The Early History of English Poor Relief

by of Girton College E. M. Leonard

That Troy weights be provided in Townes where Bakers do dwell and where they utter bread, and that the Constables w^th the overseers of the poore there, doe weekelie weigh and survey the bread baked there or brought thither.

39^o Eliz. 4^o. 43^o Eliz. 3^o. 7^o Jac. 4^o.

That poore people be not permitted to wander and begge out of the parishe where they dwell but kept at worke and that worke be prouided for those that cannot gett worke themselues and that such be compelled to doe their worke well that the stocke be not consumed.

That poore children be put to Schoole to knittinge and spinninge dames, and the Churchwardens and Ouerseers for the poore to paie the Schoole dames their wages, where the parents are not able.

39^o Eliz. 4^o. 43^o Eliz. 3^o. 1^o Jac. 7^o. 7^o Jac. 4^o. 11^o H. 7. 2^o. 5 & 6 E. 6. 25^o.

Rogues and wanderers to be corrected and ordered accordinge to lawe, and the constables to be punished that do neglect y^t, for they are the Roguemakers.

Superfluous Alehowses to be both suppressed and kept downe, and that none be permitted to be Alehowsekeepers but those that are licensed by the gen(er)all consent of the Justice of the Lymitt, that best knowe both the conveniency of the places, the necessitie of an Alehowse there, and the abilitie and condicon of the Alehowsekeeper, and accordinge to the Articles heretofore agreed vpon betwene the Judges of the Assises for that County and subscribed by the Justices of the peace there.

1^o Eliz. 2. 23 Eliz. 1^o. 1^o Jac. 9. 4 & 5 Jac. 4 & 5. 7 Jac. 10. 3 Jac. 4^o. 5 E. 6.

That all the good Lawes ordained for the goverment of Alehowses licensed and vnlicensed the Alehowsekeepers, the Brewers, (who are the principall Causers both of the excessive nomber and of the great disorders in those howses), the idle Tipplers, the blasphemours, drunkards or excessive drinkers and the Absent from Church be seuerely and constantly put and kept in Execucon.

That the Lawes against Ingrossers, Forestallers and Regrato^rs of Corne & victualles be looked vnto and the offenders punished accordinge to the Lawes.