A scheme for the better relief and employment of the poor ; humbly submitted to the consideration of His Majesty and two Houses of Parliament / By a Member of Parliament [i.e. Thomas Gilbert].

  • Gilbert, Thomas, 1720-1789.
Date:
[1764]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A scheme for the better relief and employment of the poor ; humbly submitted to the consideration of His Majesty and two Houses of Parliament / By a Member of Parliament [i.e. Thomas Gilbert]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *5 ] applied, may when directed to the ObjeBs for which they were appointed, tend to facilitate this Scheme, but that may be more properly the Subject of another Aid of Parliament. To have all the Laws relating to the Set¬ tlements, Relief, and Removal of Paupers; to Certificates of the Places of their Settlement; to the putting out of Parifh Apprentices; to Baftard Children, or their reputed Parents; to the apprehending, punifhing and removing of Rogues, Vagabonds and Beggars; to the pair¬ ing and removing of Vagrants, repealed at the end of two Years after palling the in¬ tended Aft, in refpedt of ail fuch Diftricls as (hall then have eredled, furnifhed and ftoeked the Houfes purfuant to the Directions of this Adi; fo far as the fame concern any Parifhes, Townfhips or Places within fuch Diftridl; or within any other Diftridl: which fhall have complied with the Requifites of the Adi; and with refpedt to all or any other Diftridl or Diftridts, in the fame manner, from the time they fhall have complied with the Adi. OBSERVATION. This Scheme is calculated for the whole King¬ dom, and it is hoped by the Means hereaftp' mentioned, it may be uniter [ally executed, and afford general Satisfaction', but if it Jkould hap¬ pen that any Di/trill Jhculd not hare its Build~
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