Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597
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Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597
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The Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597 was an Act of the Parliament of England. It was enacted during the reign of Elizabeth I and remained in force until the 20th century. The Disabled Soldiers Act 1592 had permitted the bequest of lands and buildings to establish "houses of correction or abiding-houses" for the poor or for maimed soldiers, but as it had not been legally possible to establish a hospital without a specific royal grant, that Act had had limited effect. As such, the 1597 Act was enac
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitals_for_the_Poor_Act_1597
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2023-11-10T09:37:07Z
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