For the alderman of the warde meanes deuised for better execution of the statute for reliefe of the poore, and redressing the disorders of persons vagarant [sic] and begging in the Citie of London. City of London (England). This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A06219 of text S3015 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 16706.3). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A06219 STC 16706.3 ESTC S3015 29683064 ocm 29683064 28075 2240904435

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A06219) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 28075) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1861:37) For the alderman of the warde meanes deuised for better execution of the statute for reliefe of the poore, and redressing the disorders of persons vagarant [sic] and begging in the Citie of London. City of London (England). 1 sheet ([1] p.). Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye, [London] : [1572] Date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in the Society of Antiquaries. eng Poor laws -- England. Public welfare -- England. Charity laws and legislation -- England. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 16th century. eebo For the alderman of the warde meanes deuised for better execution of the statute for reliefe of the poore, and redressing the disorders of persons vag Corporation of London 1572 1 549 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.21 C The rate of 18.21 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
❧ For the Alderman of the Warde .

❧ Meanes deuised for better execution of the Statute for reliefe of the poore , and redressing the disorders of persons vagarant and begging in the Citie of London .

THat euery Constable or his deputie alway attending in the parish , shal continually from tyme to tyme make it known to the Surueyor hereafter mentioned in what place such Constable or his deputie shall bee vpon any occasion ready to be found .

Item , that the inhabitantes of euery parish , at a vestrie or assembly to be holden euery sonday , shall euery Sonday wekely , appointe for the whole seuen dayes next followyng , or & for euery parish in his warde , one or mo surueyors for euery day , according to the quantitie of the parsh , the same surueyors to be chosen of the honest inhabitantes of the parish .

Item , the same choise of Surueyors shall be euery sonday also signified by writing to euery person so chosen , and also to the Constable or his deputie , togither with the day that such surueyor is appointed to attend .

Item , euery such Surueyor shall by himselfe or his Deputie euery such day for which he is appoynted , attend in some conuenient place or places of the parish where he thinketh best for that purpose , to see if any persones shal be found vagarant in that parish contrary to the statute .

Item , the Surueyor finding any such person vagarant , shall forthwit geue notice therof to the Constable or his deputie .

Item , the Constable or his deputie hauing such notice , or himselfe espying any such person vagarant , shall apprehend such vagarant , and conuey the same to the next Constable , according to the forme of the statute , and so to be conueyed from Constable to Constable , to such place as they are to be sent by the statute .

Item , that euery Constable make his ordinary vewes , and do all other thinges according to the statute .

Item , that euery Constable with one Churchwarden at the least , & the bedle attending on them once in euery xiiij . dayes at the least , view all the houses of poore persons in allies and such like , and there search if any new inmates be receiued , or any new tenantes not able to liue without burdening the parish , or any poore that by the statute are to be sent to other places , and therof euery second Saterday at the furthest or oftener vpon occasion , to giue certificate in writing to the Alderman or his deputie .

Item , that euery person chosen Surueyor , or appointed to any charge ●y these ordinances , and refusing or failing to do his duetie therin , shall be committed to warde by the Alderman or his deputie .

Item , that there be conuenient cages for committing of vnruly vagarantes in euery warde .

Item , that conuenient order and punishment be prouided for such watermen as shall transport vagarants from Southwarke , Lambehith , and such places .

Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye .