Exportation of Corn Act 1361

The Exportation of Corn Act 1361 (34 Edw. 3. c. 20) was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward III.

Act of Parliament
Long titleNo corn shall be transported but to Calais and Gascoign.
Citation34 Edw. 3. c. 20
Other legislation
Repealed by21 Jas. 1. c. 28
Status: Repealed

The act prohibited the exportation of corn to any foreign port except Calais and Gascony. If a corn harvest did not yield a lot of food, it was better for the corn to be used to feed the English rather than be exported.[1]

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  1. ^ William Cunningham, The Growth of English Industry and Commerce during the Early and Middle Ages. Fifth Edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915), p. 406.