Importation Act 1337

The Importation Act 1337 (11 Edw. 3. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward III.

Act of Parliament
Long titleNo Clothes made beyond the Seas shall be brought into the King's Dominions.
Citation11 Edw. 3. c. 3
Territorial extent England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed

The Act prohibited the importation of foreign made cloth in order to encourage the English cloth making industry.[1]

Notes

  1. William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 308.
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