HESLOP, Luke.

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Observations on the Statute of the Thirty-first George II. ch. 29. concerning the Assize of Bread; First edition. The Revolutionary Wars had led to a sharp increase in the price of bread. The statute mentioned in the title had limited the price of bread, with the bakers remaining under the limit, but there was still great complaint among the poor that the price was too high. The present treatise considers the statute, its justness, and its potential reform.Provenance: The Lawes Agricultural Library, with their shelf marks to front pastedown and title page, alongside their stamp to the title page. The library was assembled in the early 20th century by Sir John Russell, director of the Rothamsted agricultural research institution in Hertfordshire, and ranked as one of the finest English collections of agricultural material.

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