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The Declaration of Indulgence was Charles II of England's attempt to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists and Roman Catholics in his realms, by suspending the execution of the Penal Laws that punished recusants from the Church of England. Charles issued the Declaration on 15 March 1672.
1672: Royal Declaration of Indulgence: Charles II of England attempts to extend religious freedom to Protestant nonconformists in his realms. 1676: Declaration of the People [N 2] Issued by Nathaniel Bacon; proclaims the colonial governor of Virginia as corrupt. 1687: Declaration of Indulgence [N 3] Establishes freedom of religion in England ...
Declaration of Indulgence may refer to: Declaration of Indulgence (1672) by Charles II of England in favour of nonconformists and Catholics Declaration of Indulgence (1687) by James II of England granting religious freedom
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(Acts dated "1672" because session started before 25 March 1673, the end of the civil and legal year 1672.) This session was traditionally cited as 25 Car. 2, 25 Chas. 2 or 25 C. 2; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 25 Car. 2.
A Conventicle Preacher before the Justices, painting by Robert Inerarity Herdman. The Conventicle Act 1664 was an Act of the Parliament of England (16 Cha. 2.c. 4 [2]) that forbade conventicles, defined as religious assemblies of more than five people other than an immediate family, outside the auspices of the Church of England and the rubrics of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
Wikimedia Commons. He later signed another oath, declaring his allegiance to the state of New Jersey and to the United States. To make a living, he reopened his law practice and trained new students.
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland for the year 1672. It lists acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland , that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain , by the Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7).