Cue for Treason

What was the"poor law" and how does it affect Peter

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The "poor law" states that an honest man can get assistance from his own parrish if he is unable to get work. Abingdon was not Peter's parrish, and thus, he would be returned to his own parrish in Cumberland..... and straight into enemy hands.

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Cur for Treason, pg. 74