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    Elizabeth said: My worry is that we return to system like the old parish relief

    Yes, I agree, we don't want this again:

    PARISH RELIEF refused to those who keep a dog or fighting cock !
    Cinque Ports Herald 25 Mar 1826 p.3 col.4 Hint to Overseers : Thursday a pauper of Sutton in Ashfield applied to the sitting magistrate at Mansfield for relief; and on the Overseer being called to show cause stated that this man kept a dog and fighting cock; upon which the justices instantly dismissed the complaint, observing, that the Overseer had acted very properly. By law, no person is entitled to parochial relief who keeps a dog or fighting cock.

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