An Account of the Work-Houses in Great Britain, in the year M,DCC,XXXII. Shewing their original, number, and the particular management of them at the above period. With many other curious and useful remarks upon the state of the poor. The third edition.

Edité par Sold by W. Brown, Corner of Essex-Street, in the Strand. 1786, 1786

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xvi, 202 [I.e.192]pp. Pp.13-16 are in the form of one folding table, p.192 misnumbered 202. 8vo. Disbound. A good clean copy, sl. mark at head of titlepage. ESTC T2848. 'This book very lately fell into the hands of a Gentleman, who has reprinted it, as he thought it would be acceptable to all who are attentive to the subject, and wish to promote oeconomy, useful labour, decent behaviour, and cleanliness in work-houses and charity-schools - It shews how great attention was given at the time the book was first printed (about the year 1730) to the management of the poor; - it also shews the amazing increase in the rates, in the course of 50 years, and the necessity of better regulation in future, in order to stop their farther increase.' He continues, 'There is a cruelty practised in many Lordships both to the injury of the Poor, and decrease of population: viz. That the Proprietors destroy the cottage-houses, in order to remove the inhabitants. Without an Act of Inclosure, the right of Common could not be taken from the Poor; but, even with this, to dispossess them of their settlement seems to border on inhumanity. From this practice the Poor are driven to towns and cities.' (Preface, dated May 1786.).…

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An Account of the Work-Houses in Great Britain, in the year M,DCC,XXXII. Shewing their original, number, and the particular management of them at the above period. With many other curious and useful remarks upon the state of the poor. The third edition.
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WORK HOUSES.
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Sold by W. Brown, Corner of Essex-Street, in the Strand. 1786
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1786
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