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	Augsburg College - Augsburg Now
		Conventicle means edifying meeting without leadership from the pastor.
		In Sweden the Conventicle Act of 1726 forbade all revival meetings, which were popular, and were, for the most part, pietistic.
		His fight against the Conventicle Act continued until it was repealed in Sweden in 1858.
	www.augsburg.edu /now/archives/fall97/word.html (446 words)

	Sources of English Constitutional History: Chapter 114
		An act declaring the sole right of the militia to be in the king and for the present ordering and disposing the same.
		An act for the uniformity of public prayers and administration of sacraments and other rites and ceremonies, and for establishing the form of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons, in the Church of England.
		that every person who shall wittingly and willingly suffer any such conventicle, unlawful assembly, or meeting aforesaid to be held in his or her house, outhouse, barn or room, yard or backside, woods or grounds, shall incur the same penalties and forfeitures as any other offender against this act....
	www.constitution.org /sech/sech_114.htm (5023 words)

	Act of Uniformity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Over the course of English parliamentary history there were a number of acts of uniformity.
		The Act of Uniformity 1662, (13 and 14 Chas.
		Categories: Acts of the Parliament of England
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Act_of_Uniformity (211 words)

	FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF - Online Information article about FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF
		Hebrew prophets in the performance of symbolic acts of denunciation, foretelling or warning, going barefoot, or in sackcloth or undress, and, in a few cases, for brief periods, altogether naked; even women in some cases distinguished themselves by extravagance of conduct.
		Under the Quaker Act of 1662 and the Conventicle Act of 1664 a number were transported out of England, and under the last-named act and that of 167o (the second Conventicle Act) hundreds of households were despoiled of all their goods.
		The Quaker Act 1662 and the Conventicle Acts of 1664 and 167o, designed to enforce attendance at church, and inflicting severe penalties on those attending other religious gatherings, were responsible for the most severe persecution of all.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FRIENDS_SOCIETY_OF.html (5534 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Act of Uniformity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Act of Uniformity 1552 was enacted in 1552 by Edward VI of England.
		This is the method used for Acts of Parliament from before 1962.) In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament.
		In the US, a Uniform Act is an act proposed by the Uniform Law Commissioners, more formally known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, a body of lawyers and other professionals who work for the standardisation of U.S. state laws in the United States of America.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Act-of-Uniformity (1190 words)

	Act of uniformity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/act_of_uniformity (188 words)

	Clarendon Code - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Corporation Act (1661) required all officers of incorporated municipalities to take communion according to the rites of the Church of England and to abjure the Presbyterian covenant.
		The Act of Uniformity (1662) required all ministers in England and Wales to use and subscribe to the Book of Common Prayer; nearly 2,000 ministers resigned rather than submit to this act.
		As a political device to weaken the Whigs, the Clarendon Code was largely superseded by the Test Act of 1673, although some of the statutes, in modified form, remained in force for some time.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ClarendoC1d.asp (444 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Charles II of England (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Conventicle Act 1664 prohibited religious assemblies of more than five people, except under the auspices of the Church of England.
		The Navigation Acts (1650) which hurt Dutch trade and started the First Dutch War (1652-1654), were also responsible for starting the Second Dutch War (1665-1667).
		Meanwhile, by a series of five acts around 1670, Charles granted the British East India Company the rights to autonomous territorial acquisitions, to mint money, to command fortresses and troops, to form alliances, to make war and peace, and to exercise both civil and criminal jurisdiction over the acquired areas in India.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Charles_II_of_England (3523 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Status Quo
		Congregations in England and Wales had to be brought back into line: the Act of Uniformity of 1662 required all ministers to assent to the rites and liturgy of the Established Church, restored with the accession of Charles II.
		Other Acts ensured that such sects as the Quakers and Baptists were forced to meet in secret or join their brethren over the Atlantic Ocean.
		Even the Toleration Act of 1689 that allowed Dissenters to worship in their own chapels did nothing to keep them from being excluded from municipal government and the universities.
	www.britannia.com /wales/whist12a.html (1069 words)

	GENUKI: Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth
		For example, the first Conventicle Act of 1664, reinforced by the second Conventicle Act of 1670, had made penal all meetings of more than five persons beyond a household, if any, for worship other than that prescribed by the Liturgy.
		The Test Act of 1673 and other persecuting acts of Charles II's reign made the enjoyment of the rights of citizenship dependent upon receiving the Communion according to the rite of the Church of England.
		The passing of the Toleration Act in 1689 was a major factor in the expansion of Nonconformity, since it brought with it the repeal of many (though not all) of the oppressive measures previously in force against Dissenters in the practice of their faith.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/Dissent.html (7086 words)

