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• Charities -- Early works to 1800
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• Charity laws and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800
• Charity laws and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
• Charity laws and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800

• Pinḳas ḳehilat Korfu (Columbia University Libraries, 1704), by Hebrew Manuscripts (Columbia University Libraries) (page images at HathiTrust)

• By the Commissioners for Charitable Uses. Whereas there is a special commission directed to us, under the Great-Seal of England, by his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, for the redressing of the misimployment and concealing of lands, goods and stocks of money heretofore given to charitable uses, as well by kings and queens of England, as by other well disposed persons. ... (London : Pprinted by Thomas Newcomb, 1655), by England and Wales. Commissioners for Charitable Uses and England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the Protector a proclamation for perfecting the collection for relief of the Protestant inhabitants of the valleys of Lucern, Angrona, &c. (London : Printed by Henry Hills and Iohn Field, Printers to His Highness, 1655), by England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Die Lunæ, 10. Martii, 1644. The Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, taking into their consideration the great distresse and calamity of the town of Plymouth, Melcomb Regis, and VVeymouth: ... ([London : s.n., 1644] [i.e. 1645]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Die Veneris. 5 March. 1646. The Lords in Parliament assembled taking into their consideration the multitude of beggars, poore, and vagabonds in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, ... (Printed at London : for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Baily, 1646. [i.e. 1647]), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1560-11-04 ([London : O. Rogers, 1560]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamation. 1700-05-28. (London : printed by Benj. Motte, for the patentees, 1700), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III) and King of England William III (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Parliaments reformation or A worke for presbyters, elders, and deacons to engage themselves, for the education of all poore children, and imployment of all sorts of poore, that no poore body young or old may be enforced to beg within their classes in city nor country. Published for the generall good of the kingdome. / By S.H. a friend of the common-wealth. (London, : Printed for Thomas Bates, at the Maidenhead on Snow-hill, neere Holborne Conduit., 1646), by Samuel Hartlib (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The law of charitable uses. Wherein the statute of 43. Eliz. chap. 4. is set forth and explained; with directions how to sue out and prosecute commissions grounded upon that statute: also presidents, inquisitions, and decrees, with divers judgements, and resolutions upon exceptions and appeals against decrees; and other proceedings upon the said statute. By John Herne. (London : Printed by T.R. for Timothy Twyford, and are to be sold at his shop, within the Inner-Temple-gate, 1660), by John Herne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• At a court holden the 8th day of January, 1662. at the court house of the parish of St Clement Danes without Temple-Barr in the county of Middlesex, by the commissioners for charitable uses for the said county and city of Westminster. ([London : s.n., 1662]), by England and Wales. Commissioners for Charitable Uses (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1613-02-11 ([London] : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, [1613]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and King of England James I (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A proclamation to redresse the mis-imployment of lands, goods, and other things giuen for charitable vses. (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., Anno Dom. 1605), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and King of England James I (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Die Sabbati, 24. Decemb. An order for a charitable contribution for the relief of maymed souldiers. (London : Printed for Edw. Husbands and Joh. Frank, 1642), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Act for a contribution throughout the kingdom of Scotland, to the Irish and French Protestants. Edinburgh, the twenty ninth of April, 1689. (Edinburgh, : [s.n.], Printed in the year, 1689), by Scotland. Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• The doctrine of cy pres as applied to charities. (T. & J. W. Johnson & co., 1887), by Robert Hunter McGrath (page images at HathiTrust)
• La charité avant et depuis 1789 dans les campagnes de France avec quelques exemples tirés de l'étranger (Guillaumin et cie, 1890), by Paul Hubert-Valleroux (page images at HathiTrust)
• Charity and the poor law. (Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1901), by S. D. Fuller (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la charité légale, de ses effets, de ces causes et specialément des maisons de travail et de la proscription de la mendicité (P. Dufart, 1836), by F. M. L. Naville (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public welfare law, revised to June 1, 1931. (J.B. Lyon company, 1931), by New York (State) and New York (State). Department of Social Welfare (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public welfare law, revised to July 1, 1933 .... (J.B. Lyon company, printers, 1933), by New York (State) and New York (State). Department of Social Welfare (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charities and mortmain, being the 4th ed. of Tudor's Charitable trusts (Sweet and Maxwell, 1906), by Owen Davies Tudor, Halford Gay Burdett, Cecil Arthur Hunt, and Leonard Syer Bristowe (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable uses : trusts and donations in New York (The Diossy law book company, 1896), by Robert Ludlow Fowler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Miguel Cárdenas, gobernador constitucional del Estado ... el Congreso del mismo a decretado ... Ley sobre fundaciones y asociaciones de beneficencia e instrucción pública (Impr. de la Escuela de Artes y Oficios del Estado, 1899), by Coahuila (Mexico : State), Miguel Cárdenas, Coahuila (Mexico : State). Congreso del Estado, and Coahuila (Mexico : State). Governor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Armengesetz für den Kanton Unterwalden nid dem Wald : (Landesgemeinde den 30. April 1882). (Stans : Buchdruckerei von Caspar von Matt, Buchhändler, 1882., 1882), by Nidwalden (Switzerland) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable bequests (Sweet & Maxwell, 1921), by Amherst D. Tyssen, Charles Percy Sanger, and Claude Eustace Shebbeare (page images at HathiTrust)
• Illinois charitable organization laws. (Attorney General Office, in the 20th century), by Illinois and Illinois. Attorney General's Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reglamento orgánico de la beneficencia pública. (Imprenta nacional, 1923), by Chile (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pinḳas ḳehilat Korfu (Columbia University Libraries, 1704), by Hebrew Manuscripts (Columbia University Libraries) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Der abbau der staatlichen lebensmittel-zuschüsse und die damit zusammenhängenden fürsorgemassnahmen (Abbaugesetz vom 21. dezember 1921, B.-G.-Bl. nr. 716) (Wiener Volksbuchhandlung, 1922), by Edmund Palla (page images at HathiTrust)

