Act of Uniformity 1558

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Act of Uniformity 1558

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On 27 September 1650, the act was repealed by the [[Rump Parliament]] of the [[Commonwealth of England]] with the [[Act for the Repeal of several Clauses in Statutes imposing Penalties for not coming to Church]],{{citation |editor-first=C.H.|editor-last=Firth |editor2-first=R.S. |editor2-last=Rait |year=1911 |chapter=September 1650: Act for the Repeal of several Clauses in Statutes imposing Penalties for not coming to Church |title=Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 |pages= 423–425 |chapter-url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56416}} but this act was rendered null and void with the [[Restoration (England)|Restoration]] of the monarchy in 1660.
On 27 September 1650, the act was repealed by the [[Rump Parliament]] of the [[Commonwealth of England]] with the [[Act for the Repeal of several Clauses in Statutes imposing Penalties for not coming to Church]],{{citation |editor-first=C.H.|editor-last=Firth |editor2-first=R.S. |editor2-last=Rait |year=1911 |chapter=September 1650: Act for the Repeal of several Clauses in Statutes imposing Penalties for not coming to Church |title=Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 |pages= 423–425 |chapter-url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56416}} but this act was rendered null and void with the [[Restoration (England)|Restoration]] of the monarchy in 1660.


Section 7 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the [[Statute Law Revision Act 1863]] ([[26 & 27 Vict.]] c. 125)
Section 7 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the [[Statute Law Revision Act 1863]] ([[26 & 27 Vict.]] c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.{{Cite legislation UK|act=Statute Law Revision Act 1863|type=act|year=Vict/26-27|chapter=125}}


Section three, from "it is" to first "abovesayd"; five, from "it is" to "aforesaid that", section six, section nine, section ten, section eleven, from "and be yt (or it)" to first "aforesaid", section eight, section fourteen, from "be it (or yt)" to "aforesaid that" and in sections twelve and thirteen, the words "and bee it enacted", were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the [[Statute Law Revision Act 1888]] ([[51 & 52 Vict.]] c. 3).
Section three, from "it is" to first "abovesayd"; five, from "it is" to "aforesaid that", section six, section nine, section ten, section eleven, from "and be yt (or it)" to first "aforesaid", section eight, section fourteen, from "be it (or yt)" to "aforesaid that" and in sections twelve and thirteen, the words "and bee it enacted", were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the [[Statute Law Revision Act 1888]] ([[51 & 52 Vict.]] c. 3).
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Act of Supremacy|Acts of Supremacy]]
* [[Act of Supremacy|Acts of Supremacy]]
*[[Act of Uniformity (disambiguation)|Acts of Uniformity]]
* [[Act of Uniformity (disambiguation)|Acts of Uniformity]]
*[[Conformist]]
* [[Conformist]]
*[[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]]
* [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]]
*[[Religion in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Religion in the United Kingdom]]
*''[[A View of Popish Abuses yet remaining in the English Church]]''
* ''[[A View of Popish Abuses yet remaining in the English Church]]''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://history.hanover.edu/texts/engref/er80.html Act of Uniformity of 1559 (full text)]
* [https://history.hanover.edu/texts/engref/er80.html Act of Uniformity of 1559 (full text)]
*[https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_HL_PO_PU_1_1558_1Eliz1n2 Image of original act from the Parliamentary Archives website]
* [https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_HL_PO_PU_1_1558_1Eliz1n2 Image of original act from the Parliamentary Archives website]


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