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 or _twoe or_ one of them at the least in
eu(er)ye division shalbe personallie presente at eu(er)ye market
w^{th}in their seu(er)all divisions to see the orders to be taken by
thauctoretie hereof to be well observed and the pore people provided
of necessarie corne _and that w^has much favor in y^e pryces as by
ernest perswasio(n) of y^e justyces may be obteyned_[749]....
[749] The clause here omitted provides that, if there are not enough
justices in any part the Sheriff and Justices of the peace shall
appoint some "other grave, honest and substanciall persons" to carry
out the orders.
That all good meanes and perswasions be vsed by the Justices in
their seu(er)all divisions that the pore may be served of corne at
convenyent and charitable prices.
That there be noe buyenge or bargayninge for any kynd of corne but
in open market, and that the justices in their seu(er)all divisions
restrayne comen malsters of makinge barlie malte in those contries and
places where there be otes sufficient to make malte of, for the use
of the people, and to restrayne, aswell the brewinge of barlie malte
by or for Alehouses or Comen Tiplers in those contries and places,
as also the excesse vse of any kynde of malte by all comen brewers
in all alehouses and comen Tipling howses wheresoeu(er), and that
sufficient bondes be taken of all comen brewers, malsters and comen
Tiplers accordinge to the trewe meaninge of this article, and that
the unnecessarie nomber of Alehouses and comen Tipplers be forthw^{th}
suppressed in all places and _y^t direction be gyven to all typlyng
howses, taverns and alehouses not to suffer any perso(n)s to repayre
thyther to eate and drynk at unseasonable tymes_.
That the Justices vse all other good meanes _that ar not me(n)tioned
in these orders that the_ marketts be well served and the pore
releyved in their provisions dueringe this tyme of dearth _and y^t no
expe(n)ce be of any gray(ne), mete for bread to fede men, be wasted
vppo(n) fedyng of bestts, neither y^t any be spent in maky(n)g of
a stuff called sterch, as of late theyr hath bene discovered great
qua(n)tite expe(n)ded in that vayne matter being in no sort to be
suffred to contynew_.
That the justices be straightlie comaunded to see by all good meanes
that the able people be set on worke, the howses of Correction
provided and furnished and there ydle vagabonds _to be_ punished.
That the Justices doe their best to have convenient stocke to be
provided in eu(er)ye division or other place, accordinge to the statut
for settinge the pore a worke, and the justices to vse all other good
and politique meanes w^{th}in their seu(er)all divisions to contynewe
and maynteyne the pore people in worke w^{th}in the parish or at the
furthest w^{th}in the hundred or division.
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