• La question de la charité et des associations religieuses en Belgique (A. Muquardt, 1858), by Edouard Ducpétiaux (page images at HathiTrust)

• Laws relating to the Department of Social Welfare, 1935 (California State Print. Off., 1936), by California and California. Department of Social Welfare (page images at HathiTrust)

• Reglamento orgánico de la beneficencia pública. (Imprenta nacional, 1923), by Chile (page images at HathiTrust)

• Digest of public welfare provisions under the laws of the state of Connecticut. (Works Progress Administration, 1936), by United States. Works Progress Administration, James S. Queen, and Robert C. Lowe (page images at HathiTrust)

• Social legislation in Denmark (Published by the Danish ministry of social affairs, 1924), by F. Zeuthen (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Forandring i henseende til det fattiges väsen i Fyen og Langeland, saaledes, at i steden for, at ethvert sogn tilforn skule underholde sine fattige, skal ethvert gods herefter forsyne alle de fattige og almisse-lemmer, som dertil rettelig henhörer, med videre. (Hirscholm, 1771), by Denmark. Sovereign (1766-1808 : Christian VII) and King of Denmark and Norway Christian VII (page images at HathiTrust)

• For the alderman of the warde meanes deuised for better execution of the statute for reliefe of the poore, and redressing the disorders of persons vagarant [sic] and begging in the Citie of London. ([London] : Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye, [1572]), by City of London (England) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A resitall of certaine branches of a statute made in the xiiii yeere of hir Maiesties reigne concerning collectors for the poore, duties of constables, and for such as refuse to paye to the poore, to put them in better minde of their seuerall duties ... ([S.l. : J. Daye?, 1572?]), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Charitable constructions of the designe of the trustees usually sitting at Sadlers-Hall.: For brevity sake set downe in questions and answers. And written and published to prevent the sinne of rash judging. By a well-wisher to the work. (London : Printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1647), by Robert Ibbitson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Law of charitable uses revised and much enlarged with many cases in law both antient and modern whereunto is now added the learned reading of Sr. Francis Moor, Kt. ... upon the statute of 43 Eliz. concerning charitable uses (who was a member of that Parliament when that statute was made and the penner thereof) : abridged by himself and now printed by his own original manuscript : together with the manner of proceedings in Chancery ... for relief on divers cases wherein the aid of this statute is not required ... necessary for all bishops, cathedrals, colledges, and all parishes in England for recovery and setling of charitable donations methodically digested by George Duke of the Inner Temple, Esq. (London : Printed for Henry Twyford and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1676), by George Duke and Francis Moore (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Répertoire de l'administration et de la comptabilité des établissemens de bienfaisance, hospices, hôpitaux, bureaux de bienfaisance, asiles d'aliénés ... (Au bureau du Mémorial des percepteurs, 1842), by Eugène Durieu and Germain Roche (page images at HathiTrust)
• La révolution et les pauvres (A. Picard et fils, 1898), by Léon Lallemand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Législation charitable; ou, Recueil des lois, arrêtés, décrets, ordonnances royales, avis du Conseil d'État, circulaires, décisions et instructions des ministres de l'intérieur et des finances, arrêts de la Cour des comptes, etc., etc., qui régissent les établissements de bienfaisance, mise en ordre et annotée (Cotillon, 1847), by Ad. de Watteville, France. Cour des comptes, France. Ministère des finances, France. Ministère de l'intérieur, France Conseil d'État, and France (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manuel pratique des lois sociales et ouvrières. (G. Beauchesne, 1918), by Society of St. Vincent de Paul (page images at HathiTrust)

• Die wohlfahrtspflege auf grund der fürsorgepflichtverord-nung und der reichsgrundsätze (Berlin : J. Springer, 1928., 1928), by Hans Muthesius (page images at HathiTrust)

