B. Copy in the Journals of a precept for a collection in February 1573/4. Journals, XX. I. f. 119.
By the maior.
A precept for the collection for the poore.
Albeit that, accordinge to the late statute made for releif the poore, eu(er)ye personne inhabitinge wthin this city and liberties of the same haue byne seu(er)ally taxed, yet the nomber of the poore is so great that the same colleccons notwthstandinge beinge faithfully disposed amonge them in this hard tyme many poore, impotent, sicke and deseased people lyue in great penury and neede redy to be famished for lack of releif. And to thend the sayd poore may be charitably provided for, theis shalbe to will and require you that you take such order in yor ward by yor self or by yor deputy that the churchwarde(n)s of eu(er)y parishe churche wthin yor sayd ward at everye sermon readinge or service in the sayd parishe churches collect and gather the devocon and charitable almose of well disposed people towardes the releif and maintenaunce of the sayd poore to be distributed in suche parishes of this city as hath most neede thereof and as shalbe appoynted by suche persons as shalbe named by the lord maior of this city for the tyme beinge for the distribucon of the same. And also that you cause eu(er)y preacher and reder of eu(er)y such sermon and readinge and also eu(er)y parsone, vicarre and curate of the sayd parishe churches wthin yor sayd ward to be moued gently to exhort there audience charitably to gyue ther almose for the end and purpose afforesayd. And further that you cause diligent serch to be made from tyme to tyme through out yor sayd ward for all such poore as shalbe newly com into yor sayd ward out of the country or ells where. And to take order for thavoydinge of the same with all speede, fayle ye not hereof etc. Yeoven at the guildhall of the City of London the XVII{th} of february 1573.
Stapleton.
APPENDIX II.
Extract relating to the parish of St Peter's of Southgate, from the census of the poor taken at Norwich recorded in the "Maioris Bocke for the Pore[733], made in the feaste of St John the Baptiste 1576" and continued down to 1580.
Theis be the names[734] of the poore within the saide Citie as they ware vewed in the yere of our lord god 1570. In the tyme of Mr John Alldereche maior.