In 1558, threatening summons named for this sort of person were nailed on the doors of monasteries in Scotland.
Types of these people, including glimmerers, rufflers, and palliards, are described in Thomas Harman's Warning for Common Cursitors. In 1558, threatening summons named for this sort of person were nailed on the doors of monasteries in Scotland. Simon Fish decried the wealth of the Catholic church in a pamphlet called the "Supplication for" these people. The "sturdy" variety of these people were often punished with branding and ear-boring. Abraham-men were a type of these people who (*) pretended to have lived in asylums such as Bedlam. Elizabeth I expelled a group named for these people from English ports, forcing them to capture Brielle under William de la Marck; that group was known as the "sea" type of these people and fought in the Dutch Revolt. For 10 points, name this sort of person who, in Tudor England, could legally receive alms if they were blind or disabled.
Types of these people, including glimmerers, rufflers, and palliards, are described in Thomas Harman's Warning for Common Cursitors.
beggars [or Geuzen; prompt on vagabonds; prompt on rogues; prompt on synonyms]