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Poor Act 1555

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Poor Act 1555
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The Poor Act 1555 (2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of England passed by Queen Mary I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.

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The act extended the Poor Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 2) and added a provision that licensed beggars must wear badges. The provision requiring badges was added to shame local community members into donating more alms to their parish for poor relief.[1]

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Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

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