The History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part II

Susannah R Ottaway

Part II Volume 5 Statutes, Legal Documents, Petitions and Instruction An Ease for Overseers of the Poore (1601); 'An Act for the Relief of the Poor' (1601); An Abstract of the Patent Granted by His Majesty, for Erecting a Corporation for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergy-Men (1678); George Meriton, A Guide for Constables, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor (1679); Penalties by Several Statutes upon Justices of the Peace, Constables, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, and other Officers that Neglect their Duty (1693); To the Most Powerful in Authority, to Unloose the Bonds of Cruelty and Oppression of an Aged Industrious Person without Work or Friends ([1697]) Proposals Provision for the Poore (1649); Pieter Corneliszoon Plockhoy, A Way Propounded to make the Poor in these and other Nations Happy (1659); Good News for the Poor, or An Expedient Humbly Offered for Supplying the Want and Bringing Down the Price of Coles (1674); [Richard Haines], Proposals for Building in Every County a Working-Alms-House or Hospital (1677); P. C., A Proposal, Humbly Offer'd ... for Raising a Farther Supply towards the Erecting and Maintenance of the Intended College or Hospital at Greenwich, for Ancient and Maimed Mariners and Sea-Men ([1694]); [Richard Dunning], Bread for the Poor (1698); M. D., A Present Remedy for the Poor (1700); Observations upon a Paper intituled, Reasons ... why a Bill pretended to give Further Powers to the Corporation for Setting the Poor of the City of London and Liberties thereof to Work, Should Not Pass into a Law ([1700]) Parish Records Cratfield Churchwardens' Accounts (1617-23) Almshouse Accounts Records of Roger Reede's Charity, Romford (1614-81); To the Right Honourable, the Lords in the High Court of Parliament Assembled ([1644]); Thomas Holt, Orders and Rules Appointed by the Last Will and Testament of Sir Thomas Holt (1656); Mary, Dowager Lady Petre, 'Letter Concerning the Admission of a Poor Woman to the Almshouses' (1680); Theophilus Alye, Commonplace Book (1679-1716); Accounts and Minutes of Braintree Charity Feoffees (1553-1733); The Case of Ewelm Hospital ([1691]) Volume 6 Political and Legal Documents And Commentary 'An Act for Amending the Laws Relating to the Settlement, Imployment and Relief of the Poor' (1722); Joseph Shaw, The Practical Justice of Peace, and Parish and Ward-Officer (1756); Thomas Gilbert, A Bill Intended to be Offered to Parliament, for the Better Relief and Employment of the Poor (1786); William Cobbett and John Wright (eds), The Parliamentary History of England (1806-20) Parish Records Puddletown Parish Overseers' Accounts (1790); Terling Overseers' Accounts (1790); Terling Vestry Minutes (1790); Return of the Poor Inhabitants of the Parish of Terling (1801) Treatises on Poor Relief Reform A Method Concerning the Relief and Employment of the Poor (1699); Laurence Braddon, Particular Answers to the most Material Objections made to the Proposal ... for Relieving, Reforming, and Employing all the Poor of Great Britain (1722); John Vancouver, An Enquiry into the Causes and Production of Poverty, and the State of the Poor (1796); Thomas Ruggles, The History of the Poor: Their Rights, Duties, and the Laws Respecting Them (1797) Workhouses John Cary, An Account of the Proceedings of the Corporation of Bristol, in ... Better Employing and Maintaining the Poor of That City (1700); Thomas Cooke, Work-Houses the Best Charity (1702); An Account of Several Work-Houses for Employing and Maintaining the Poor (1725); Gillingwater, An Essay on Parish Work-Houses (1786); Ovenden Workhouse Register (1780-1800); A List of the Poor in the Workhouse of Ovenden (1775) Charity Records Lists of the Poor in the Parish of Wickham, County Durham (1764) Friendly Societies Rules and Orders to be Observed by the Members of an Amicable Society (1776); Rules, Orders and Regulations of the Friendly Society Called the United Brothers (1804); Bowman Brown v. the Amicable and Brotherly Society (1779) Volume 7 The Diary of Sarah, Lady Cowper (1700-16) Volume 8 Lady Isabella Wentworth, Selected Letters (1705-9); George Boddington, Commonplace and Memorandum Book (1684-1705); Sarah Savage, Devotional Journal (1714-38); Elias Ashmole, Memoirs of the Life of that Learned Antiquary, Elias Ashmole, Esq. (1717); Joseph Williams, Extracts from the Diary, Meditations and Letters of Mr. Joseph Williams of Kidderminster (1783); Peter Oliver Jnr, Diary (1791-1821); [William Thomson], Memoirs of the Life and Gallant Exploits of the Old Highlander, Serjeant Donald Macleod (1791); Memoirs of Miss Hannah Ball, ed. Joseph Cole (1796); Cornelius Ashworth, Daily Journal (1815-16)