new rules

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 633 words | Copyright

new rules, regulations governing the composition of urban corporations introduced in 1672. The original aim was to impose order following Charles II's brief experiment with religious toleration (see restoration). Members of corporations were to take the oath of supremacy, unless the lord lieutenant issued a dispensation. In practice this power to admit Catholics was not used, except during the reign of James II. The rules also required that the privy council approve the appointment of mayors. During 1711–14 efforts to impose a Tory mayor on the predominantly Whig corporation of Dublin gave rise to a prolonged dispute.

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