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Chamber Accounts of the Sixteenth Century
… same, 13s.4d. [cf. 25d] l. To John Hogdeson beadle of the beggars in full recompense for such charges as he shall …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… is great breach of the Sabbath, by Rogues, Vagabonds, and Beggars, It is further Ordained, That the Lord Major of the … to time, cause all Laws against Rogues, and Vagabonds, and Beggars, to be put in due execution; and take order, that all Rogues, Vagabonds, and Beggars do on every Sabbath-Day repair to some Church and …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… Constables is a great cause of the swarming of Rogues and Beggars; therefore the High Constables in their several … not presenting those that are relievers of the Rogues and Beggars, the Law inflicting a Penalty upon the Constable for …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of public order, for instance expelling vagrants and beggars 11 and enforcing Sunday observance. 12 In an attempt … than the parish vestry which sought to expel vagrants and beggars. 5 Before the improvement commission was set up in …
Survey of London
… five families in a house, the occupants being labourers, beggars and street traders. Drunkenness and squalor were …
A Dictionary of London
… Lane, All Hallows Barking (q.v.). Roman patera found here. Beggars Lane An open passage into Charterhouse Yard and so … Ward Without. So called as being the usual place for beggars to ply at (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 122). No further …