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Early Modern 1500-1700 Key Words
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- 1Import DutiesTaxes payable on imported goods
- 2Nightwatch MenProtected towns evening and night
- 3Thief TakersPaid men who hunted down thieves and turned them in to the Constable
- 4Jonathan WildThief Taker General - head of gang of thieves who claimed rewards for 'stolen' goods
- 5Bridewell PrisonBuilt in 1556 - a correction house for vagabonds and orphaned homeless poor children. All inmates carried out hard labour.
- 6The Bloody CodeA list of 50 harsh capital offences created by 1688
- 7Plead for BellyPregnant women pardoned after birth of a baby
- 8Duty BoysOrphaned homeless children sent to the colonies
- 9Matthew HopkinsWitchfinder General
- 10'Demonologie'James I's book on hunting witches - published by 1597
- 11Oath of SupremacyAcknowledged Henry VIII as Head of the Church of England
- 12ExcommunicationEjection from the Catholic Church - refusal to be accepted into Heaven
- 13RecantMaking a public statement that you have changed your beliefs
- 14Vagabond and VagrantsPeople who moved from town to town looking for work
- 15Priggers of PrancersHorse Thieves
- 16Drunken TinkersThieves using trade as a cover story
- 17DrummerersBeggars pretending to be deaf and mute
- 18Kinchin MortsGirl Beggars
- 19Poor ReliefFinancial assistance for the poorest members of society
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- Key Words - Early-Modern 1500-1700
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- Reece Kevan
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