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Poor.
Resolutions of the Judges of Assizes. 1633.
' 1. Quest. WHether the Church-wardens
and Overseers of the
' Poor of the Parish, with assent of two Justices of
' the Peace; one being of the Quorum, may by the Statute of
43 Eliz.
' cap. 2. or any Law inforce a Parishioner of the same Parish
to take a Child
' of a poor Parishioner of the same Parish, who is not able to keep
his said
' Child to be an Apprentice? |
Chap. 73. |
Of Inforceing
persons
able to take
Apprentices. |
' Resol. The Statute of 43 Eliz.
which saith, That the Church-wardens
' and Overseers of the Parish shall put out Children to be Apprentices,
' necessarily implyeth, That such as are fit must receive Apprentices,
' and the putting out of poor Children to be Apprentices, is one of
the best
' ways for the providing for the Poor. |
43 El. c. 2. |
Of giving
Mony with
Apprentices. |
2. Qu. If they may, then whether
they must not give Mony with
' him, and who shall determine what Mony shall be given with him if
the
' Party that is to take such an Apprentice, and the Church-wardens
and
' Overseers cannot agree thereupon? |
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' Resol. There is no necessity that
Mony must be given, but that must
' be left to the discretion of the Church wardens, and Overseers, all
circumstances
' of Age and Ability being considered; and if they cannot
' agree with the Party, then the Justices of Peace near adjoyning,
or
' in their default, the Sessions of Peace are to determine these Controversies. |
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What persons
are
bound to
entertain
Apprentices. |
3. Qu. Whether a Knight, Gentleman,
Clergy-man, or Yeoman, or one
' that is a Sojourner, using Husbandry, Cloathing, or Grasing, or the
like;
' may be inforced to take such an Apprentice? |
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' Resol. Every Man who is by
Calling, or Profession, or manner of Living,
' that entertaineth, and must have the use of other Servants of the
' like quality, must entertain such Apprentices, wherein discretion
must be
' given upon due consideration of Circumstances. |
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' 4. Qu. Whether a wealthy Man
keeping few or no Servants, nor
' wanting a Servant, but living privately, may be forced to take such
an
' Apprentice; if not, then whether he be taxed towards the putting
' forth of such an Apprentice? |
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Apprentices
when to be
put unto
other Parishes. |
' Resol. For the receiving of such
Apprentices, the Answer may be referred
' to the Question next before; but out of doubt every such person
' must contribute to the charge, as to other charges for the provision
for
' the Poor. |
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' 5. Qu. Whether they may inforce
a Parishioner that is of one Parish,
' to take such a Child Apprentice, that is, of another Parish, but within
' the same County or Division, if the proper Parish be not able to provide
' for the Children of the same Parish? |
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' Resol. The Justices may provide Masters
for them in other Parishes
' within the same Hundred; if the same Hundred be not able, than out of
' that Hundred in the rest of that County; as for other Provision for the
' Poor, which must be at a Quarter Sessions. |
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Persons refusing
to
take such
Apprentices. |
6. Qu. If such a Parishioner
may be inforced to take such an Apprentice,
' and shall refuse not only to take such an Apprentice, but also refuse
' to be bound to appear at the next Quarter Sessions, or Assizes, what
shall
' be done to him? |
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' Resol. If any refuse, let such a
one be bound over to the next Sessions |
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