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Initially, the act did not extend to peers, but in 1678 the act was extended by a further act, the Parliament Act 1678 (30 Cha. 2. 2. St. 2 ), [ 6 ] which required that all peers and members of the House of Commons should make a declaration against transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrificial nature of the Mass . [ 1 ]
The oath for the Test Act 1673 was: "I, N, do declare that I do believe that there is not any transubstantion in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or in the elements of the bread and wine, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsovever." In 1678 the act was extended thus:
The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c.
For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes. For statutes passed during the Commonwealth, see the list of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660
The first provision excluded all non-conformists; the second Catholics only. The Test Act 1673 (25 Cha. 2. c. 2) imposed on all officers, civil and military, a "Declaration against Transubstantiation", whereby Catholics were debarred from such employment. Five years later, the Test Act 1678 (30 Cha. 2.
29 March – the Test Act is passed, preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office. [ 1 ] 28 May (7 June New Style ) – Third Anglo-Dutch War : First Battle of Schooneveld – The Dutch Republic fleet commanded by Michiel de Ruyter defeats the allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine .
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The Test Act 1673 had driven all Catholics out of public office, and anti-Catholic feelings intensified in the years to come. Although she was not active in religious politics, in 1675 Catherine was criticised for supposedly supporting the idea of appointing a bishop to England who, it was hoped, would resolve the internal disputes of Catholics.