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• A letter on pauperism and crime, addressed to the members of the House of Commons / Talbot collection of British pamphlets (Rivingtons ..., 1869) (page images at HathiTrust)
• National thoughts, recommended to the serious attention of the public : with an appendix, shewing the damages arising from a bounty on corn (Printed for R. Dodsley, 1751), by Charles Townshend (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anno undecimo Georgii IV Regis : an act to to repeal the provisions of certain acts relating to the removal of vagrant and poor persons born in the isles of Jersey and Guernsey, and chargeable to parishes in England; and to make other provisions in lieu thereof. (19th March 1830.) (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1830), by Great Britain, Andrew Strahan, George Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), and Great Britain. Sovereign (1820-1830 : George IV) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Law and the Poor, by Edward Abbott Parry (Gutenberg ebook)
• 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)
• The Report of the governours of the corporation for improving and releiving the poor of this city of London, and liberties thereof ([London] : Printed by James Flesher ..., 1655), by City of London (England) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some proposals for the imployment of the poor, and for the prevention of idleness and the consequence thereof, begging a practice so dishonourable to the nation, and to the Christian religion : in a letter to a friend / by T.F. (London : Printed by J. Grover, and are to be sold by Francis Smith ..., 1681), by Thomas Firmin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Provision for the poor, or, Reasons for the erecting of a working-hospital in every county as the most necessary and onely effectual expedient to promote the linnen manufactory, with comfortable maintenance for all poor and distressed people in citie and country by which all beggars, vagrants, &c. throughout the nation, may speedily be restrained, and forever prevented : in pursuance to certain proposals to the King and Parliament. (London : Printed for D.M., 1678), by Richard Haines (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse touching provision for the poor written by Sir Matthew Hale ... (London : Printed by H. Hills for John Leigh ..., 1683), by Matthew Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons for passing a bill in Parliament to erect three Courts of Conscience, in the three several divisions hereafter named, being within the Bills of Mortality, and without the city of London, and the liberties thereof, for relief of poor debtors and creditors, under the value of forty shillings, to prevent vexations and chargeable arrests and suits at law ([London : s.n., 168-?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for making provisions for setting the poor on work: ([London : printed by J. Leake, in Jewin-Street, 1700]) (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)
• By the Queene where in the Parliament holden at Westminster the second day of April in the xiii yeere of the reigne of our soueraigne lady the Queene, there was for the reliefe of diuers poore decaied townes, & of great multitudes of her poore subiects ... an acte for the continuance of making of cappes ... (Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker ..., 1590), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) and Elizabeth 1533-1603 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Where in the Parliament holden at Westminster, the second day of Aprill, in the xiii yere of the reign of our soueraign Lady the Queene, there was for the reliefe of diuers poore ... an acte for the continuance of making cappes (Imprinted at London : By the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1597), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) and Elizabeth 1533-1603 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Bread for the poor, or, A method shewing how the poor may be maintained and duly provided for in a far more plentiful and yet cheaper manner than now they are without waste or want. (Exeter [Devon] : Printed by Samuel Darker for Charles Yeo, John Pearce and Philip Bishop, 1698), by R. D. (Richard Dunning) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Transactions of the Corporation of the Poor, in the city of Bristol, during a period of 126 years, alphabetically arranged, with observations, and a prefatory address to the Guardians of 1826. (P. Rose, 1826), by James Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of the committee (appointed Feb. 8th, 1884.) Presented Dec. 22nd, 1884, to the bishop of the diocese, with prefatory remarks by His Lordship. To which is added an appendix containing a digest of Bristol charities, etc. (P. S. King, 1885), by Bristol (England). Committee to Inquire into the Condition of the Bristol Poor (page images at HathiTrust)