	Aftershocks - Restoration
		Although Charles personally favoured toleration, the Cavalier Parliament was determined to punish and marginalise the religious malcontents and radicals (on both sides) who were perceived to be the source of the country's unrest in the previous 20 years.
		The 1661 Corporation Act forced all public office-holders to take the Anglican sacraments and swear an oath upholding monarchy and denouncing the Solemn League and Covenant- those who didn't were expelled from office.
		In 1664, the Conventicle Act banned all non-Anglican religious assemblies.
	www.open2.net /civilwar/6.2.aftershocks.html (559 words)

	STATUTES OF PARLIAMENT AND RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND by Gene Garman
		The act also dictated that no one could speak derogatorily of the uniformity prescribed in the books of common prayer and ceremony even in plays, songs, or rhymes without penalty of money or imprisonment; and, the same penalties applied to unexcused absences from church attendance on Sundays or other designated holy days.
		Like the "Act of Supremacy," which left no doubt as to from whom spiritual authority came, the "Act of Uniformity" clearly stated rules for religion which were established by law and left no room for tolerance or freedom.
		In 1661 a "Corporation Act" required all officials of cities and towns, "for preservation of the public peace both in Church and State,"17 to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy and the sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the rites of the Church of England.
	www.sunnetworks.net /~ggarman/relpers.html (3606 words)

	The Story of Leith - XXVII. Leith in the "Killing Times"
		The Conventicle Act declared such meetings illegal, and troops, quartered in the town, went through the streets and closes every Sunday in search of conventicles, and had their zeal in the work stimulated by the knowledge that a Government reward of £50 would be paid for every one they discovered.
		He went "afield," and held a conventicle, among other places, at Leith Mills in February 1675, when the whole company were arrested by a troop of soldiers under the command of Captain Ogilvie.
		Despite increased efforts on the part of the Privy Council to suppress them, the number of conventicles increased rather than diminished, and even in Leith and Edinburgh, the headquarters of the Government, it was found impossible to prevent the citizens from attending illegal religious meetings.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/leith/27.htm (2302 words)

	Royal Charles and The Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was accepted by the new Parliament, and Charles was invited “to take the government of the kingdom upon his shoulders.” On May 25, 1660 Charles arrived in Dover, and England had a king once more.
		Militia Acts of 1662-1663 required Lord Lieutenants to recruit cavalry and infantry from the ranks of the wealthy.
		The so-called Cavalier Parliament, elected in 1661, restored the Church of England and passed a Corporation Act requiring all borough office holders to take communion in the Church of England.
	www.cofc.edu /%7Emccandla/355outline9.html (320 words)

	Act of Uniformity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Over the course of English history there were a number of acts of uniformity.
		The Act of Uniformity of 1559, (1Eliz., c.
		This is the method used for Acts ofParliament from before 1962.)
	www.therfcc.org /act-of-uniformity-86283.html (159 words)

	London - Some Nooks And Corners
		In the same building is a small carved panel with date 1620, which is part of a memorial recording the sailing of the " Mayflower." Quite recently it has been shamefully mutilated by having a large hole bored through the centre, and a hideous gas bracket fixed upon it.
		In 1670 a Conventicle Act was passed which prohibited under severe punishment the assembling of more than four persons besides the family for religious worship except according to the ritual of the Church of England.
		After the abdication of James II., one of the first Acts of William and Mary was a bill to nullify the infamous Conventicle Acts, and so George Fox had the happiness and satisfaction of seeing the Society he had founded legally recognised before he died on the 13th November, 1690.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles06/london-61.shtml (1482 words)

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		To curb the potential power of Catholics, notably the Stuarts, Parliament passed the Conventicle Act, which aimed to suppress religious dissent as sedition.
		Penn decided to challenge the Conventicle Act by holding a public meeting on August 14, 1670.
		At the historic trial, Penn insisted that since the government refused to present a formal indictment--officials were concerned the Conventicle Act might be overturned--the jury could never reach a guilty verdict.
	www.quaker.org /wmpenn.html (3150 words)

