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The Statute of Artificers 1563 or the Artificers and Apprentices Act 1563 (5 Eliz. 1.c. 4), also known as the Statute of Labourers 1562, [1] was an act of the Parliament of England, under Queen Elizabeth I, which sought to fix prices, impose maximum wages, restrict workers' freedom of movement and regulate training.
The Elizabethan Underworld, (London, 1930 & 1965), is based on the third edition, but includes parts of the second and third. Salgado, S., Cony-Catchers and Bawdy Baskets; an Anthology of Elizabethan Low Life, (Harmondsworth, 1972) Kinney, A.F., Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars, (Amherst, 1990) contains the second edition.
The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, [note 1] also called the Elizabethan prayer book, is the third edition of the Book of Common Prayer and the text that served as an official liturgical book of the Church of England throughout the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I became Queen of England in 1558 following the death of her Catholic half-sister Mary I.
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-211582-9) s.v. "Young Elizabethan". This British magazine or academic journal–related article is a stub .
Edward Alleyn (/ ˈ æ l ɪ n /; 1 September 1566 – 21 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich. Early life
Woodcut-16th century: gentleman giving alms to beggar. In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.Over the centuries, various authorities have needed to decide whose poverty deserves relief and also who should bear the cost of helping the poor.
An Act containing divers Orders for Artificers, Labourers, Servants of Husbandry, and Apprentices. (Repealed by Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 ( 38 & 39 Vict. c. 86)) Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 [ 1 ] (repealed)
Margaret, Lady Hoby née Dakins (1571 – 4 September 1633) was an English diarist of the Elizabethan period. Hers is the earliest known diary written by a woman in English. She had a Puritan upbringing. Her diary covering the period 1599–1605 reflects much religious observance, but gives little insight into the writer's private feelings. [1]