[Sca-cooks] Assisa Panis was Beef stew- redaction question

[Decker, Terry D.]

And for those who want to look over the Assisa Panis, the Assisa Cervisie,
and the Lucrum Pistoris, a copy is webbed at:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/breadbeer.html

Bear


>
> You want to look for the 1266 (or the later 15th & 16th century
> versions) Assize of Bread. In some versions it's combined with an
> Assize of Ale. They are legal documents setting the prices of grain
> products based upon the cost of the grain itself, allowing for a
> specific profit margin.
>
> Oooh, baby, pinko commie stuff; all we need now is rent control and
> socialized medicine!
>
> Adamantius