Table of Contents

1. The Concept of Usury in the Mid Sixteenth Century ; 2. The Birth of the Usury Statue of 1571 ; 3. The Problem - Borrowing and Lending ; 4. The Solution - Enforcement ; 5. Avoiding the Solution - Forms of Contract ; 6. The Evolution of the Concept of Usury, 1571-1624 ; 7. Changing the 1571 Law: Parliament 1604-1624 ; 8. Conclusion.