§ 1. The organisation of London with regard to the poor. § 2. The organisation of Norwich. § 3. The action of other towns (1) concerning the settlement of new comers; (2) concerning the unemployed; (3) concerning the raising of funds. § 4. The events of the years of scarcity 1594-1597. § 5. Summary of the period 1569-1597
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CHAPTER VIII.
1597—1644.
PARLIAMENT AND THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
§ 1. Characteristics of the period. § 2. Legislation from 1597 to 1644. Administrative machinery. § 3. Action of the Privy Council before 1629. § 4. Action of the Privy Council after 1629 with regard to the provision of corn. § 5. Action of the Privy Council after 1629 with regard to the unemployed. § 6. The Book of Orders as a whole and the royal commission of 1630/-1. § 7. Interference with wages as a method of helping the poor. § 8. Summary
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CHAPTER IX.
1597—1644.
THE LOCAL MACHINERY FOR ADMINISTRATION.