In 1351 the governmentissued a Statute of Labourers which made it a crime for peasants to ask formore wages or for their employers to pay more than the rates laid down by theJustices of the Peace.

• 1351年政府颁布"劳工法令"，规定农民们涨工资的要求，或者是雇主支付比地方官制订的工资水平要高的工资都是犯罪。