• The true principles of legislation with regard to property given for charitable or other public uses. (Reeves and Turner, 1880), by Courtney Stanhope Kenny (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Charitable trusts acts, 1853 to 1894 (analytically arranged) ([London, 1894), by Great Britain and Great Britain. Charity Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable bequests, with an account of the Mortmain and charitable uses act, 1888. by Amherst D. Tyssen. (W. Clowes and sons, 1888), by Amherst D. Tyssen (page images at HathiTrust)
• A practical treatise of the law of mortmain, and charitable uses and trusts. (J. S. Littell, 1842), by Leonard Shelford (page images at HathiTrust)
• A practical treatise on the law of charities (Saunders and Benning, 1837), by William Robert Augustus Boyle (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of the litigation and legislation respecting Presbyterian chapels and charities in England and Ireland betwen 1816 and 1849 (London : H. Adams, 1867., 1867), by T. S. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• The report of his majesty's commissioners concerning Dame Sarah Hewley's Charity : intended for the support of an alms-house in York for poor widows, and supplying them with catechisms; for poor preachers of Christ's holy gospel, and the widows of such preachers; for exhibitions for young men designed for the ministry; for the promoting of the preaching of the gospel in poor places; and for relieving Godly persons in distress. (A. Prentice, 1829) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable uses, rev. and much enl.; with many cases in law both antient and modern: whereunto is now added,the learned reading of Sr Francis Moor, Kt. ... upon the statute of 43 Eliz. concerning charitable uses, (who was a member of that Parliament when that statute was made, and the penner thereof.) Abridged by himself, and now printed by his own original manuscript. Together, with the manner of proceedings in Chancery, by information, in the name of the King's attorney-general, for relief, on divers cases, wherein the aid of this statute is not required ... Methodically digested (Printed for Henry Twyford, 1676), by George Duke and Francis Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable uses : wherein the Statute of 43 Eliz. chap. 4. is set forth and explained : with directions how to sue out and prosecute commissions grounded upon that statute : also presidents, inquisitions, and decrees, with divers judgements, and resolutions upon exceptions and appeals against decrees : and other proceedings upon the said statute (Printed by J.S. for Timothy Twyford, 1663), by John Herne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anno regni Georgii II. regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo octavo : at the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the first day of December, anno Dom. 1741, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord, George the Second ... : and from thence continued by several prorogations to the twenty seventh day of November, 1744, being the fourth session of this present Parliament. (Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the King; and by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1744), by Great Britain and William Mure (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable uses (W. Clarke and Sons, 1805), by George Duke, Arthur Francis Leach, John Leach, Richard Whalley Bridgman, and Francis Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Les fondations en Angleterre (étude de droit comparé) (A. Rousseau, 1907), by Jean Escarra (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charities and mortmain, being the 4th ed. of Tudor's Charitable trusts (Sweet and Maxwell, 1906), by Owen Davies Tudor, Halford Gay Burdett, Cecil Arthur Hunt, and Leonard Syer Bristowe (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charities : comprising the Charitable Trusts Act, 1853 : with explanatory notes, rules and instructions for application to the board of charity commissioners ; the orders regulationg the practice in chancery, in the county courts and district courts of bankruptcy ; and forms, tables of costs &c., precedents of schemes for the management of schools and other charities ; and all the statutes relating to charitable gifts and trusts with a digest of cases. (John Crockford, 1854), by Philip Francis and Great Britain (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of the litigation and legislation respecting Presbyterian chapels and charities in England and Ireland betwen 1816 and 1849 (H. Adams ;, 1867), by T. S. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• The statutes relating to the ecclesiastical and eleemosynary institutions of England, Wales, Ireland, India, and the colonies : with the decisions thereon (London : J.W. Parker, 1845., 1845), by Great Britain and Archibald John Stephens (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of mortmain (Stevens and Haynes, 1905), ed. by Thomas Bourchier-Chilcott (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law relating to the administration of charities under the Charitable trusts acts, 1853-1894; Local government act, 1894; London government act, 1899; and appendices containing the Roman Catholic charities act, 1860; the Charitable trustees incorporation act, 1872; and Board of education act, 1899, with orders in council of 1900 and 1901. With forms. (Stevens and Haynes, 1902), by Thomas Bourchier-Chilcott and Great Britain (page images at HathiTrust)
• Charitable trusts: the jurisdiction of the Charity commission, being the acts conferring such jurisdiction, 1853-1883, with introductory essays and notes on the sections. (Stevens and Sons, 1887), by Richard Edmund Mitcheson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable trusts, with the statutes, and the orders, regulations, and instructions, issued pursuant thereto; and a selection of schemes (Butterworth, 1871), by Owen Davies Tudor (page images at HathiTrust)
• The law of charitable bequests (Sweet & Maxwell, 1921), by Amherst D. Tyssen, Charles Percy Sanger, and Claude Eustace Shebbeare (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853, 1855, 1860 : the Charity Commissioners Jurisdiction Act, 1862; the Roman Catholic Charities Acts. (Stevens & Haynes, 1867), by Hugh Cooke and Robert Gibson Harwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on the history and effects of the laws of mortmain, and the laws against testamentary dispositions for pious purposes: comprising an account of the debates in Parliament, and of the inquiries of select committees of the House of Commons, and the most interesting cases which have occurred in courts of law. With an appendix, containing the reports of the select committees, and digests of the evidence, etc., etc. (C. Dolman, 1853), by W. F. Finlason (page images at HathiTrust)

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