The Early History of English Poor Relief

by of Girton College E. M. Leonard

THE EARLY HISTORY
OF
ENGLISH POOR RELIEF

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London: C. J. CLAY AND SONS,
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE,
AVE MARIA LANE.

Glasgow: 50, WELLINGTON STREET.

Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS.
New York: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Bombay: E. SEYMOUR HALE.

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EARLY HISTORY
OF
ENGLISH POOR RELIEF

BY

E. M. LEONARD,

FORMER STUDENT OF GIRTON COLLEGE.

CAMBRIDGE:
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
1900
[All Rights reserved.]

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Cambridge:
PRINTED BY J. AND C. F. CLAY,
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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TO THE

REV. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, D.D., LL.D.

FELLOW AND LECTURER IN TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,

IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MANY KINDNESSES

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK.

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