The Acts of Regulation
King Harold d'Againcourt assembled the Third Parliament of Havinia and Amicouer in the year of Divine Providence 1595 to propose a series of wide sweeping economic reforms, which would restore the royal treasury of Warwick depleted in the recent war against Amicouer. The Reforms proposed were swiftly approved by King Harold's House of Lords, but met with fierce resistance in the House of Commons. After months of fiery debate which reawakened a long buried bitterness between nobles and commoners and reduced the Parliament to petty bickering and open hostility, the first wave of economic reforms were passed in the year 1596, as the Acts of Regulation. The Acts of Regulation later came to be known among the people as the "King's Melancholy," or as "The Melancholic Reformation."
Among the provisions of the First Acts of Regulation were
Required full disclosure of membership rolls
Collect Apprenticeship fees, payable to the Crown
Establish regular trade routes between producers and merchants
In 1615, the Third Parliament of Havinia and Amicouer was reconvened to hear the second wave of King Harold's Acts of Regulation. Once again, the acts swiftly passed the House of Lords, only to become mired in bitter dispute in the House of Commons, where they quickly became known as the "King's Bile," or more generally, as "The Black Bile." After months of scathing criticism which often broke out into shouting matches and scarcely contained physical brawls, the Second Acts of Regulation were signed with much misgiving in the winter of 1617.
Among the provisions of the Second Acts of Regulation were
Minutes of Yearly meeting to be transcribed and sent to Crown for review
Required Attendance of Secretary of Commerce at yearly meeting
Closed meetings of Trade Guilds made illegal
Enforce standardized weights and measures for all raw materials
Appoint Undersecretary(ies) of Commerce as needed to enforce regulatory acts
Pursue Trade Agreements with Westsea and Southsea
Among the provisions of the First Acts of Regulation were
- Regulation of Trade Guilds:
Required full disclosure of membership rolls
- Regulation of Merchants:
- Creation of Secretary of Commerce position:
Collect Apprenticeship fees, payable to the Crown
Establish regular trade routes between producers and merchants
In 1615, the Third Parliament of Havinia and Amicouer was reconvened to hear the second wave of King Harold's Acts of Regulation. Once again, the acts swiftly passed the House of Lords, only to become mired in bitter dispute in the House of Commons, where they quickly became known as the "King's Bile," or more generally, as "The Black Bile." After months of scathing criticism which often broke out into shouting matches and scarcely contained physical brawls, the Second Acts of Regulation were signed with much misgiving in the winter of 1617.
Among the provisions of the Second Acts of Regulation were
- Regulation of Trade Guilds:
Minutes of Yearly meeting to be transcribed and sent to Crown for review
Required Attendance of Secretary of Commerce at yearly meeting
Closed meetings of Trade Guilds made illegal
- Regulation of Merchants:
- Regulation of Producers:
- Increased Authority of Secretary of Commerce:
Enforce standardized weights and measures for all raw materials
Appoint Undersecretary(ies) of Commerce as needed to enforce regulatory acts
Pursue Trade Agreements with Westsea and Southsea