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Vagrancy in law and practice under the old poor law [electronic resource] / Audrey Eccles.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2012.Description: xii, 249 p., 10 p. of plates : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 345.42/024809033 23
LOC classification:
  • KD8079 .E23 2012eb
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Contents:
The history of vagrancy law -- Processing the vagrants -- Vagrancy law in practice -- Lying in upon the road -- Vagrancy law and coping with poor sick travellers -- The prosecution of vagrancy crime -- The punishment of vagrancy crime -- Offences within the 1744 vagrant act -- The causes of vagrancy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history of vagrancy law -- Processing the vagrants -- Vagrancy law in practice -- Lying in upon the road -- Vagrancy law and coping with poor sick travellers -- The prosecution of vagrancy crime -- The punishment of vagrancy crime -- Offences within the 1744 vagrant act -- The causes of vagrancy.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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