. Records by Spade and Terrier. 3o • 3 .as **S .c/a .h-1 0> 5 T3 -, CQ H £ PLATE Iron , Lead Scoria, Mendips. 3- See page 255. Iron Scori k, Forest of Scori 1:, Mayfield, Sussex. SOCIAL LIFE. 177 relationship between the overseer and the poor at this timewas that of a father to helpless and feckless children. The overseers, said Miss Hayden, were essentiallythe poor mans guardians, exercising over him almost paternalcare. They paid the midwife for bringing him into the world,fed, clothed, housed him during his lifetime ; if he took him-self
. Records by Spade and Terrier. 3o • 3 .as **S .c/a .h-1 0> 5 T3 -, CQ H £ PLATE Iron , Lead Scoria, Mendips. 3- See page 255. Iron Scori k, Forest of Scori 1:, Mayfield, Sussex. SOCIAL LIFE. 177 relationship between the overseer and the poor at this timewas that of a father to helpless and feckless children. The overseers, said Miss Hayden, were essentiallythe poor mans guardians, exercising over him almost paternalcare. They paid the midwife for bringing him into the world,fed, clothed, housed him during his lifetime ; if he took him-self a wife, defrayed a part of the wedding expenses, allowedhim medicine and money when he was lying steel (still),tended him during his last illness, and after laying out thecorpse and providing a coffin, regaled the bearers with bread,cheese, and beer. Some items of this expenditure upon the labourer shegives us as follows :— A new pacax (pickaxe), 2/3, for Hannah Gregory to dig flints speening turn (spinning wheel) for Abraham Goodland, 2 shirt for John Morgan and cleaning
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