Author: Charlie Clayton

LAWS TO TACKLE BEGGING
1. VAGRANTS WERE BRANDED WITH A LETTER ‘V’.
2. VAGRANTS SHOULD HAVE A HOLE BORED THROUGH THEIR EARLOBE.
3. VAGRANTS COULD BE TIED TO A CART AND WHIPPED THROUGH THE STREET AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
4. VAGRANTS SHOULD BE WHIPPED FOR BEGGING AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME PARISH (VILLAGE).
5. IF A VAGRANT WAS CAUGHT BEGGING FOR A THIRD TIME THEY COULD BE HANGED.
6. A VAGRANT BECAME A SLAVE TO THE PERSON THAT REPORTED THEM.

LAWS TO TACKLE BEGGING
1. VAGRANTS WERE BRANDED WITH A LETTER ‘V’.
2. VAGRANTS SHOULD HAVE A HOLE BORED THROUGH THEIR EARLOBE.
3. VAGRANTS COULD BE TIED TO A CART AND WHIPPED THROUGH THE STREET AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
4. VAGRANTS SHOULD BE WHIPPED FOR BEGGING AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME PARISH (VILLAGE).
5. IF A VAGRANT WAS CAUGHT BEGGING FOR A THIRD TIME THEY COULD BE HANGED.
6. A VAGRANT BECAME A SLAVE TO THE PERSON THAT REPORTED THEM.

LAWS TO TACKLE BEGGING
1. VAGRANTS WERE BRANDED WITH A LETTER ‘V’.
2. VAGRANTS SHOULD HAVE A HOLE BORED THROUGH THEIR EARLOBE.
3. VAGRANTS COULD BE TIED TO A CART AND WHIPPED THROUGH THE STREET AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
4. VAGRANTS SHOULD BE WHIPPED FOR BEGGING AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME PARISH (VILLAGE).
5. IF A VAGRANT WAS CAUGHT BEGGING FOR A THIRD TIME THEY COULD BE HANGED.
6. A VAGRANT BECAME A SLAVE TO THE PERSON THAT REPORTED THEM.

Problems with the laws against begging.
A. A Justice of the Peace (a type of policeman) was often reluctant to hang someone for begging, so the law was often ignored.
B. This could be hidden with an earring or long hair.
C. The person that reported the beggar might not be able to feed the slave and might treat them badly.
D. How will a branded man get a job?
E. Beggars often left their home parish because there was no work. Sending them back will not help them get a job.
F. Wounds take a long time to heal and make it difficult for a beggar to do any physical work.

Problems with the laws against begging.
A. A Justice of the Peace (a type of policeman) was often reluctant to hang someone for begging, so the law was often ignored.
B. This could be hidden with an earring or long hair.
C. The person that reported the beggar might not be able to feed the slave and might treat them badly.
D. How will a branded man get a job?
E. Beggars often left their home parish because there was no work. Sending them back will not help them get a job.
F. Wounds take a long time to heal and make it difficult for a beggar to do any physical work.

Problems with the laws against begging.
A. A Justice of the Peace (a type of policeman) was often reluctant to hang someone for begging, so the law was often ignored.
B. This could be hidden with an earring or long hair.
C. The person that reported the beggar might not be able to feed the slave and might treat them badly.
D. How will a branded man get a job?
E. Beggars often left their home parish because there was no work. Sending them back will not help them get a job.
F. Wounds take a long time to heal and make it difficult for a beggar to do any physical work.