The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-03-09


The following scrap Of history. extracted
from Dicke ns,, n on sehohl Words, show that
IDEAS whicIr,yio the present day. are called by
some ideas of progress. were practically car
ried out centuries ago:--i .siii - cg liiw wood
In the reign of James the Fourth, ol Scot
land, the magistrat es of two were enjoined "to
set prices upon bread ale, and all other neces-l
cary things. wrought and bought James the
Fifth appointed q commissioner .'for setting
prices on craftsnen's work and stuf, ovictnals
and saltr Then the law told every man what
price hc Was TO set upon all goods in his shop;
now. the tradesman is left TO make for himself
complex calculations, and TO discover through
much trouble, what no oughtto charge in order
to make an honest living. Queen Mary de-
creed that prices should be set also on wild
fowl "The blackscock,'' says her Majesty by
stutnte lis to be six pennies, and the tame hen
oi ght pennies Same 1golEHoM ,vHl44 iol bgg
Charles the Second prohibited the hnporta.
ton OF gold and silver lace, buttons, thread. or
rioands, whose gold or silver. were To be found
or coub,erfehrd: linen, cumbric. damask. calico.
cotton, wool. lint; carpets, silk beds, stockings.
shoes, boots, &c. James the Sixth had interdioI
ted the .exppriation Of linen cloth, lint seed.
candles, tallow. bntlcr, hi les, shoes, cattle.
Goals, flesh horses. wool. skins. herrngs," Nc.
Charles the Second added to the list worsted
woollen yarn, broken copper, brass, Oh, pewter.
unde r pain of coDfscatiqp, ono halfto tho king
one half to the apprehender. Tho British sub
jact was eyidently being iaken care Of the felt
every day of his life, as child does, the pater-
nal coercion for his good. As the navigation
il was very properly attended to. 1T was for
bidden that any vessel should pass out Of the
realm without: the kings consent" .lJames
the Sxth.) 1t is we'll known what care a faith;
er takes to keep his children from uncontrolled
rambling on the public highways. Nothing
eau be more scandalous to any family than q
neglect Of this procaution. eao, ,g,,rt, ,pd-..
The wise spirit of our ancestors perceived
this. and James the Fourth enacted. That no
man. spiritual or temporal, passforth the realm
without license. or being abroad. do anything
against their licensc" They were ordered u
be good boys s. and were Eept out Of the tempt
ation of strange picmen and pasrrycooks by
the Further provision of the statute. pa Money
was protected no less carefully We alliknow
how, in tho present day. coin slips out Of
our fingers. Formerly. however Britons were
commanded by law. TO hold IL tight. Under
Charles the Second. strict act was passed.
appointing merchants 20 swear before the
treasurer not to export coined money; nor To
suffer the same to be exported nor to concoal
the exporting thereof. And that no merchant
or skipper trade or make voyage to any foreign
place before they take the said OATH
And there is only allowed 10 passengers sixty
pounds for their charges; and all licences are
discharged except 10 such as shonld make
faith, or give bond that the money is to bestow-
ed for timber in Norway, 6r for victual in time
of extreme dearth; and that they shall return
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