A20764:216
The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how…The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how…
The plea of the poor. Or A treatise of beneficence and alms-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and persuading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the works of mercy are so much neglected, or so undiscreetly practiced. Published by John Downame Bachelor in Divinity.The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for Ralph Mabbe, 1616
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect 2. That it is unlawful for servants to give their masters goods.
Sect 2. That it is vnlawfull for seruants to giue their maisters goods.
In the former respect it is unlawful for servants to give alms of their masters goods, unless he hath given them licence and liberty, if not for every particular, yet at least by general allowance. And yet are not servants hands so bound from doing these works of mercy, but that they may lawfully give out of that which is their own; as either that which they have lawfully gotten by their service, or that which they can spare out of some allowance for their diet or apparel, which their governors are willing to ⟨p. 101⟩make unto them. Otherwise it is unlawful for servants to give alms, unless it be in cases of extreme necessity, in the absence of their governors, they having a purpose to make it known unto them; upon the assurance which they have of their liking and approbation, or to restore unto them what they have given, if they find that they mislike of it.
In the former respect it is vnlawfull for seruants to giue almes of their maisters goods, vnlesse he hath giuen them licence and libertie, if not for euery particular, yet at least by generall allowance. And yet are not seruants hands so bound from doing these workes of mercie, but that they may lawfully giue out of that which is their owne; as either that which they haue lawfully gotten by their seruice, or that which they can spare out of some allowance for their diet or apparell, which their gouernours are willing to ⟨p. 101⟩