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• Poor laws -- Early works to 1800
• Scotland -- Early works to 1800

• Proclamation anent the poor, and providing correction-houses for them. (Edinburgh, : Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson ..., Anno Domini 1699), by Scotland. Privy Council and Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for improving able beggars ... ([Edinburgh? : s.n., 1693]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamation for putting former acts and proclamations anent beggars in execution (Edinburgh : Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Anno Dom 1694), by Scotland. Privy Council, Gilbert Eliot, and Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Practice of the Scottish Poor Law (W. Green, 1907), by George A. Mackay (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The law of Scotland regarding the poor (W. Blackwood and Sons, 1854), by Alexander Dunlop (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor law inquiry : (Scotland). Appenix. (Murray and Gibb, 1844), by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• On the sufficiency of the parochial system, without a poor rate, for the right management of the poor. (Wm. Collins, 1841), by Thomas Chalmers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remarks on the poor laws, and on the method of providing for the poor, in Scotland. (T. Clark, 1834), by David Monypenny (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proposed alteration of the Scottish poor laws, and of the administration thereof, as stated by Dr. Alison, in his "Observations on the management of the poor in Scotland," considered and commented on. (W. Whyte, 1840), by David Monypenny and William Pulteney Alison (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical dissertations on the law and practice of Great Britain, and particularly of Scotland, with regard to the poor; on the modes of charity; and on the means of promoting the improvement of the people: together with a selection of facts and documents, and miscellaneous inquiries, illustrative of the management of the poor in Scotland, and in various parts of the continent of Europe, &c. (Printed for P. Hill, 1819), by Robert Burns (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report from the Select committee on poor law (Scotland) together with the proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence, and appendix. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 18 July 1870. (n.p., 1870), by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select committee on poor law (Scotland) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor law inquiry (Scotland) appendix. (Murray and Gibb, George Street, for her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1844), by Poor Law Inquiry Commission for Scotland (page images at HathiTrust)
• The poor-law manual for Scotland: carefully revised, greatly enlarged, and brought down to the present time (A. & C. Black, 1851), by Alexander MacNeel Caird and Scotland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proposed alteration of the Scottish poor laws, and of the administration thereof, as stated by Dr. Alison, in his "Observations on the management of the poor in Scotland". (W. Whyte, 1840), by David Monypenny (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor relief in Scotland; an outline of the growth and administration of the poor laws in Scotland, from the middle ages to the present day (D. Wyllie & Son, 1923), by Alexander A. Cormack (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Some considerations on the Scottish poor-law question in a letter to a friend (W. Blackwood & Sons, 1845), by William Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on Scotland. (Printed for H.M Stationery off., by Wyman and sons, limited, 1909), by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Poor Laws and Relief of Distress, Beatrice Webb, George Lansbury, Francis Chandler, Henry Russell Wakefield, and George Francis Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust)

• A history of the Scotch poor law, in connexion with the condition of the people (J. Murray, 1856), by George Nicholls (page images at HathiTrust)

• Poor law for Scotland. (N. Adshead., 1867) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor law magazine. (N. Adshead [etc.], 1891) (page images at HathiTrust)

• A letter from one in the country, to a member of Parliament, intreating this session, may take to their consideration, the lamentable condition of the poor. ([Edinburgh : s.n.,], 1700) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proposals concerning religion ([Scotland : s.n., 1699?]), by George Mackenzie Cromarty (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A proclamation anent the beggars (Edinburgh : Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, printer to Their Most Sacred Majesties, 1692), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary), William 1650-1702, and Mary 1662-1694 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamation for putting former acts and proclamations anent beggars in execution (Edinburgh : Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Anno Dom 1694), by Scotland. Privy Council, Gilbert Eliot, and Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A proclamation anent beggers. (Edinburgh : Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to their most excellent Majesties, Anno Dom. 1693), by Scotland. Privy Council and Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694: William and Mary) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A proclamation anent beggers. ([Edinburgh, : by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1693]), by Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary), King of England William III, Queen of England Mary II, and Scotland. Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for improving able beggars ... ([Edinburgh? : s.n., 1693]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Act the Faculty of Chirurgeon[s] of Glasgow, in favours of the poor diseased people within their jurisdiction. ([Glasgow : s.n., 1698]), by Glasgow (Scotland). Faculty of Chirurgeons (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A plan of police : exhibiting the causes of the present increase of the poor and proposing a mode for their future more effectual relief and support. (Printed for G. and T. Wilkie, 1786), by Thomas Gilbert (page images at HathiTrust)
• Act for discharging poor prisoners unable to satisfy their creditors. ([Printed for Edward Husband], 1649), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons, Henry Scobell, and Edward Husband (page images at HathiTrust)
• An ease for overseers of the poore abstracted from the statutes, allowed by practise, and now reduced into forme, as a necessarie directorie for imploying, releeuing, and ordering of the poore. With an easie and readie table for recording the number, names, ages, exercises and defects of the poore, fit to be obserued of the ouerseers in euery parish. Also hereunto is annexed a prospect for rich men to induce them to giue, and a patterne for poore men to prouoke them to labour, very pertinent to the matter. The principall heads hereof appeare in the next page. ([London] : Printed by Iohn Legat, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1601) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Laws, etc. ([London] : Imprinted by [J. Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to the honourable Citie of London, 1599), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Orders and directions, together with a commission for the better administration of iustice, and more perfect information of His Maiestie how, and by whom the lawes and statutes tending to the reliefe of the poore, the well ordering and training vp of youth in trades, and the reformation of disorders and disordered persons, are executed throughout the kingdome: which His royall Maiestie hath commanded to be published and inquired of, by the body of his Priuie Councell, whom he hath made principall commissioners for this purpose. (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie: and by the assignes of Iohn Bill, 1630 [i.e. 1631]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I), King Charles I of England, and England and Wales Privy Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• 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)

• By the King. A proclamation commanding the due execution of the lawes made for setting the poore on worke. (Imprinted at London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, M.DC.XXIX. [1629]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A letter from a member of the parliament of Scotland to his friend at London, concerning their late act, for establishing a company of that kingdom, tradeing to Africa and the Indies: ([[Edinburgh] : Printed at London, and re-printed at Edinburgh, by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1696]), by Philanax Verax (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Scotiæ indiculum, or, The present state of Scotland together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof / by A.M. philopatris. (London : Printed for Jonathan Wilkins ..., 1682), by A. M. (Alexander Mudie) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The genealogy of the Lairds of Ednem and Duntreth, from the year of God 1063, to the year 1699 and more particularly of Duntreth, and the families that married with Duntreth, during the said time. (Glasgovv : Printed by Robert Sanders, one of His Majesties printers, Anmo [sic] Dom. 1699) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Act discharging any to travel thorow the Highlands, with more persons than the law allows. Edinburgh, the tenth day of October, 1678. (Edinburgh : Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, 1678), by Scotland. Privy Council and Alexander Gibson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Commission of Justiciary for securing the peace of the Highlands (Edinburgh : Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie, Anno Dom. 1697), by Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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