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
Yo^u shall bringe or cause to be brought weekelye so many quarters or
bushells of corne as wheate, rye, barlie, malte, pease, beanes, or
other grayne, or so much thereof as shall not be _directly_ sold to
the pore artificers or daye laborers of the parishe w^{th}in w^{ch}
yo^u dwell by order of the Justice of the peace of the division
w^{th}in w^{ch} yo^u do dwell or of two of them, to the market of
there to be by yo^u or at yo^r assignement sold vnto the
Queenes subiects in open markett by half quarters, two bushells, one
bushell or lesse as the buyer shall require of yo^u and not in greater
quantetie, excepte it be to a Badger or carier of corne admitted
accordinge to the statut, or to a comon knowen bruer _or_ baker,
havinge testimonye vnder the hand and seale of some _twoo_ justices of
the peace _at ye lest_ of the division or _of a_ mayo^r or other hed
officer of the Cittie, Towne or Borrough _corporat_ where he dwelleth
that he is a _co(mm)en_ Brewer _or_ Baker w^{th}in the same, or to
such other person as shall make provision for any Lord sp(irit)uall
or temporall, knighte or other gentleman _y^t hath no provisio(n)
of corn of ther own so as y^e former person_ hav & show vnto such
person as shall haue the over sighte of the markett in that behalf
testymonye vnder the hand and Seale of the partie for whome _he cometh
to y^e market_ to make that provision declaringe that it is for the
provision of his howse and conteyninge the quantetie & kynd of grayne
to be provided: and yo^u shall not willinglie leave any parte of yo^r
corne, so brought to that market, vnsold yf money be offered to yo^u
fo(r) th(e) same by any that are permitted to buy the same after the
vsuall price of the markett there that daye, _nether shall you fro(m)
y^e begy(n)ning of y^e markett to y^e full end therof kepe or cause
to_ _be kept any part of your sayd corn out of y^e oppen sight of y^e
markett_[746]....
[746] The clauses here omitted relate to the safe housing of the
unsold corn after the market, and to the remedying of miscalculations
as to the quantity of corn the farmer has to sell.
Ye shall buye noe corne to sell it agayne.
Ye shall neyther buy nor sell any mann(er) of corne but in the open
market, vnlesse the same be to pore handiecraftesmen or dayelaborers
w^{th}in the parish where yo^u doe dwell y^t _can not conveniently
come to y^e markett towns by reaso(n) of dista(n)ce of place,
accordinge_ to such direccon as shalbe geven vnto yo^u in that behalf
by the Justices of the peace of that division w^{th}in w^{ch} yo^u doe
dwell or two of them, and to none of these above one bushell at a tyme.
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