Note 609 — Chapter XII

Essex, Vol. 188, 92. Poor in misery, because clothiers do not set them to work, but the justices "did cause" the "able men of parishes" to "raise stockes and meanes to sett their poore on worke."

Richmond, Vol. 189, 65. "We haue likewise given direccons for another assessem^t to be presently made and levyed for the raising of a summe in grosse for a stocke for the setting to worke suche as are able and binding and putting forth apprentices w^ch occasions haue hitherto beene supplyed forth of the com(m)on stocke of the towne chamber w^th the making and levying of w^ch assessement the overseers are now in hande."

Bedford, Vol. 189, 27, I.

Beverley, Vol. 189, 8, X. Stocks were raised for keeping the poor to work "(viz^t) in St Maryes parish six poundes, in St Martin's parish sewven poundes, and in St Nicholas parish six pounde, besides the stocks they form(er)ly had." The poor were employed in spinning hemp.

Agbrigg, Vol. 189, 55. The justices sat at Wakefield, yesterday, for this purpose. The letter is dated April 29, 1631.