Conventicle Act 1664
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The Conventicle Act 1664 was an English law that harshly penalized unauthorized religious gatherings of more than five people, aiming to suppress Nonconformist worship outside the Church of England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conventicle Act 1670 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
penal law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Act against Conventicles 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
laypersons
ⓘ
ministers and preachers not licensed by the Church of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 1664 ⓘ |
| effect |
imprisonment and punishment of many Dissenters
ⓘ
suppression of Nonconformist public worship ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
justices of the peace
ⓘ
local magistrates ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | fear of sedition associated with religious gatherings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
religious persecution
ⓘ
restriction of freedom of assembly ⓘ state control of religion ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1689 | largely superseded by the Toleration Act 1689 ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to prevent and suppress seditious Conventicles ⓘ |
| minimumNumberOfPersons | more than five persons over the age of sixteen ⓘ |
| monarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clarendon Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Restoration religious settlement ⓘ |
| penalty |
fines
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ transportation for repeated offences ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce religious uniformity to the Church of England
ⓘ
to prevent unauthorized religious assemblies ⓘ to suppress Nonconformist religious worship ⓘ |
| region | England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOfMonarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAct |
Act of Uniformity 1662
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conventicle Act 1670 NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporation Act 1661 NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Mile Act 1665 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationFavored | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictedActivity |
religious meetings of more than five persons not of the same household
ⓘ
unauthorized religious conventicles ⓘ |
| scope | religious meetings held outside parish churches or licensed places ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Baptists
NERFINISHED
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Dissenters ⓘ Nonconformists ⓘ Puritans NERFINISHED ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | criminal sanction ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1664 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clarendon Code
this entity surface form:
Conventicle Act 1670