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Act of Uniformity

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(Eng. Hist.) an act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872.

See also: Uniformity



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About 2,000 Church of England ministers found they could not sign up to the Act Of Uniformity of 1662 and were, in effect 'struck off'.
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The "black Bartholomew's Day" of the title refers to the date by which Church of England clergy were required to swear the oaths mandated by the Act of Uniformity of 1662.
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1559: Queen Elizabeth I signed the Act of Uniformity.
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