Jump to content

Importation of Silk Act 1463

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Coningsby (talk | contribs) at 02:38, 1 March 2014 (+Category:Acts of the Parliament of England; +Category:1463 in England; +Category:Protectionism using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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.

The Act prohibited the importation of foreign made silk in order to protect the English silk industry located in London.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Charles Derek Ross, Edward IV (University of California Press, 1974) , p. 360.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Importation_of_Silk_Act_1463&oldid=597611835"