Able bodied vagabonds who went more then 3 days without work would be branded with the letter 'v' and sold as a slave for two years
this act was withdrawn after 3 years
Act for the relief of the poor 1597
included very harsh punishments to act as a deterrent for the vagrants which included whipping and burning the ear with a hot iron.
Poor laws 1601
Aimed to make the systems for dealing with vagrants more consistent. All local parishes were now supposed to provide poor relief for anyone who was unfit to work.
This law created a long lasting distinction between those chose poverty over work
