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102: 195: 305: 944: 1363: 1384: 497:. c. 41) these terms were amended so that any hosteller or inn keeper in a town where there had been no baker for seven years, was permitted to make horse bread for sale as long as the price was reasonable, "according as the price of the graynes of corn that now is." This was confirmed in 1623 by a further act under King James I, "An Acte Concerning Hostlers or Inholders" ( 526: 486:. c. 8) specified that hostelers and inn keepers were not permitted to make horse bread for sale, but that it could only be made by certified bakers, and that the weight and price of loaves should be, "Reasonable after the price of Corn in the Market." No punishment was specified for offenders. In 1402, under King Henry IV ( 513:
foods. This is partly because modern flour has a higher gluten content than flour produced in medieval Europe, so bread made from less-refined flour is more palatable than it would have been during the Middle Ages.
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White breads were generally eaten by the middle class and wealthy, because of the labour involved in refining flour. This is in contrast with modern whole-grain breads, which are typically seen as premium-priced
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The rates of labourers wages shall be assessed and proclaimed by the justices of peace, and they shall assess the gains of victuallers. Who shall make horsebread, and the weight and price thereof.
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The making and selling of horse bread was controlled by law. In 1389 an act of Parliament, the Statute of Victuallers and Hostellers (
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Davis, James (22 November 2005). "Baking for the common good: a reassessment of the assize of bread in Medieval England".
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to help them recover, and special horsebread recipes were developed for
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As the name suggests, it was primarily used as a feed supplement for
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Horsebread Act 1623
Bread
Europe
Legumes
grains
nuts
roots
Parliament of England
Long title
Citation
13 Ric. 2. Stat. 1
Repealed by
Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856
Parliament of England
Long title
Citation
32 Hen. 8
Royal assent
Repealed by
Horsebread Act 1623
Text of statute as originally enacted
Parliament of England
Long title
Citation
21 Jas. 1
England and Wales
Royal assent
Repealed by
Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856
Text of statute as originally enacted

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