What was the role of a 'Tidy Man' and what might their duties have been?
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From the OED under Tithingman we find a usage evidenced in the 1677 Laws of Massachusetts 23 May:
To prevent ... Prophanation of the Sabbath ... Tithing-man or -men shall ... have power in the absence of the Constable to apprehend all Sabbath breakers.
and again 1895 A.B. Hart Forums(NY) May 377:
The interference with Sunday travel of the Tithingmen of the Puritan Connecticut towns.
As little boys were probably amongst the most enthusiastic Sabbath breakers, the jump from Bogeyman to Tithingman seems a straightforward one to make, and the further jump from Tithingman to Tidy Man similarly obvious as juvenile abbreviation.
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