Conventicles Act 1670

A Covenanters Conventicle.[1]

The Conventicles Act 1670 is an Act of the Parliament of England (22 Car. II. c. 1) with the long title "An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles".[2] The Act imposed a fine on any person who attended a conventicle (any religious assembly other than the Church of England) of five shillings for the first offence and ten shillings for a second offence. Any preacher or person who allowed their house to be used as a meeting house for such an assembly could be fined 20 shillings and 40 shillings for a second offence.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lawson 1885, p. 49.
  2. ↑ Raithby 1819, pp. 648–651.
  3. ↑ Noorthouck 1773, pp. 230–255.

References

  • Lawson, Rev. R. (1885). Maybole Past and Present. J. & R. Parlane. p. 49.
  • Noorthouck, John (1773). "Book 1, Chapter 15: From the Fire to the death of Charles II". A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark. pp. 230–255.
  • Raithby, John, ed. (1819). Charles II, 1670: An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles. Statutes of the Realm (1628–80). 5. pp. 648–651.


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