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Statute of the Realm 1597-8, Eliz
39, czj4, p. 89. This is an extract from an Act for punishment of
rogues, vagabonds and sturdy beggars, passed in 1598 in the reign
of Queen Elizabeth I.
As you read these four sources, look
for:
1. What seems to be the government attitude to these poor people?
2. What is the government doing to them?
In Source 2, what was the point of the "passports"?
Put some of the examples you have found
from these Sources into your Gallery Worksheet.