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Conventicles Act
Conventicles Act, 1664. This Act (16 Car. II c. 4) was one of the fiercest provisions of the Clarendon code, which aimed at restoring Anglican supremacy after the Restoration. It forbade attendance at any meeting of more than five persons for religious purposes other than Church of England ceremonies, and was accompanied by a battery of fines, imprisonment, and transportation. It was strongly imposed at first but later ignored. In 1668 it was allowed to expire, replaced by a less severe act in 1670 (22 Car. II c. 1), and replaced by the Toleration Act of 1689.
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JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ConventiclesAct.html JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ConventiclesAct.html |
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Conventicles Act
Conventicles Act, 1664. This Act (16 Car. II c. 4) was one of the fiercest provisions of the Clarendon code, which aimed at restoring Anglican supremacy after the Restoration. It forbade attendance at any meeting of more than five persons for religious purposes other than Church of England ceremonies.
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JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ConventiclesAct.html JOHN CANNON. "Conventicles Act." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ConventiclesAct.html |
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Conventicles Act
Conventicles Act 1664. This declared illegal all meetings of more than five persons (in addition to the household) for worship other than that prescribed in the BCP.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Conventicles Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Conventicles Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ConventiclesAct.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Conventicles Act." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ConventiclesAct.html |
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