Section 4

Question 1

What was the punishment for the poor in 1567

Answer 1

1st offence whipped
2nd offence hole in the ear
3rd offence hung

Question 2

How where beggars treated over the years

Answer 2

1495 - publicly punished in stocks and sent back to home town
1531 - 1st offence whipped 2nd offence hole in the ear 3rd offence hung
Elizabethan era - most of her era all the laws above stayed in
place
1576 - law saying poor had to be given work

Question 3

What did London do to deal with poverty

Answer 3

Bridal palace was used as a shelter for the poor
Bedlam hospital was built for the mentally ill
Other hospitals were opened for sick and orphans

Question 4

How did York deal with poverty

Answer 4

In 1515 beggars were given beggar licenses
From 1528 master beggar was appointed to keep others in order
If the poor refused to work they were sent to a house of correction (jail)

Question 5

How did Ipswich deal with poverty

Answer 5

Introduce beggar licenses in 1569
Opened hospital for the old and sick
A youth training scheme was introduced to help children escape poverty