[630] Vol. 192, 48. Hundreds of Whitley, North Petherton, Cannington, Andersfield, Huntspill and Puriton. See also Vol. 289, 57. Unnamed division of Somerset, "The poore are well set on worke as farre as we doe or have taken knowledge of by our best enquiryes." [631] _Dom. State Papers_, Vol. 272, 61, July 25th, 1634. Pirehill, co. Stafford. "And we haue and doe take course to provide for and to sett on worke the poore of the several parishes within the said hundred." _Ib._, Vol. 272, No. 65. Offlow. "We caused poore people to be sett on worke." _Ib._, Vol. 272, No. 66. Totmonslow. We "further haue takein course to provide for and sett on worke the poore of the severall parishes." [632] Limits of Worcester, _Ib._, Vol. 349, 73, 9th Mar. 1636/7. [633] The exceptions are Devon, Wilts, and Cornwall. See note above. [634] This question is so much one of detail that it is perhaps worth while to refer to one justice's report from almost every western county, some from towns, and some from the country: 1. _Berks._ June 1631. Abingdon. _Ib._, Vol. 195, 7. "We haue erected in our borough a workehouse to sett poore people to worke." 2. _Cheshire._ Edisbury, June 29th, 1631. Vol. 195, 21. The justices order "stockes of money and wares" to be raised, but find the people averse to find money for any such purpose. 3. _Derby._ Appletree. 185, 41. Feb. 1630/1. See below. 4. _Dorset._ Shaftesbury. 188, 67. April 1631. "Haue made provision and taken orders for settinge to worke of such idle persons and poore people as are of able bodies and strength to bee ymployed in trades and labor." 5. _Gloucester._ June 1631. Vol. 194, No. 11, I. Gloucester. "For those that are of abillitie to worke we haue provided them meanes to sett them on w(orke) soe they may lyve by their labor w^{th}out beinge further chargable to others." 6. _Hants._ Kingclere. Nov. 1633. Vol. 250, 11, IV. "The justices" have taken order that such as are able to worke are imployed in their several parishes." 7. _Hereford._ Leominster. June 1631. Vol. 194, 41, III. "Item the poore are provided for and such kept at work that are able to work." 8. _Monmouth._ Ragland. July 3rd, 1634. Vol. 271, 17. The justices since the commission have levied sums of money in every parish and township to buy "woole, flaxe and other necessaries towards the setting of poore to woorke." 9. _Oxford._ J. Ps. for co. Oxford, Vol. 188, 96. April 19, 1630. Have not omitted to provide "stockes" to "sett able poore on worke." 10. _Shropshire._ Bishop's Castle. Vol. 223, 39. 3rd Oct. 1632. "Here is herin but one church wherin are churchwardens, ouerseers of the poore duely elected and nominated; and monthly now we meete and we take order for mayntenance of the poore by setting the able to work and relief of the impotent." 11. _Somerset._ Frome, Kilmerston, Wellow and the adjoining districts. Vol. 185, 40. Feb. 1630/1. The justices have seen to the relief of the poor and setting them to work.