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	Charles I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Act required that Parliament was to be summoned at least once every three years, and that when the King failed to issue proper summons, the members could assemble on their own.
		In November 1641, the House of Commons passed the Grand Remonstrance, denouncing all the abuses of power Charles had committed since the beginning of his reign.
		The High Court of Justice established by the Act consisted of 135 Commissioners (all firm Parliamentarians); the prosecution was led by Solicitor General John Cook.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_I_of_England (4926 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Benedictine Order
		In each congregation one of the abbots was to be elected president, and the one so chosen presided over the triennial chapter and exercised a certain limited and well-defined authority over the houses of his congregation, in such a way as not to interfere with the independent authority of each abbot in his own monastery.
		By this act he became the link between the old and the new lines of English fl monks, and through him the true succession was perpetuated.
		In 1859 St. Michael's priory, at Belmont, near Hereford, was established, in compliance with a decree of Pius IX, as a central novitiate and house of studies for the whole congregation.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02443a.htm (17435 words)

	The British History Club: Timeline of British History
		In actuality, that act was merely an expedient intended to harness the power of its "God" for the benefit of the state.
		Triennial Act sets the maximum duration of a parliament to three years
		The government acts against 'illegal oaths' in such unionism, rsulting in the Tolpuddle Martyrs being transported to Australia.
	www.britishhistoryclub.com /demo/britime.html (10521 words)

	English civil war - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A Triennial Act provided that no more than three years should elapse between sessions of Parliament, while another act prohibited the dissolution of Parliament without its own consent.
		Strafford was impeached, then attainted and executed (1641) for treason; Laud was impeached and imprisoned.
		This distrust was given sharp focus by the outbreak (Oct., 1641) of a rebellion against English rule in Ireland; an army was needed to suppress the rebellion, but the parliamentarians feared that the king might use it against them.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/EnglshCW.asp (2552 words)

	Useful dates in British history
		Act of Parliament – burials to be in woollen
		Longitude Act: prize of £20,000 offered to the inventor of a workable method of determining a ship's longitude (won by John Harrison in 1773 for his chronometer).
		To be buried under this Act normally means that the person buried was a non-conformist; the burial service was performed by a Non-Conformist minister, but in a Church of England church, as the burial was going to take place in the churchyard.
	www.johnowensmith.co.uk /histdate (11288 words)

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