Alms
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Any species of relief bestowed upon the poor. That which is given by public authority for the relief of the poor. Shelf. Mortm. 802, note x; Hayw. Elect. 263; 1 Doug. Elect. 370; 2 Doug. Elect. 107. his deputy, looks to the assize of woolen cloth made throughout the land, and to the putting on the seals for that purpose ordained.
St. 17 Rich. II. c. 2; Cowell; Blount; Termes de la Ley.