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Edgar the Peaceable:
Regulation of Coinage, Measures, and Price of Wool, c. 959-975

Under Edgar, called the Peaceable, who ruled A.D. 959-975, the unification of all England was finally achieved. Among his laws cementing that unity were certain economic enactments providing for uniformity of money, weights, and measures. The fixing of a maxium price for wool is indicative of a tendency on the part of private individuals to debase the coinage.

C.8. And let one money pass throughout the king's dominion; and that let no man refuse: and let one measure and one weight pass; such as is observed at London and at Winchester; and let the way of wool go for 130p: and let no man sell it cheaper; and if any one sell it cheaper either publicly or privately, let each pay 40 shillings to the king, both him who sells it, and him who buys it.

Source.

From: Benjamin Thorpe, ed., Ancient Laws and Institutes of England, (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1840), p. 269; reprinted in Roy C. Cave & Herbert H. Coulson, eds., A Source Book for Medieval Economic History, (Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Co., 1936; reprint ed., New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1965), pp. 136-137

Scanned by Jerome S. Arkenberg, Cal. State Fullerton. The text has been modernized by Prof. Arkenberg.

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