Importation Act 1482
The Importation of Silk Act 1482 (22 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.
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| Citation | 22 Edw. 4. c. 3 |
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The Act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry.[1]
Notes
- William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 429.
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