Women in English Life from Mediæval to Modern Times, Vol. I
CHAPTER VII.
ALMSGIVING IN OLDEN TIMES.
Almsgiving at the monasteries--Charity dispensed by private families--Bequests of ladies for the relief of the poor-- Action of the Church--Change in the conception of the duty of almsgiving--Needlework for the poor--Modern gilds-- Charity at the present day 100
PERIOD II.
_ENGLAND AFTER THE RENAISSANCE._