4) Tudor Legislation 4: Elizabeth I 1: 1563 Act Flashcards
What did the 1563 Act put more pressure on people to do?
The 1563 Act put more pressure on people to contribute towards charity, Elizabeth forced charity upon people to raise awareness.
If people refused to contribute, what could happen to them?
If people refused to contribute, they could be brought in front of the JPs and the Quarter Sessions and if they still refused, they could be imprisoned until they changed their minds.
What statute was introduced in the same year of 1563?
In the same year, the Statute of Artificers was introduced.
What did the 1563 Statute of Artificers deal with?
The Statute of Artificers dealt with employment. Any unemployed man between 12 and 60 was to become an agricultural labourer and craftsmen were to work 7 year apprenticeships.
What was the objective of the 1563 Statute of Artificers?
The objective of the Statute of Artificers was to raise working standards and ensure employment.
How was more attention paid to the problem of poverty and vagrancy between 1569 and 1572?
More attention was paid to the problem of poverty and vagrancy between 1569 and 1570 with the whipping campaign, and the 1569 Rebellion of the Northern Earls also raised awareness. The campaign managed to suppress vagrancy for a short while, but didn’t deal with the root cause of the problem.
