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This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reformation.
John McCallum challenges the assumption that charitable activity was weak and informal in Scotland by uncovering the surviving records of welfare work carried out by the church. And he skilfully demonstrates that kirk sessions were key welfare providers in early modern Scotland and provided effective relief to a range of people who struggled in poverty. In addition to the analysis of specific parish activities, readers gain a rare insight into the lives of the poor Scots who looked to the church for assistance in the early modern era.
Contents
AcknowledgementsConventionsAbbreviationsList of TablesMapIntroductionChapter 1. Ideas, Attitudes and Ambitions
Section I: The Development of Kirk Session Poor ReliefChapter 2. Urban Beginnings and Developments, c. 1560-c. 1610Chapter 3. Poor Relief Beyond the Main Burghs, c. 1590-c. 1650Chapter 4: Poor Relief under Stress
Section II: The Nature of Kirk Session Poor ReliefChapter 5. The Mechanics of ReliefChapter 6. Who Were the Poor? The Recipients of ReliefChapter 7. Who Was Deserving? Decision-Making and DiscriminationChapter 8. Beyond the Kirk Session: Mixed Economies of Relief
ConclusionAppendix: Equivalent Values from Wages and PricesBibliography