	The Wesley Connection
		The last years of his life were spent in seclusion at Lyme Regis where at about the age of eighty-five he died in 1670, and was buried there on February 15 of that year.
		By the generosity of an unknown friend, a home was provided for himself and family at Preston, where he moved in 1663 and several of his children were born.
		When he had opportunity John continued to preach at Weymouth and places in the vicinity, though after 1664 he was prevented from preaching by the passing of the Conventicle Act.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /history/Wesley/wesley_connection.htm (803 words)

	Howell Harris 1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He was attacked on more than one occasion and brought before the magistrates charged with being in violation of the Conventicle Act.
		Harris always insisted that he was a conformist, and therefore not subject to the Act.
		His evangelising around the country led to the formation of local associations or societies, and Daniel Rowlands and he were regarded as leaders of this Connexion.
	history.powys.org.uk /history/common/harris1.html (345 words)

	Biography of John Bunyan - Page 25
		He is deputed with others to visit and remonstrate with backsliding brethren, and fulfil other commissions on behalf of the congregation, as if he were in the full enjoyment of his liberty.
		This was in the two years' interval between the expiration of the Conventicle Act, March 2, 1667-8, and the passing of the new Act, styled by Marvell, "the quintessence of arbitrary malice," April 11, 1670.
		Offor's patient researches in the State Paper Office have proved that the Quakers, than whom no class of sectaries had suffered more severely from the persecuting edicts of the Crown, were mainly instrumental in throwing open the prison doors to those who, like Bunyan, were in bonds for the sake of their religion.
	bible.christiansunite.com /John_Bunyan/bunlife25.shtml (807 words)

	1600-1699
		Orphaned children came under the care of the overseers, who were to apprentice the children to suitable trades.
		It forbade the ejected clergy, who refused to comply to the Act of Uniformity, from preaching to audiences of their own.
		This act was to be passed every year.
	www.innvista.com /society/government/britain/docs16.htm (563 words)

	William Penn
		He was tried under the Conventicle act, but acquitted for want of testimony, and on his refusing to take the oath of allegiance, owing to conscientious scruples about swearing, was sentenced to Newgate for six months.
		His chief object was to persuade the king to introduce into parliament a general act that should permit perfect freedom of opinion in every part of his dominions.
		He was opposed to taxation without representation, but his first overt act might have caused the ministry to replace the proprietary by a royal government.
	www.williampenn.org (5689 words)

	Scots-Irish and the Clearances -- Page 1
		This event is focused on the Confession of Faith (later to be revived as the Covenant) and by the Act of Settlement of 1560.
		In England, the Act of Uniformity 1662, the Conventicle Act of 1664 and the Five Mile Act of 1665 were concerted efforts to persecute those Protestants who failed to accede to the 49 Articles and the Book of Common Prayer.
		In Scotland, the Act of Proclamation 1662 banished from their manses and parishes all ministers who lacked an episcopal licence.
	www.rootsweb.com /%7Epictou/clearncs.htm (3266 words)

	William Penn & The Quakers
		The Conventicle Act not touching their case, the trial which followed, and which may be read at length in Penn’s People’s Ancient and Just Liberties Asserted, was a notable one in the history of trial by jury.
		In the beginning of 1671 Penn was again arrested for preaching in Wheeler Street meeting-house by Sir J. Robinson, the lieutenant of the Tower, formerly lord mayor, and known as a brutal and bigoted churchman.
		Legal proof being wanting of any breach of the Conventicle Act, and the Oxford or Five Mile Act also proving inapplicable, Robinson, who had some special cause of enmity against Penn, urged upon him the oath of allegiance.
	www.2020site.org /penn/quakers.html (1108 words)

	thanksgivingstory
		The Act of Uniformity resulted in the ejection from Anglican pulpits of many Nonconformist ministers who had gained their positions during the 1650s.
		(A "conventicle" is a secret religious meeting.) The Conventicle Act forbade any worship service not conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer that involved more than five people in addition to the family of the house.
		In coping with the Conventicle Act and other persecution, the Sabbathkeepers apparently became accustomed to being a scattered, underground community.
	www.giveshare.org /churchhistory/thanksgivingstory.html (4719 words)

	An abstract of the life of Margaret Fell
		Her answer to this sentence was, "Although I am out of the King's protection, yet I am not out of the protection of the Almighty God." Fox was also committed and moved to Scarborough prison.
		The Conventicle act was passed soon afterwards and persecution of the Friends, in fact, increased.
		On returning to Swarthmoor she was again imprisoned in Lancaster for breaking the Conventicle act preventing Quaker meetings where she remained for about a year.
	www.gwyneddfriends.org /margaret_fell.html (1649 words)

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