The history of the poor laws: with observations / By Richard Burn.

  • Richard Burn
Date:
1764
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Credit: The history of the poor laws: with observations / By Richard Burn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *5’ place where he Serves, in the twentieth year of the prefent king, or five or fix other common years next before. Provided, that the lords be preferred before other in their bondmen or their land tenants ^ io that they retain no more than be neceffary for them. And if any refufe, he Hi all, on conviction by two true men, before the Sheriff* or conftable of the place, be committed to gaol till he find furety to ferve. And if any workman or Servant, of what eftate or condition he be, retained in any man’s fervice, do depart from the faid Service, without reafonable caufe or licence, before the term agreed on, he Shall have pain of imprifonment. And none, under the fame pain, Shall prefume to receive or retain any fiich in his fervice. And none Shall pay more, or fhall demand or receive any more *, on pain of forfeiting double : and contrads to the contrary Shall be void. Sadlers, Skinners, white tawers, cordwainers, taylors, fmiths, carpenters, mafons, tilers, Ship¬ wrights, carters, and all other artificers and workmen, fhall take no more wages than as aforefaid. And the archbifhops and bifhops Shall caufe this to be published, and command the’curates and other fubdiocefans to compel their parishio¬ ners to labour, and alfo their Stipendiary prieSts of their refpeCtive diocefes, which do now ex- ceffively take, and will not ferve for a competent Salary, on pain of fufpenfion and interdiction. By the 25 Ed. 3. On complaint of the com¬ mons, that the fervants have no regard to the ^fbrefaid Statute, and withdrawr themfelves, to v, . .» - . ■ «• ; . t» • < , ; / jr* ^ ferve
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