The Labour Question. 



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Set by tbe Worshipful James Sayer, Esq., 



Deputy Steward of tlie City and Liberty of Westminster, 



With the Advice and Assistance of 



The Burgesses of the said City and Liberty 



The 1st Day of December, 1795 ; 



And to take place on Thursday, the 3rd of December, 1795, is 



as followeth : 



Let us however examine more closely the class of legisla- 

 tion affecting the livelihood of the labourer at this period. 



And first regarding that which deals with the food of the 

 people. The ancient statute of 51 Hen. III. c.i,~ had never been 

 repealed, though it had been amended in the reign of Queen 

 Anne, and again in that of George II. Now the primarj- 



' A half-peck loaf was the same as a gallon loaf. 

 * Assisa Panis et Cervisiee. 

 II. V 



