EE 10.6 - QE - Poverty and vagrancy Flashcards
Chapter 10.6 - poverty and vagrancy
poverty and vagrancy
Why was there more poverty and vagrancy:
How many people did William Harrison estimate were vagrants?
10,000
How much did living standards decline over Elizabeth’s reign? (estimate)
1/4
What started increasing as living standards were decreasing?
Vagrancy
What had vagrants been prominent in in 1569?
The Rising in the North
What was the population in the 1540s?
2.7 million
What was the population in 1601?
4.1 million
How did some towns and cities try to solve the problem of the poor?:
What hospital did London buy to help for different types of poor people?
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
How did Norwich try and help the poor?
The wealthiest 650 individuals made regular contributions for the relief of about 200 poor townspeople
How did York help the poor?
A small daily payment was available for the old and infirm
What efforts were made to regulate employment?:
What was passed in 1563?
The Statute of Artificers
What did the Statute of Artificers state about people under 30?
People under 30 who were unmarried had to serve any employer who needed them
What were the working hours in Kent?
5am to 7pm
What laws were passed to solve the problem of the poor?:
What Act was passed in 1563?
The Alms Act
What did the 1563 Alms Act revive?
The statutes passed under Henry VIII and Edward VI for the punishment of ‘sturdy beggars’
What did the 1563 Alms Act distinguish between?
The idle and the deserving so that people who needed it were to receive help from a poor rate
What Act was passed in 1572?
The Vagabonds or Poor Relief Act
What became compulsory under the Vagabonds/Poor Relief Act?
Contributions towards the Poor Rate became compulsory
Where was begging licensed in the Vagabonds/Poor Relief Act?
Begging was licensed in parishes where relief could not be provided
What happened to beggars under 14 without a licence?
They were whipped
What happened to beggars aged 5-14 under the Vagabonds/Poor Relief Act?
They were to be out to service in honest occupations
What Act was passed in 1576?
Act for the Relief of the Poor
Who were given licenses under the 1576 Act for the Relief of the Poor?
Able-bodied persons who had suffered loss of possessions and poor people who had particular needs
Where were persistent beggars to be sent under the 1576 Act for the Relief of the Poor?
Houses of Correction - two per county, disciplined to labour
What two acts were passed in 1598?
- Act for the Relief of the Poor
- Act for the Punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars
What was set in the 1598 Act for the Relief of the Poor?
A maximum amount was laid down for the compulsory Poor Rate
What was forbidden under the 1598 Act for the Relief of the Poor?
Begging
Who was supposed to administer the 1598 Act for the Punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy beggars?
Justices of the Peace (JPs)
What Act was passed in 1601?
Act for the Relief of the Poor
What was made permanent under the 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor?
The 1598 Poor Law, became known as the Elizabethan Poor Law
