The British nation a history / by George MWrong . as Roman Catholics. Laudspolicy Avas revived. No legislationwas necessary to make the Churchof England once more the Estab-lished Church, for all statutes en-acted since the civil war broke out,and to which the king had notgiven his consent, were deprived bishops and clergyreturned to their sees and par-ishes. Of course the union be-tween England, Scotland, and Ire-land was broken up. So far as necessary these proceed-ings were sanctioned by the Convention Parliament whichrestored Charles. But in law it had an incomplete man-date si
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . as Roman Catholics. Laudspolicy Avas revived. No legislationwas necessary to make the Churchof England once more the Estab-lished Church, for all statutes en-acted since the civil war broke out,and to which the king had notgiven his consent, were deprived bishops and clergyreturned to their sees and par-ishes. Of course the union be-tween England, Scotland, and Ire-land was broken up. So far as necessary these proceed-ings were sanctioned by the Convention Parliament whichrestored Charles. But in law it had an incomplete man-date since it was not summoned by royal authority. Earlyin 1661 there was an election, and^the new Parliamentsat for no less thaix eighteen years,.:mitilJJ79. It wasfanatically devoted to the king and the Anglican returning Charles had pledged him-self to a tolerant religious policy, at leasttowards Presbyterianism, but though a con-ference between the leaders of the Church of Englandand of the Presbyterians met in the palace of the Savoy. Edwakd Hyde, Eakl ofClarendon (1609-1674). The SavoyConference. 408 THE BRITISH NATION in 1661, a conciliatory temper was wanting, and Charlesspromise to do something for the Presbyterians was notredeemed. Parliament was eager to destroy every vestigeof Cromwells religions system and by the_ CorporationAct of 1661 forced all municipal officeholders to takeTh A t of ^^^^ Aiiglican sacrament. TheAct of Uni-Uniformity, fomiity of 1662 made e]3iscopacy the only?^^ recognised form of Church By it the clergy were ordered to declare tlieir assent to every-thing in the Book of Common Prayer, and to admit thatno one might in aliy circumstances take up arms againstthe king. Absolutely nothing was offered by way of con-ciliation, and on St. Bartholomews Day, August 24, 1662,some two thousand incumbents of English parishes, unwill-ing to accept the terms of the act, were driven from theirplaces. About five hundred others had already b
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