Armenzorg means “care for the poor.” You can often find it as a topic in finding aids.
See poor relief in the Netherlands in the 1600s for background information about this subject.
Beggar and child, 1630s. Credits: Pieter Jansz. Quast, collection Rijksmuseum (public domain)
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