who was this law aimed at?
At the workers in initial stages.
English Poor Laws
n attempt to rein in prices, the ordinance (and subsequent acts, such the Statute of Labourers of 1351) required that everyone who could work did; that wages were kept at pre-plague levels and that food was not overpriced. Workers saw these shortage conditions as an opportunity to flee employers and become freemen, so Edward III passed additional laws to punish escaped workers. In addition, the Statute of Cambridge was passed in 1388 and placed restrictions on the movement of labourers and beggars.
who made changes in old laws preventing the rich from taking from the poor UNANSWERABLE in which place did the  english poor laws exist? England and Wales. between which years did this law prevail for? Roughly from 1536 to about 1967. what was the law about? Basically it was a system to deal with beggars and vagrancy. who issued medieval poor laws? King Edward III. how long did this king reign? For fifty years (1327 to 1377). where was he born? Windsor castle. what kind of chivalry did he have? Three is a story regarding him rescuing his favorite, Joan of Kent from an embarrassing situation. when did he issue that law? 18 June 1349.
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English Poor Laws [SEP] Medieval Poor Laws
An attempt to rein in prices, the ordinance (and subsequent acts, such the Statute of Labourers of 1351) required that everyone who could work did; that wages were kept at pre-plague levels and that food was not overpriced. Workers saw these shortage conditions as an opportunity to flee employers and become freemen, so Edward III passed additional laws to punish escaped workers. In addition, the Statute of Cambridge was passed in 1388 and placed restrictions on the movement of labourers and beggars.