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A History of the County of Bedford
… the poor. He also claimed all right of jurisdiction over beggars in case of disputes arising; further, he claimed the …
A History of the County of Bedford
… 1648 appointed a new official, to be called the 'Bedell of Beggars.' His duties were 'to arrest and convey to the … the pound and were to be revived when spent. The Bedell of Beggars was to make public proclamation in the streets on St. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… linen shifts to 20 poor women of the borough not being beggars, and 16 s. to augment other charities apart from her …
A History of the County of Northampton
… men of the town who are bailiffs are impoverished and made beggars by reason of the aforesaid farm,' says the petition …
A History of the County of Surrey
… 'many small cottages of great rents to the increasing of beggars in that borough.' 60 It was, however, still described … not mention Paris Garden. The manor-house was called the Beggars' Hall in 16889, when it may have been a poor …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of high steward, and employed intermittently a beadle of beggars. The borough corporation did not acquire the manor of … in the number of poor, and the duty of the beadle of beggars appointed in 1616 was to keep vagabonds out of the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Hospital, Thomas Cartwright, 'touching the disorder of beggars', 39 described 114 adults and 113 children in St. … parish as poor, of whom 50 adults and 60 children were beggars. Seven adults and a child were declared to be able … to be known as the 'marshal to keep out rogues and sturdy beggars and wanderers', whose salary and uniform were to be …
A History of the County of Warwick
… larger number at race and fair times when 'the influx of beggars' was 'considerable and in every respect injurious to … attention of the town council was drawn to the increase of beggars. 18 By 1890 halfpenny dinners were being served to …
Chamber Accounts of the Sixteenth Century
… resorting thither, 13s.4d. e. To James Mase beadle of the beggars in full recompense of all such charges as he shall …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… on the condition that the streets were kept free from beggars. 108 This contribution was ultimately raised to 240. …