How far do you agree that the Statute of Artificers (1563) was the key turning point in changing the relationship of central government with the localities in the years 1485 – 1603?

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  • How far do you agree that the Statute of Artificers (1563) was the key turning point in changing the relationship of central government with the localities in the years 1485 – 1603?
    • LOA: no, was not innovative and increased problems
    • P1 pre 1563 and issues
      • statute was not the first attempt to deal with the problem of vagrancy and the poor
        • 1495- vagabonds act - punsihed put in stocks
        • poor law 1552- put the poor on a register and put pressures on the parishs to provide help
      • in addition to this the fixation of prices and wages had already been delt with the laws passes 1548-9
    • P2 However ...
      • enhanced importance of skilled work and harvest
        • forced under 30s to work on feilds
        • introduced 7yr appreniships
      • also showed a government awareness of local issues
      • BUT...
        • led to an increase in vagrancy in 1590s
        • rigid control of wages = anger
        • assesed wages in kent did not change 1563-88
    • P3 instead...
      • poor law of 1598- relief = more significant
      • was the first national system of poor relief = major turing point
        • lasted well beyond 1603
      • helped to build hospitals and houses of corrections in the localities

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