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
That the Justices of the peace w^{th}in their seu(er)all divisions
haue speciall regard that engrossers of corne be carefully seene vnto
and severely punished accordinge to the lawe, and wher such are found,
to make certificate thereof and of the proves to the _Q. Ma^{ty's}_
Attorney gen(er)all for the tyme beinge whoe is directed _spedeli_
to informe against them for the same and _to se also_ that none be
permitted to buy any corne to sell agayne but by _speciall_ license.
That they take order w^{th} the comen bakers[747] for the bakinge
of Rye, barlie, pease and beanes for the vse of the pore, and that
they appoyncte speciall and fytt persons diligentlie to see their
people well dealt w^{th}all by the _co(mm)en_ bakers and Brewers in
all Townes and places in their weight and ass(ize) and effectually to
enquire for and search out the default therein, and there-vppon to
geve order for punishment of the offendo^{rs} severely accordinge to
the lawe, _and wher any notable offe(n)ce shall be in the bakers to
cause y^e bread to be sold to y^e porar sort vnder y^e ordynary pryces
in part of punishment of y^e baker_.
[747] Lord Burleigh has here underlined for omission the following
words: "that the bread they bake of wheate only be all of one sort
w^{th}out takinge out of any of the flower for a fyner sort dueringe
this tyme of dearth and."
That noe Badgers of corne, bakers _or_ Brewers doe buy any grayne
or couinne[748] or bargayne for the same but in the tyme of open
markette, and that but by license vnder the hande of the Justices
of the division where they doe dwell or three of them, and that
they weekely bringe their license w^{th} them to the markett where
they doe eyther buye or sell, and that the license conteyne how
much grayne, of what kynde and for what place they are licensed to
buy and carrie, that there be set downe vppon the license the daye,
place, quantetie and price the corne is bought at, that they take but
measurablie for the cariadge bakinge and brewinge thereof, that they
showe their booke weekely to such, as the Justice of the division
wherein they dwell shall appoyncte, beinge noe bakers _or_ Badgers of
Corne. And that those _p(er)so(n)s_ eu(er)ye xiiii dayes make reporte
to the Justice of the division wherein they dwell how the people are
dealt w^{th}all by the badgers, bakers and Brewers. And that such as
have otherwyse sufficient to lyve on _or that ar knowen to be of any
crime or evill behavor_ be not permitted to be badgers of corne, nor
any badgers to be permitted but such as the statut doth lymitt, and
that none be permitted to buy or provide corne in the market in grosse
as badger or baker and such lyke, _uppo(n) payn of i(m)prisonm^t,
vntill_ one hower after the full markett _be begon_ that the pore
_may_ be first served.
[748] I.e. agree. See note above.
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