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John Nott de Arden’s Bye-law against usury, as Sheriff and Mayor of London

The Vicecomes / Sheriff John Nott de Arden, during his elected term as Lord Mayor he made a bye-law that banned all usury practices around London. This law was used from the 1300s through the 1500s to keep non-English people from getting a foothold via London merchant avenues. It was called “John Notte’s Bye-law”. As […]