• An act of the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled, for the relief and imployment of the poor, and the punishing of vagrants, and other disorderly persons, within the City of London, and liberties thereof : whereby is constituted a corporation, or body politique, consisting of a president, deputy, treasurer and assistants, for the due ordering and putting in execution the said act. (Printed by John Field for Edward Husband, 1649), by England and Wales Parliament, Edward Husband, John Field, and Henry Scobell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proposals of Nicholas Dupin, Esq; The first deputy governour of the linnen and white writing-paper corporation in England, Scotland, and Ireland To all the parishes in and about the city of London, and within the weekly bills of mortality, to set the poor to work, who are not employed in the woollen manufacture; whereby the said parishes will (after the expiration of the first year) be not only eased and discharged of the burthen of them for ever, but also be considerable gainers: for by employing 50000 poor, in the several parish workhouses, the product of their labour will amount, in one year, to the sum of 225000l. as it is hereafter more at large explained; which sum is to remain for a perpetual fund or stock, to be lodged and secured in the chamber of London or Bank of England, for the use of the poor, besides the charitable gifts, legacies, and other revenues formerly given and bequeathed by pious persons, and the voluntary, liberal, and charitable contributions to be bestowed by well disposed Christians, towards the encreasing the said poor's stock, and also the profits of the manufactured goods when sold. ([London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1698]), by Nicholas Dupin and England) Company of White Paper Makers (London (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Tuesday the seven and twentieth of April, 1652. Votes of Parliament for setting the poor on vvork, and for preventing of common-begging. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1652), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By vertue of an order of the honourable House of Commons, made on Monday the seventh of this present moneth of February, 1641. We (the committee appointed, to receive the moneys given, by the members of the House of Commons, for the reliefe of the poore distressed people that are come out of Ireland) ... ([London : s.n., 1642]), by Edward Ayscough and England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Orders appointed to be executed in the cittie of London, for setting roges and idle persons to worke, and for releefe of the poore (At London : Printed by [J. Charlewood? for] Hugh Singleton, dvvelling in Smithfielde, at the signe of the golden Tunne, [1587?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• At a court of the right honourable president and governors for the poor of the City of London, holden at Guild-Hall, on Thursday the 25th day of May, 1699. ([London : s.n., 1699]), by England) Governors for the Poor (London (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Public General Acts. 1649-05-07 ([London] : Printed by Richard Cotes printer to the honourable city of London, 1650), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Laws, etc. ([London] : Richardus Graftonus, typographus Regius excudebat, Mense Aprilis. Anno M.D LII. [1552]), by England and Wales and England and Wales. Sovereign (1547-1553 : Edward VI) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• At a court held by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor President, and the rest of the Governors of the Corporation for the Poor of London the 6th of February, 1655. ([London] : Printed by James Flesher, Printer to the honourable city of London, 1655), by England) Governors for the Poor (London (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the city of London, in reference to debt to the orphans, and others. ([London] : Printed by Samuel Roycroft, Printer to the honourable city of London, 1692), by City of London (England). Court of Aldermen (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the miserable orphans of the city of London, presented to the honourable House of Commons. ([London : s.n., 1692]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Directions of the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled. To the severall ministers of the City of London, and liberties thereof ; for the stirring up their hearers to a voluntary and generall contribution, for the raising of a stock, for the setting of the poore of this city at work as is hereafter expressed. ([London] : Printed by Richard Cotes, printer to the honourable City of London, [1650]), by City of London (England). Court of Common Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• London pauperism amongst Jews and Christians. An inquiry into the principles and practice of out-door relief in the metropolis, and the result upon the moral and physical condition of the pauper class. (Saunders, Otley, and co., 1867), by Joshua Harrison Stallard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our London Poor Law Schools, comprising descriptive sketches of the schools, with a map, and special chapters on ophthalmia, finance, and law (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1898), by Walter Monnington and Frederick John Forder Lampard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Most deplorable case of the orphans of the city of London ([London? : s.n., 1692?