Itwasnaturalthatmanymindssearchingafterawayofescapefromthe
growingdistressofthelabourers，atatimewhenwageshadnotkeptpace
withprices，shouldhaveturnedtothedeviceofassessingwagesbylawin
accordancewiththepriceofprovisions。Ifpricescouldnotbeassimilated
towages，couldnotwagesbeassimilatedtoprices？NathanielKent，nowild