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Edict

An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. The Pope and various micronational leaders are the only persons who still issue edicts.

Notable Edicts

• A French edict, of Finance Minister Colbert (17th Century), was intended to improve the quality of cloth. This law declared that if a merchant's cloth was not found to be satisfactory, on three separate occasions; then, he was to be tied to a post, with the cloth attached to him.
• Edict of Fontainebleau (1685)
• Edict of Milan
• Edict of Nantes (1598)
• Edict of Worms

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