The Importation of Silk Act 1463 (3 Edw. 4. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward IV.
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | Whosoever shall bring into this realm any wrought silk to be sold, concerning the mystery of silk-workers, shall forfeit the same, and x. li. |
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Citation | 3 Edw. 4. c. 3 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed |
The act prohibited the importation of foreign-made silk in order to protect the English silk industry located in London.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Charles Derek Ross, Edward IV (University of California Press, 1974), p. 360.