jaydon poverty 2 Flashcards
1563 Statute of Artificers
1563 Statute of Artificers
what was the aim?
To ensure that money to pay for poor relief was collected from people who owned land.
what were the features?
> Anyone who refused to pay the poor rates could be imprisoned
Officials failing to organise poor relief could be fined up to £20
1572 Vagabonds Act
1572 Vagabonds Act
what was the aim?
To deter vagrancy
what were the features
> Vagrants to be whipped and a hole drilled through each ear
>Vagrants were imprisoned if arrested a second time and given the death penalty for the third time
extra information
> It established the national poor rate for the first time and helped the impotent poor
JPs were to keep a register of the poor
Towns and cities had to find work for the able-bodied poor
1576 Poor Relief Act
1576 Poor Relief Act
what was the aim
To help the able-bodied poor find work
what were the features
> JPs provided the able-bodied poor with raw materials to make things to sell
Those who refused to work were sent to a special prison known as the house of correction
