CHAPTER XII.
THE BEGGAR OF OLDEN TIME. “Only a Beggar.”—The Fraternity 333 Years ago.—A savage p. 211 Law.—Origin of the Poor-Laws.—Irish Distinction in the Ranks of Beggary.—King Charles’s Proclamation.—Cumberland Discipline
THE BEGGAR OF OLDEN TIME. “Only a Beggar.”—The Fraternity 333 Years ago.—A savage p. 211 Law.—Origin of the Poor-Laws.—Irish Distinction in the Ranks of Beggary.—King Charles’s Proclamation.—Cumberland Discipline