The Early History of English Poor ReliefLeonard, E. M., of Girton College
History
The Early History of English Poor Relief
Leonard, E. M., of Girton College
Poor laws -- Great Britain -- History
That the said Justices of the peace, havinge receaved into their hands
the verdicts of the said Juries _on every and to every poynt of ther
chardg_, shall call at c(er)ten dayes by them to be assigned such
persons before them of eu(er)ye parish as vppon the presentment so
made shall appere to haue corne to spare, and vppon _dew_ consideracon
of the nomber of persons w^{ch} ech hath in his howse _accordy(n)g
to ther qualites_, and of the quantetie of grayne the partie hath
toward the fyndinge of the same or otherwise to be spent in his howse
and sowinge of his groundes, allowinge to eu(er)y housholder for his
expenses in his house for eu(er)ye person thereof _accordy(n)g to
ther qualite_ sufficient corne for bread and drinke betwyne this and
the next harvest and for their seed after the rate of the sowinge of
that contrie vppon an acre. _And tha(t)_ they shall bynd all such as
shall appere to haue more of any kynde of grayne then shall serve to
the vses above menconed aswell Justices of the peace as others by
recognizance in some _good_ reasonable somes _of mony_ to observe the
orders ensueinge viz.
[Sidenote: The forme of the recognizance to be frely taken.]
Ye doe knowledge yo^r self to owe vnto o^r Sou(er)aigne Ladie the
Queenes Ma^{ties} &c. the some of &c. The condicon thereof shalbe,
that yf ye shall well and trewlie w^{th}out fraude, covyn[745] or
collusyon, and w^{th}out any mean deceipte or crafte, fullfill,
observe and keepe all and eu(er)ye such orders, appoynctments and
direccons as shall at this pre(se)nte be by vs on her Ma^{t's} behalf
prescribed and enioyned vnto yo^u, to be by yo^u donne and fulfilled
Then this recognizance to be voyd or els to stand in force.
[745] I.e. collusion. The word is connected with old French _covenir_,
modern _convenir_, to agree. It sometimes means agreement, but often,
as here, has an unfavourable connotation.
The orders to be by yo^u observed be these viz.
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