| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act against Vagabonds and Beggars. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 11 Hen. 7. c. 2 |
| Introduced by | Laurence |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1494 |
| Repealed | 1623 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1623; 21 Jas. 1. c. 28 (1623) |
| Relates to | Unlawful Games Act 1541 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Vagabonds and Beggars Act 1494 or the Vagabond Act 1494 (11 Hen. 7. c. 2) was an Act of Parliament passed during the reign of Henry VII. The Act stated that "vagabonds, idle and suspected persons shall be set in the stocks for three days and three nights and have none other sustenance but bread and water and then shall be put out of Town. Every beggar suitable to work shall resort to the Hundred where he last dwelled, is best known, or was born and there remain upon the pain aforesaid."[1]
- ^ "Timeline — Poor Laws, Workhouses, and Social Support". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.