The Early History of English Poor ReliefLeonard, E. M., of Girton College
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The Early History of English Poor Relief
Leonard, E. M., of Girton College
Poor laws -- Great Britain -- History
[Sidenote: Who thei shall certifie to the comitties yt can worke not
to ronne abowght.]
And suche as shall have nede and remayne and that the awlmes can not
suffyse to certifie the seide commytties of their state from tyme to
tyme as they maye be provided for.
And the reste that can worke, to se they ronne not abowght abegginge,
but rather to be sett a worke.
[Sidenote: Yt wyll not worke to be placed withe the selecte women.]
Also all those that can and wyll not woorke to se them placed with
suche selecte women as shall be charged with them and to kepe their
howers to them appoynted or ellis to see correccion upon them as at
brydewell (yf they shall refuse the correccon of their dames).
[Sidenote: To certifie y^e names of disorderid parsons.]
And also to certifie the nombre of disordered parsons to be ponissed
wekelye.
[Sidenote: To certifie y^e nomber of children not hable to be
sustayned of them.]
And also that the nombre of childrene under age (not hable to worke)
and that their parentes ar not hable to sustayne to certifie aswel of
their names ages as places inhabiting to be considerid of.
[Sidenote: To certifie ye nombre of bigge wenches and boyes to go to
servis.]
And also to certifie the nombre of such bygge wenches or boyes as
maye do cervis, not hable to be kept of their parentes, to be putt to
cervis accordinge to the statute, and the reste to worke with their
parentes so as they go not ydelie abowght.
[Sidenote: Also that begge to be ponissed.]
And whosoever olde or yonge goinge abowght to begge the same to be
ponissed as aforesyde.
[Sidenote: To certifie vagabonds etc. to be ponissed.]
Also what vagaboundes or ydle loiterers, dronkerdes or disordered
parsons doth in that warde remayne that they be certified to be
ponissed also.
[Sidenote: All moni or other things gyven to be done by the deacons.]
And that all monye woode or other thinges whatsoever gyven or to be
gyven to be distributed to the poore maye by them within everie warde
be trewely done and recorded and the comitties made privie therunto.
[Sidenote: that refuse to do ther duetye to forfet fortie shillinges.]
And everi one to this office appoynted and shall refuse to do his
duetie (in all the premisses) both trewlie and faithefullie, shall
forfett the some of fortie shillinges the same to go to the vse of the
poore.
[Sidenote: one to continue for twoo yearis.]
Of the which twoo, one of the same shall ever contynue for twoo yeris
befor he shall go of, to the ende to enstructe the other.
[Sidenote: The pore to receive y^e somes wekely apointed.]
Itm yt is also orderid that the pore in everie warde shall receyve
suche somes of money as is to them wekelie assigned at the handes at
everie of the forseide deacons.
[Sidenote: All giftes colleccons legaces to go to the use of the pore.]
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