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Sumptuary Laws
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Passed in various lands and ages to restrict excess in dress, food, and luxuries generally; are to be found in the codes of Solon, Julius Cæsar, and other ancient rulers; Charles VI. of France restricted dinners to one soup and two other dishes; appear at various times in English statutes down to the 16th century against the use of "costly meats," furs, silks, &c., by those unable to afford them; were issued by the Scottish Parliament against the extravagance of ladies in the matter of dress to relieve "the puir gentlemen their husbands and fathers"; were repealed in England in the reign of James I.; at no time were they carefully observed.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sumptuary Laws'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sumptuary-laws.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sumptuary Laws'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sumptuary-laws.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
