians. And in the preamble it is said: " Many seeing the necessity of masters, and great scarcity of servants, will not...rather willing to beg in idleness, than by labour to gel their living; we considering the grievous incommodities, which of the lack especially of ploughmen...