Albeit that, accordinge to the late statute made fo^r releif the poore, eu(er)ye personne inhabitinge w^{th}in this city and liberties of the same haue byne seu(er)ally taxed, yet the nombe^r of the poore is so great that the same colleccons notw^{th}standinge beinge faithfully disposed amonge them in this hard tyme many poore, impotent, sicke and deseased people lyue in great penury and neede redy to be famished fo^r lack of releif. And to thend the sayd poore may be charitably provided fo^r, theis shalbe to will and require you that you take such order in yo^r ward by yo^r self or by yo^r deputy that the churchwarde(n)s of eu(er)y parishe churche w^{th}in yo^r sayd ward at everye sermon readinge o^r service in the sayd parishe churches collect and gather the devocon and charitable almose of well disposed people towardes the releif and maintenaunce of the sayd poore to be distributed in suche parishes of this city as hath most neede thereof and as shalbe appoynted by suche persons as shalbe named by the lord maio^r of this city fo^r the tyme beinge fo^r the distribucon of the same. And also that you cause eu(er)y preacher and reder of eu(er)y such sermon and readinge and also eu(er)y parsone, vicarre and curate of the sayd parishe churches w^{th}in yo^r sayd ward to be moued gently to exhort there audience charitably to gyue ther almose for the end and purpose afforesayd. And further that you cause diligent serch to be made from tyme to tyme through out yo^r sayd ward fo^r all such poore as shalbe newly com into yo^r sayd ward out of the country o^r ells where. And to take order fo^r thavoydinge of the same with all speede, fayle ye not hereof etc. Yeoven at the guildhall of the City of London the XVII{th} of february 1573. Stapleton. APPENDIX II. EXTRACT relating to the parish of St Peter's of Southgate, from the census of the poor taken at Norwich recorded in the "Maioris Bocke for the Pore[733], made in the feaste of St John the Baptiste 1576" and continued down to 1580. [733] The "Maioris Bocke for the Pore" and a second large book at Norwich entitled "The Booke for the Poore," have been already described. See note, p. 102. Theis be the names[734] of the poore within the saide Citie as they ware vewed in the yere of our lord god 1570. In the tyme of M^r John Alldereche maior. [734] From "names" down to "weekelye" is written with a different ink from the rest of the entry and was apparently inserted at another time. THE WARDE OF SOUTHE CONSFORTHE. Names of the poore to be relieved weekelye. In St Peters of Southgate. [Sidenote: In the house of Robt. Susling. no allmns and vrie pore but able to worke]