Item, No Butcher, his Wife or Servants, to cast or lay, either in the common Street or common Sewer, the Head or Chawld-bone of any Ox, Cow, Bull, or other Beast, neither the Offal of Sheep, or other Beast; neither the Horns of any Beasts, upon Pain to forfeit for any such Offence 12d.

Item, The Bailiff of the said City, or his Deputy, when, and as often as any of the said Offences should happen to be committed, and found by Verdict, or otherwise, upon sufficient and apparent Proof; to collect, receive, and take of every such Inhabitant, and others offending in any of the Premises, the Penalties and Sums of Money: And according to the Rates aforesaid, the one Moiety to be to the Use of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and the other Moiety to the Use of the poor Poeple of that Parish where any of the said Offences shall be committed.

And if any Person offending in the Premises, refuse to make Payment unto the said Bailiff or his Deputy, according to the Rates as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful for him to distrein so much of the Goods and Chattels of every such Person offending, as shall be sufficient for the answering of the same according to the said several Rates; and the said Distress to take, drive, or bear away, and the same to detein and keep, until such Time as he be fully satisfied and paid according to the Intent, Effect, and true Meaning of these Presents.

Now to add a few Things concerning the State of the Poor of this City and the Liberties, in former Times; and what the Expences were by the Inhabitants in the several Districts thereof, for their Maintenance; and what Care hath been taken for erecting Workhouses and Hospitals for the poorer Sort, whether Beggars, Vagabonds, ancient decayed People and poor Children.

Here follows a brief Abstract of the particular yearly Receipts and Payments for the Poor, as well of the City of Westminster and Liberties of the same, as also of the Parishes of St. Clement's Danes and Strond, Parcel of the Dutchy of Lancaster; made Novemb. 14, 1572.

The Sum Total of the yearly Charge of the poor People within the Parish of St. Margaret's Westminster 115l. 5s. 5d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Receipt of the Parishioners within the said Parish for the Relief of the said Poor 119l. 5s. 4d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Charge of the Poor within the Parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, amounted to 29l. 0s. 8d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Receipt of the Parishioners within the said Parish for the Relief of the said Poor 27l. 1s. 8d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Charge of the Poor within the Parish of St. Clement's Danes, amounted to 32l. 1s. 4d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Receipts of the Parishioners within the said Parish, for their Relief 32l. 18s. 2d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Charge of the Poor within the Parish of Strond, alias Savoy, amounted to 10l. 16s. 8d.

The Sum Total of the Receipts of the Parishioners within the said Parish for the same 10l. 15s. 1d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Charge of the poor People within the Savoy Rents, amounted to 3l. 9s. 4d.

The Sum Total of the yearly Receipts of the Inhabitants within the said Rents for their Relief 4l. 6s. 8d.

So that the Sum Total of all the yearly Charge of the Poor aforesaid, within the several Parishes aforesaid, viz. in the City of Westminster and the Liberties thereof, for the Year 1572, amounted to 190l. 13s. 4d.

And the Sum Total of all the yearly Receipts of the several Parishes aforesaid in the said City and Liberties, for the Use of the poor People aforesaid, was 194l. 7s. 0d.

Whence among other Observations that may be made hence, ths is one; how by the vast Increase of the Charges for Maintenance of the present Poor in these Parts, may be conjectured the vast and prodigious Increase of the Inhabitants within an 130 Years, or little more.

I add an Account brought in to the Lord Burghley, High Steward of Westminster, of the Quantity of Corn and Meal weekly brought, uttered and sold in the Markets at Westminster; and of such Meal as is brought, uttered and sold to the several Bakers at their several Houses, Dec. 8. Ann. Reg. Eliz. 29, 1586, &c. in a Time (as it seems) of Dearth.

Sum Total of all the Wheat Meal, uttered and sold in Bread by the said Bakers weekly, during the Term-time CLVI Quarters.

Sum Total of all the Wheat Meal uttered and sold in Bread by the Bakers weekly, out of the Term time, as aforesaid LXXXXVI Quarters.

Sum Total of all the Meal uttered and sold weekly, as aforesaid CCLII Quarters.

Sum of the Meal and Bread sold in the Market, and the Meal in the Chandlers Shops weekly XII Quarters.

Sum Total of all the said Meal uttered and sold weekly CCLXIV Quarters.

Memorand. That there be sundry of the Inhabitants of the said City, (who usually from Time to Time, do make their own several Provisions of Meal, as well of Wheat as of Rye, and do bake and make Bread of the same for their several Housholds) the Sum thereof is great, but the Certainty and Number of the same is not perfectly known.

Memorand. The said Bakers, nor any of them will confess, that they bake or put to Sale, any Bread made of Rye, but only of Wheat, as aforesaid: And as touching any Store of Corn or Meal, as yet it doth not appear, that the said Bakers have any other Provision, but as they, from Time to Time, make their Provision, as aforesaid. And that they do pay for every Bushel of Wheat Meal, bought, as aforesaid, 5s. 8d. and sometime more.

In the Beginning of Q. Elizabeth's Reign, about the Year 1560, for the employing of the idle Poor, and for the relieving of the honest Poor, decayed through Age or Misfortunes, an Hospital was propounded to be erected: Whereof Sir William Cecyl, Knt. Secretary of State, and High Steward of Westminster, was a great Mover. The Way thought on of raising Money to do it was by a voluntary Contribution of the Inhabitants: And that every Constable should be authorized to gather in their Wards as they could obtain willingly for such an Use; and that those they found backward, and refused to give, should have their Names taken; and to make Use of a Statute upon them, namely, to cess them 12d. for every Day's Absence from the Church at the accustomable Service there preformed: And moreover, to take, by Way of Loan, a Portion of Money to this Use, to be repaid by a reasonable Space, as should be convented and agreed upon.

That 40l. at least might reasonably be expected of Cox, Bishop of Ely, who being Dean of Westminster in Edward the Sixth's Time, had voluntarily been promised that Sum for the said Use.

That there should be appointed certain Assistants, as one Prebendary, four Headboroughs,