Act For the Relief of the Poor 1597
- Act For the Relief of the Poor 1597
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 in 1601 in 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. [ [http://www.thepotteries.org/dates/poor.htm Key dates in Poor Law and Relief Great Britain 1300 - 1899 ] ]
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