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Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597[edit]
The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 was a piece of poor law legislation in England and Wales. It provided the first complete code of poor relief and was later amended by the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601, which formed the basis of poor relief for the next two centuries.
The Act established overseers of the poor.[1]
Origins[edit]
A complete code of poor relief[edit]
Main points of the 1597 Act[edit]
Detailed description[edit]
Implementation[edit]
Consequences[edit]
Amended in the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601[edit]
See also[edit]
- Poor Law
- Overseer of the Poor
- Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 (also known as the "Elizabethan Poor Law")
- Tudor Poor Laws
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