 THE poor of England, till the time of Hen. VIII., subsisted entirely upon private benevolence, and the charity of welldisposed Christians. For though it appears by the mirrour ', that by the common law the poor were to be " sustained by " parsons, rectors...  The World's Progress: a Dictionary of Dates - Seite 471von George Palmer Putnam - 1851 - 716 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1804 - 518 Seiten
...poor to beg by license can be deemed an exception. " The author of the Mirror states indeed,f that by the common law, " the poor were to be sustained by parsons, " rectors of the church, and tlie parishioners, ±0 tJiat'none " of them, shall die for default of sustenance." But TIO method is... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 Seiten
...benevolence, and the charity of well disposed Christians (22). For though it appears by the mirror1, that by the common law the poor were to be " sustained by " parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners ; so that k Sl sn . 14 Oeo. 1 1 1 . c. 1 4. 36. 57. 82. 16 Geo. III. c. 39. 18 r.,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1823 - 572 Seiten
...or had dwelt for three years; and it appears by " The Mirrour," as quoted by the above writer, that, by the common law, the poor were " to be sustained by parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners; so that none of them die for default of sustenance." rejected in Justinian's Collection."... | |
 | James Ebenezer Bicheno - 1824 - 190 Seiten
...; and the poor at the same time pray for their benefactors f." And by The Mirrour, we find, that " by the common law the poor were to be sustained by parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners ; so that none of them die for default of sustenance ;" and this, it is apprehended,... | |
 | 1825 - 666 Seiten
...entirely upon private benevolence and. the charity of well disposed Christians ;" and that though, " by the common law, the poor were to be sustained by parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners, so that none of them die for default of sustenance," " he finds no compulsory method... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 Seiten
...benevolence, and the charity of welldisposed Christians. For though it appears by the mirrour ', that by the common law the poor were to be " sustained by " parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners ; so " that none of them die for default of sustenance;" and though by the statutes... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 Seiten
...benevolence, and the charity of welldisposed Christians. For though it appears by the mirrour ', that by the common law the poor were to be " sustained by " parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners ; so " that none of them die for default of sustenance;" and though by the statutes... | |
 | Rowland Dobie - 1829 - 472 Seiten
...VIII. subsisted by the charity of private benevolence entirely. " For although," says Blackstone, " by the common law the poor were to be sustained by parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners ; so that none of them die for default of sustenance, and though by the statutes 12th... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 834 Seiten
...have, to this day, no relief except from private charity. By an ancient statute, 23 Edw. III., cap. 7, it was enacted, that none should give alms to a beggar able to work. It appears by the Mirror, that at the common law, the poor were to be ' sustained by parsons, rectors... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1831 - 1094 Seiten
...of ,SSirTf™tribuwell disposed Christians. For though it appears by the Mirrour, that by the tlons. common law the poor were to be ' sustained by parsons, rectors of the church, and the parishioners, so that none of them die for default of sustenance;' and though by the statute 12... | |
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