Definition of DURA MATER. : the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater.ADVERTISEMENT. the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater. ADVERTISEMENT.
Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601. The Poor Relief Act 1601 (43 Eliz 1 c 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth or the Old Poor Law was passed in 1601 and created a national poor law system for England and Wales.
Main points of the 1601 ActEdit. 1  The impotent poor (people who can't work) were to be cared for in almshouse or a poorhouse. 2  The able-bodied poor were to be set to work in a House of Industry. 3  The idle poor and vagrants were to be sent to a House of Correction or even prison. 4  Pauper children would become apprentices.