1542 the witch craft act makes witchcraft a capital crime
1559
act of uniformity. new recusancy laws make church attendence mandatoryattendanceattendance
1563
witchcraft stops being tried at church courts
1597
Act for the relife of the poor and split them into the 'deserving' and 'undeserving' poor. poor harvests cause wide spread poverty
1601
poor laws allow local parishes to give relief to the 'deserving' poor and the 'undeserving' poor are punished with bringing, whipping or being sent to correction houses
1650
puritan 'moral' laws make swearing punishable by fines and adultery punishable by death
1671
game act makes it illegal to take food from privately owned enclosures
