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Poor.
Gaol, such as shall not imploy themselves to work, being appointed
thereto
by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish, 43 El.
cap. 2. |
Chap. 73. |
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Now the placing of such Apprentices, and the setting
and holding the
Poor to work, is a more proper and true duty of Overseers, for otherwise
their bare gathering or raising of a stock, is to little purpose. |
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§. 6.
Trade. |
And note, that the Churchwardens and Overseers of
the Poor, may
by and with the consent of two or more Justices of Peace (whereof one to
be of the Quorum, &c.) " Who within their respective Limits,
where there
" are more than one, or if but one; then by his consent " set up, use,
and
occupy any Trade, Mystery or Occupation, only for the setting on work,
and better relief of the Poor of the Parish, Town or place where they are
Overseers, &c. 3 Car. cap. 4. |
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Also such Poor as are not to be removed out of
the Parish, or are there
lawfully setled, may by the consent of the Parish, or by the Churchwardens
and Overseers of the Poor, or the greater part of them, be placed as Inmates
for a time, Resol. 34. |
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Or by the leave of the Lord of any Waste, they
are to have houses bought
for them on the Waste, according to the Statute, 43 Eliz. cap. 2. |
43 Eliz.
c. 2. |
§. 7.
Relief. |
3. For relieving such Poor amongst them as
are poor and impotent, or
not able to work. |
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But this relieving of Poor and impotent persons,
must be convenient, and
such as that they neither be forced to beg, or steal, nor so little, as
that it may
be a lingring death to them. |
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§. 8.
Taxes. |
And to these purposes, the said Overseers are inabled
to raise weekly,
or otherwise by Taxation of every Inhabitant, Parson, Vicar, and other;
and every Occupier of Lands, Houses, Tithes, Mines or saleable Underwoods
(proportioning them to an annual benefit, &c.) in the same Parish,
such competent sums of Money as they shall think fit, therewith to provide
a convenient stock of some Ware or Stuff, to set the Poor on work,
and also competent sums of Money towards the necessary relief of their
lame, impotent, old, blind, and other Poor not able to work; and for the
putting out of such Children (as aforesaid) to be Apprentices. |
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The Parson Presentative having the Tenths or
Tithes of the Parish, it is
equal that he should pay the tenth part of the rate to the Poor of the
Parish;
or shall bear to the Taxation of the Poor according to the reasonable
value of
his Parsonage; having consideration to just deductions, and so of
the Vicar
Presentative, Resol. 33. |
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And concerning Parsonages impropriate, the Tithes
are to be considered in
their several kinds; for Tithe-Corn is usually paid to the Parson, and
small
Tithes of all kind to the Vicar. |
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But for Pasture-grounds, Parks, Wood grounds,
Commons and Heathgrounds,
&c. These in many parts of this Realm do exceed the Corn, or
Arable ground, and may pay little or nothing, either to the Parson or Vicar:
So as in reason it seemeth such Parsonages, Presentative or Impropriate,
should be charged only for the Tenths of such Profits as they receive,
and not
for the Tenths of the whole Parish. |
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For other Men, how they shall be rates.
See chap. 50, & 53. |
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§. 9.
Toll. |
Toll of Markets seems also taxable, touching
which in Michaelmass
Term 27 Car. 2. hapned this Case in the Town of Wickham
in Bucks,
having much Poor, and there being in the Town a considerable Market.
The Till whereof belonging to the Corporation there, was worth 60 l.
per annum, which the Overseers had Taxed, and the Major and Justices
refused to sign, and allow the Tax, pretending it was not Taxable.
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