Five Mile Act 1665
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The Five Mile Act 1665 was an English law that barred nonconformist ministers from coming within five miles of incorporated towns or their former parishes, aiming to suppress dissenting religious influence after the Restoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five Mile Act 1665 canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
penal law ⓘ |
| affectedRight |
freedom of movement
ⓘ
freedom of worship ⓘ |
| aimedAt | suppressing dissenting religious influence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Five Mile Act of 1665 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
dissenting clergy
ⓘ
nonconformist ministers ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1665 ⓘ |
| era | Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Restoration of the monarchy in England
ⓘ
post-English Civil War religious settlement ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
Anglican supremacy
ⓘ
Erastian church–state relations ⓘ |
| influenced | development of religious toleration debates in England ⓘ |
| inForceStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
banishment from specified areas
ⓘ
penalties for violation ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
freedom of religion
ⓘ
religious nonconformity ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
nonconformist communities
ⓘ
some Whig politicians ⓘ |
| partOf | Clarendon Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibitedDistance | within five miles ⓘ |
| prohibitedFromApproaching |
incorporated towns
ⓘ
parishes where they had formerly served ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce religious uniformity to the Church of England
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to weaken nonconformist influence in municipal corporations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Uniformity 1662
NERFINISHED
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Conventicle Act 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporation Act 1661 NERFINISHED ⓘ Test Act 1673 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedBy | later 19th-century religious toleration legislation ⓘ |
| restrictionType |
movement restriction
ⓘ
residence restriction ⓘ |
| shortName | Five Mile Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Baptists
NERFINISHED
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Independents ⓘ Presbyterians NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Dissenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | An Act for restraining Non-Conformists from inhabiting in Corporations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Clarendon Code