The State of the Poor Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- SURREY
- SUSSEX
- WARWICKSHIRE
- WESTMORELAND
- WILTSHIRE
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- YORKSHIRE
- DENBIGHSHIRE
- PEMBROKESHIRE
- RADNORSHIRE
- APPENDIX
- I A Comparative and Chronological Table of Prices
- II Wages appointed by Statute, in 1495
- III Wages of Labourers, rated by Justices at different Periods
- IV Compositions paid by the different Counties, in lieu of Purveyance, in 1593
- V Extracts from the Houshold Book of the Earl of Surrey, in 1523
- VI Extracts from Sir Edward Coke's Houshold Accounts, in 1596
- VII Regulations of a House of Correction at Bury, Suffolk, in 1589
- VIII Principal Acts of Parliament concerning the Poor
- IX Catalogue and Titles of the Statutes relating to the Poor
- X Account of the Poor in Scotland
- XI Mr. Pitt's Speech on 12th February 1796, and Heads of his Poor Bill
- XII Expences and Earnings of Agricultural Labourers, in various Parts of England
- XIII Prices of Provisions in Suffolk, for five years
- XIV Poor's Rates, Houses paying and exempted from Window- Tax, and Population, in several Parishes
- XV Mr. Bailey's Computation of the Quantity of Meat, &c. necessary in Work-houses
- XVI Forms of Regislers for Admissions, Births, Deaths, and Apprenticeships of Parish Children
- XVII Account of Broad and Narrow Cloths, manufactured in the West Riding of Yorkshire, since 1726; and County Expences in the West Riding, for several years
- XVIII Catalogue of English Publications concerning the Poor
- XIX Proposal for a County Bank in Cumberland
- XX Dr. Price's Tables for regulating Contributions and Allowances in Friendly Societies
- XXI Mr. Pitt's Poor Bill, as amended by the Committee of the Houfe of Commons
- Index
X - Account of the Poor in Scotland
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- SURREY
- SUSSEX
- WARWICKSHIRE
- WESTMORELAND
- WILTSHIRE
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- YORKSHIRE
- DENBIGHSHIRE
- PEMBROKESHIRE
- RADNORSHIRE
- APPENDIX
- I A Comparative and Chronological Table of Prices
- II Wages appointed by Statute, in 1495
- III Wages of Labourers, rated by Justices at different Periods
- IV Compositions paid by the different Counties, in lieu of Purveyance, in 1593
- V Extracts from the Houshold Book of the Earl of Surrey, in 1523
- VI Extracts from Sir Edward Coke's Houshold Accounts, in 1596
- VII Regulations of a House of Correction at Bury, Suffolk, in 1589
- VIII Principal Acts of Parliament concerning the Poor
- IX Catalogue and Titles of the Statutes relating to the Poor
- X Account of the Poor in Scotland
- XI Mr. Pitt's Speech on 12th February 1796, and Heads of his Poor Bill
- XII Expences and Earnings of Agricultural Labourers, in various Parts of England
- XIII Prices of Provisions in Suffolk, for five years
- XIV Poor's Rates, Houses paying and exempted from Window- Tax, and Population, in several Parishes
- XV Mr. Bailey's Computation of the Quantity of Meat, &c. necessary in Work-houses
- XVI Forms of Regislers for Admissions, Births, Deaths, and Apprenticeships of Parish Children
- XVII Account of Broad and Narrow Cloths, manufactured in the West Riding of Yorkshire, since 1726; and County Expences in the West Riding, for several years
- XVIII Catalogue of English Publications concerning the Poor
- XIX Proposal for a County Bank in Cumberland
- XX Dr. Price's Tables for regulating Contributions and Allowances in Friendly Societies
- XXI Mr. Pitt's Poor Bill, as amended by the Committee of the Houfe of Commons
- Index
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- The State of the PoorOr, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period, pp. 509 - 540Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1797