London gaoler in the early 17th century

London gaoler in the Stuart era, reign of King James I of England. In hat, doublet, breeches, hose and shoes, with staff and keys on a chain from his belt. From a woodcut in Geffray Mynshul's Essayes and Characters of a Prison and Prisoners, 1638. Copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839

1638 1839 Breeches Capitalism Destitute Doublet Francis Douce Gaol Jailer John Bowyer Nichols John Thomas Smith Keys King James I Lower Classes The Cries Of London Tradesmen Vagabondiana 2 Working Class Working Poor

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