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Registers of the Poor and parishes gained the power to raise local taxes through rates. However, help was only available to those considered deserving of poor relief. The deserving poor were those who were willing to work but were unable to find employment as well as those too old, young, or
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increased poverty as the church had previously helped the poor, both as an institution and by encouraging its parishioners towards
Christian charity. However, the church reforms of Henry VIII marked a national shift, where philanthropy became increasingly secular, rather than meted out by the
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was passed. This more severe law stated that those caught outside of their parish without work would be punished by being whipped through the streets. If caught a second time they could lose an ear and if caught a third time they could be
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provided comprehensive reform that would become the basis for the 1597 and 1601 Elizabethan poor laws. It provided additional structure for the registration of poor and parish collections. The
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had the power to license the "impotent" poor to beg. In practice, this meant that only the elderly and disabled could beg and also prevented the able-bodied from begging. A few years later, the
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ill to work. Beggars were not considered deserving of poor relief and could be whipped through the town until they altered their behaviour. In a further effort to control the poor,
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period it is estimated that up to one-third of the population lived in poverty. The population doubled in size between the reigns of
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Charity 1532-1827 10 (1969)
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English Poor Law 1531-1782 18--19 (1990)
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