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An Act of Common Council for the Better Relief of the Poor Within the City of London, and Liberties Thereof ([London] : Printed by Samuel Roycroft ..., 1698), by City of London (England) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Mid Sussex poor law records 1601-1835 (Sussex Record Society, 2001), by Ian Nelson and Norma Pilbeam (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Modern methods of charity; an account of the systems of relief, public and private, in the principal countries having modern methods (The Macmillan company;, 1904), by Charles Richmond Henderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Économie politique chrétienne. (Meline, Cans et compagnie, 1837), by Jean-Paul-Alban Villeneuve-Bargemon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public relief and private charity (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1884), by Josephine Shaw Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of poor relief legislation in Iowa (State historical society of Iowa, 1914), by John Lewis Gillin and State Historical Society of Iowa (page images at HathiTrust)
• The vagrancy problem. The case for measures of restraint for tramps, loafers, and unemployables. (P. S. King & son, 1910), by William Harbutt Dawson (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of the English poor law, in connection with the state of the country and the condition of the people (P. S. King & son;, 1898), by George Nichols, Henry George Willink, and Thomas Mackay (page images at HathiTrust)
• The laws of the Hebrews : relating to the poor and the stranger, from the "Mischna-Hathora" of the Rabbi Maimonides (P. Richardson, 1840), by Moses Maimonides and James Watts Peppercorne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Economie politique chrétienne, ou, Recherches sur la nature et les causes du paupérisme, en France et en Europe, et sur les moyens de le soulager et de le prévenir (Paulin, 1834), by Alban Villeneuve-Bargemon (page images at HathiTrust)
• (Une) Forme spéciale de chomage; le travail casuel dans les ports anglais. (Rousseau, 1913), by Joseph Malègue (page images at HathiTrust)
• Charity and the poor law. (Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1901), by S. D. Fuller (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public relief and private charity (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1884), by Josephine Shaw Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
• A practical view of Ireland : from the period of the union : with plans for the permanent relief of her poor, and the improvement of her municipal organization : to which is annexed, a comparative survey of the laws and institutions of foreign states, for the maintenance, education, and protection of the working classes (W.F. Wakeman ;, 1831), by James Butler Bryan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Economia politica cristiana, ó, Investigaciones sobre la naturaleza y las causas del pauperismo en Francia y en Europa, y sobre los medios de socorrerlo y de prevenirlo (Imprenta de La Esperanza, 1852), by Jean-Paul-Alban Villeneuve-Bargemon and José de Soto y Barona (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Poor laws and their bearing on society : A series of political and historical essays (L.J. Hjerta, 1840), by Erik Gustaf Geijer (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)
• Armer und armen-verband : eine studie zum armenrecht. ([s.n.], 1912), by Wilhelm Sardemann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Letters on the condition of the poor : addressed to Alexander Henry, Esq., containing a vindication of poor laws and benevolent societies, proofs of the injustice of the general censure of the poor for extravagance, dissipation, etc., instances of intense suffering in Philadelphia ... (s.n.], 1835), by Mathew Carey and Alexander Henry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ancient laws against immorality (C. Crownfield [etc.], 1729), by John Disney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Du droit des pauvres sur les spectacles (G. Gounouilhou, 1905), by Roger Simon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public relief and private charity. (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1884), by Josephine Shaw Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Adatok a magyar szegényügy rendezéséhez. (Márkus S., 1908), by Tivadar Forbáth and Elberfeld (Germany) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A dologház és lakói. (Franklin-társulat könyvnyomdája, 1891), by Gyula Fekete (page images at HathiTrust)
• Économie politique chrétienne (Paulin; [etc., etc.], 1834), by Alban Villeneuve-Bargemon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fattigva rdslagstiftningen ... (Tryckt hos P. Palmquists aktiebolag, 1915), by Sweden. Fattigva rdslagstiftningskommitte n, Jacob Theophil Andersson, Gustaf Lindstedt, Johan Wide n, and Sweden (page images at HathiTrust)
• Simple measures, by which the recurrence of famines may be prevented, and the pressure of the poor laws greatly abated, by a slight and partical change in our common agricultural practice. ([n. p.], 1816), by William Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fourteenth report with the minutes of evidence, and appendix. ([London?], 1838), by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the New Poor Law Amendment Act (page images at HathiTrust)
