[88] 3 Henry VII., c. 1.
[89] 34 & 35 Hen. VIII., c. 26 (Wales).
[90] "Tables of population," says Bentham, "in which are described the dwelling-place, the age, the sex, the profession, etc.... of individuals, are the first materials of a good police" (Bentham's "Principles of Penal Law," chap. xii.).
[91] The story of young Edward amongst the vagabonds has recently been told with great charm and pathos by one of the most popular writers of the day. Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" may not be history, but that it presents a truthful picture of the sufferings of vagrants in the sixteenth century cannot be doubted.
[92] Slaves might be bought, sold, or bequeathed by will, like any other chattel.
[93] 1 Edw. VI.
[94] 3 & 4 Edw. VI., c. 5.
[95] The command of the Militia was transferred from the Lords-Lieutenant of counties to the Crown in the year 1871 ("The Army Book for the British Empire," p. 373).
[96] To this there was one exception, viz., that foreigners were not allowed to keep inns "unless they have report from the parts whence they come, or find safe pledges" (Statute).
[97] 5 & 6 Edw. VI., c. 25.