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submission of the clergy
submission of the clergy, 1532. By the submission, which convocation passed on 15 May 1532, the English church surrendered its right to make provincial ecclesiastical laws independently of the king. It followed a campaign against the legal autonomy of the church, probably managed by Thomas Cromwell. The clergy promised to issue no new canons without royal licence, and to submit existing canons to a royally appointed committee for revision. It was passed with only seven bishops present, of whom three gave full assent. Sir Thomas More, a supporter of church immunities, surrendered the lord chancellorship the following day. Although it was a significant humiliation for the clergy, no major revision of church law followed. The submission was enacted as statute (25 Hen. VIII c. 19), later repealed under Mary I in 1554–5.
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JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-submissionoftheclergy.html JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-submissionoftheclergy.html |
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submission of the clergy
submission of the clergy, 1532. By the submission, which convocation passed on 15 May 1532, the English church surrendered its right to make provincial ecclesiastical laws independently of the king. It promised to issue no new canons without royal licence, and to submit existing canons to a royally appointed committee for revision. Sir Thomas More, a supporter of church immunities, surrendered the lord chancellorship the following day.
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JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-submissionoftheclergy.html JOHN CANNON. "submission of the clergy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-submissionoftheclergy.html |
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Submission of the Clergy
Submission of the Clergy. The act whereby the English Convocations in 1532 surrendered to the demands of Henry VIII. Its effect was to make the King supreme in ecclesiastical causes. In 1534 it was incorporated into the Submission of the Clergy Act 1533, which coupled it with restraint of appeals to Rome.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Submission of the Clergy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Submission of the Clergy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SubmissionoftheClergy.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Submission of the Clergy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SubmissionoftheClergy.html |
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