• English poor law policy. (Longmans, Green and co., 1910), by Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb (page images at HathiTrust)
• Code relating to the poor in the state of New York : containing such laws of a general and special nature, in force in 1870, as relate to the support and maintenance of the poor (Weed, Parsons and company, 1870), by Edward Wade (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor debtor law of Massachusetts. (Little, 1883), by Charles Edward Grinell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Plan for the relief of the poor in Ireland, with observations on the English and Scotch poor laws, addressed to the landed proprietors of Ireland. (J.M. Richardson, 1830), by William Smith O'Brien (page images at HathiTrust)
• The rate in aid : a letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Roden, K.P. (J. McGlashan, 1849), by Isaac Butt and Robert Jocelyn Roden (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das armenwesen in 77 deutschen städten und einigen landarmenverbänden. Dargestellt auf grund der verhandlungen und statistischen untersuchungen des Deutschen vereins für armenpflege und wolhthätigkeit (Armenstatistisches Bureau des Deutschen vereins für armenpflege und wohlthätigkeit, 1886), by Victor Böhmert and Deutscher Verein für Armenpflege und Wohltätigkeit (page images at HathiTrust)
• A handy guide to the duties of overseers of the poor, assistant overseers and collectors of rates. (London, 1921), by A. O. Hobbs (page images at HathiTrust)
• The present state of the Poor-Law question : in letters to the Marquess of Salisbury (John Murray, 1833), by Charles Wetherell and James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor law orders : the Relief regulation order, 1911, and the Boarding out order, 1911, with other orders relating to the administration of relief, together with introduction, notes, and explanations, being a supplement to the volume of poor law orders issued in 1907. (P.S. King & Son, 1912), by Herbert Jenner-Fust (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• An abridgment of cases upon poor law, from 5 & 6 Vict. to 20 & 21 Vict. (1842 to 1858) (Shaw and Sons, 1858), by W. G. Lumley and John Frederick Archbold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Considerations on the state of Ireland : being the substance of an address delivered before the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, at the opening of its seventeenth session, on Wednesday, November 18, 1863 : with an appendix, containing a comparison of the English and Irish Poor Laws with respect to the conditions of relief (E. Ponsonby, 1864), by John K. Ingram and Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rating : principles--practice--procedure. (Estates Gazette [etc.], 1910), by Philip Michael Faraday and W. J. Jeeves (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Du paupérisme, ce qu'il était dans l'antiquité, ce qu'il est de nos jours; des remèdes qui lui étaient opposés, de ceux qu'il conviendrait de lui appliquer aujourd'hui. Suivi d'une analyse de la législation ancienne et moderne sur ce sujet, avec l'exposition des opinions des économistes et des publicistes qui ont spécialement traité de cette matière. (Guillaumin, 1842), by C. G. de Chamborant (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statistical account of Upper Canada (London : Published by Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court : And J.M. Richardson, Cornhill, 1822., 1822), by Robert Gourlay (page images at HathiTrust)
• A practical view of Ireland : from the period of the union : with plans for the permanent relief of her poor, and the improvement of her municipal organization : to which is annexed, a comparative survey of the laws and institutions of foreign states, for the maintenance, education, and protection of the working classes (W.F. Wakeman ;, 1831), by James Butler Bryan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Laws regarding state paupers (State of Connecticut, 1919), by Connecticut and Connecticut. Department of State Agencies and Institutions (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor laws of the State of New York containing the first six titles of chapter 20 of the first part of the revised statutes : together with all the general and special laws relating to the support and management of the poor in force down to and including the year 1871, to which are added suitable forms with notes and explanations (Argus, 1871), by New York (State) and Homer A. Nelson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Vagrancy Problem.: The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour Houses, by William Harbutt Dawson (Gutenberg ebook)
• The poor mans friend, or A narrative of what progresse many worthy citi- [sic] of London have made in that godly work of providing for the poor With an Ordinance of Parliament for the better carrying on of the work. Published for the information and encouragement of those, both in city and countrey, that wish well to so pious a work. (London : printed by A.M. for Tho. Underhill at the Bible in Woodstreet, 1649. [i.e. 1650]), by Rice Bush and England and Wales. Parliament. Proceedings. 1647-12-17 (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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