attitudes to poor Flashcards
what did the Great Chain of Being show?
nobles were better than the poor
what did many people believe?
they should help those below them in society
what did many people understand?
many paupers could not help their situation and could not be blamed for their poverty
what grew and established?
charities for the poor grew and almshouses were established
what were some paupers seen as?
undeserving, untrustworthy beggars who had no interest in honest work
what pamphlet came out about the undeserving poor?
warnings against vagabonds by Thomas Harman (1567)- encouraged the view that some of the poor were tricksters/ criminals- others were idle/lazy
who was Counterfeit Crank?
he would purposely eat soap so he would froth at the mouth- people felt bad for him and took sympathy
who were Baretop Trickster Woman?
they would trick men into following them by removing clothes- men would then be beat and robbed by her accomplicies
what was Clapper Dudgeon?
he would cut himself and tie dirty bandages to gain sympathy
who was Tom O’ Bedlam?
pretend to be mad- he would stick a chicken’s head in his ear or bark like a dog
