Early consumer protection. Pewter became such an important commodity that the alloy quality needed to be controlled, so, as an early form of consumer protection, the London pewterers were granted a charter by King Edward IV in 1474 giving them legal control over the manufacture of pewter throughout England. More @Wikipedia
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