Charles II19 May 1662
The Restoration settlement requires clergy to use the Book of Common Prayer and accept episcopal ordination.
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The Restoration settlement requires clergy to use the Book of Common Prayer and accept episcopal ordination.
Clergy who refuse the restored Book of Common Prayer are identified as Nonconformists after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
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