attempts to deal with poverty

Question 1

what happened from 1495?

Answer 1

beggars were punished in the stocks or sent back to their home towns

Question 2

what happened from 1531?

Answer 2

beggars were publicly whipped

Question 3

what happened to beggars caught a second time?

Answer 3

they would be publicly whipped

Question 4

what happened if it was their 3rd offence?

Answer 4

they would be hanged

Question 5

1576 act for setting the poor on work: London?

Answer 5

Bridewell Palace- shelter for the homeless
Bedlam hospital- built to house the mentally ill
other hospitals were opened for the sick and the orphans
poor conditions were growing in these institutions- could not cope with the growing numbers in the city

Question 6

1576 act for setting the poor on work: York?

Answer 6

1515- city authority issued beggar licences- they had a badge to identify holders
1528- Master Beggar appointed to keep the others in order
if beggars refused to work, they were sent to the House of Correction

Question 7

1576 act for setting the poor on work: Ipswich?

Answer 7

licensing system for beggars from 1569
opened a hospital specifically to help the old and the sick
youth training scheme was introduced to help children learn a trade and escape poverty

Question 8

1576 act for setting the poor on work: Norwich?

Answer 8

80% of the population lived in poverty
in 1570- the poor were split into idle poor and unfortunate poor
idle poor- given knitting and sewing as a form of work
unfortunate poor- given food and care
rich citizens were taxed to pay for the care of the vulnerable