Beggars' badges were identifying insignia worn by beggars beginning in the early fifteenth century in Great Britain and Ireland. They were physical badges or other markers, and they served two purposes; to identify individual beggars, and to allow beggars to move freely from place to place.
Beggars' badges were identifying insignia worn by beggars beginning in the early fifteenth century in Great Britain and Ireland. They were physical badges or other markers, and they served two purposes; to identify individual beggars, and to allow beggars to move freely from place to place.
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