Knowledge to do before Burghley Alms-house paragraphs Flashcards
Who founded some alms-houses due to religion?
Margaret Clifford established one in Beamsley and John Whitgift established one in Croydon.
What did Lord Burghley ensure the inhabitants did in link to religion?
Said prayers daily, and attended the chapel of the local parish church.
Vagabonds?
Ones who could work but were too lazy too.
True poor?
Ones who couldn’t work or tried to find work.
What did Elizabethan society want to do in link to the poor>
Help the true poor but also improve the behaviour of vagabonds.
What happened in the 1570s?
Norfolk JPs met at the local jail to punish ‘rogues, drunkards and other unruly people’ which was considered ‘godly and necessary’.
What did studies show?
Shows a concern to improve the behaviour of the thriftless poor, therefore in Norwich they were jobs such as knitting and in York a master beggar kept the others in line.
How did Burghley let people into his almshouses?
He had his limits and would not let in dishonest Christians such as thieves. The routines and expectations laid down in 1597 by him have a clear emphasis on improvemnts of behaviour so no gambling and playing cards.
What were the inhabitants expected to do in link to improving behaviour?
13 inhabitants Participate in group worship at St Martin’s in morning and evening on sundays, wednesdays, fridays and holy days. If they did not attend they would be fined 6d per session missed.
Weekly wages.
2s 4d on a Sunday evening after prayer. This would ensure they could confuct themselves in the manner.
Who set up an almshouse to set an example in link to it being the right thing to do?
William Lambarde founded an almshouse and his example was followed by Lord Cobham and Archbishop hop Whitgift. These three then worked together in 1592 as the first governors of Sir John Hawkins almshouse in Catham for disabled sailors.
What was Lord Burghley to Elizabeth?
Her chief advisor and secretary of state and Lord high treasurer.
What was Burghley keen to do in link to it being the appropriate thing to do?
To ensure people beyond Stamford knew about his almshouses so he had the royal printers produce a set of rules for his almshouse and had the pamphlet distributed freely within London so people were aware.
Before the reformation what was the purpose of alms-houses in link to religion and changing attitudes to porverty.
Existed as means for additional prayers to be said for the souls of dead Catholics, they were therefore usually established after the death of a wealthy catholic.
After the reformation what was the purpose of alms-houses in link to religion and changing attitudes to poverty.
Protestants did not believe in buying ones way into heaven so they were now founded to show ones faith in god as undertaking charitable work was godly. They were now established in the founders lifetime and though praying was important, there was an emphasis on improving the behaviour of the poor.
What did Burghley alms-houses start out as in link to religion?
Medieval hospital.
When were his almshouses estblished in link to religion?
1597.
What happened to the number of Vagrants?
In Bidewell prison in London, 69 a year in 1560-1 to 209 in 1578-9 and then to 555 in 1601.
What was an act introduced to reduced vagrants?
in 1572 act of parliament allowed the punishment of vagabonds over the age of 14 by whipping or being burned with a hot iron on the right year.
What was another act introuced?
The 1598 act also made it much easier to set up alms-houses, work houses and houses of correction which lead to a surge in the founding of almshouses in the early 17th century.
When did burghley buy the property?
1549.
What did burghley take advantage of?
The 1572 legislation to found his almshouse.
When did his property become an almshouse?
1597.
Who qualified to be part of the burghley almshouses?
People who lived in a 7 mile radius of stamford for atleast 7 years, ideally ex soldiers, crafstmen such as carpenters or labourers or servants who lost work due to sickness.
What book categorised the poor in link to the recognition of different types of poor?
William Harrison wrote ‘Description of England” which divided the poor into the True poor, the impotent poor and the thriftless poor.
What were the true poor?
Orphans or old and blind who could not help themselves.
What were the impotent poor?
Poor because of an injury or were sick.
Who were the thriftless poor?
Genuine people looking for work or vagrants and criminals.
What happened in the 1570s?
The things you know about the cities.
Who was the government concerned about?
Rouges, vagabinds and vagrants who could work but chose not to.
What did puritans believe?
That providing poor relief could bring an improvement in morals and behaviour and therefore would also have the effect of clearing the streets of the undesirables.
What would the men of the almshouse do on the days mentioned?
Go in their gowns to morning and evening prayer, his strict rules on inhabitancy only allowed the true or impotent poor to benefit from his charity.
