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THE RESTORATION SETTLEMENT 1660-5, Religious Change 1661 Religious…

THE RESTORATION SETTLEMENT 1660-5

POLITICAL CHANGE

Political Change 1660

Laws granted for Charles→Commonwealth liquor for life by Convention Parliament (when Parliament disbanded the crown was saddled with debts of £925,000)

Act of Indemnity→Pardoned in execution of Charles 1 and settlement for confiscated estates.

Political Change 1661

Cavalier Parliament→May - despite pro-Royalist reputation, 100 of MPs sat in Long Parliament

Challenges of Cavalier→Supposed Conservatism of Cavalier Parliament reinforced illegality of Charles 1 financial expedients of 1630 prerogative court and feudal tenures

Non-challenged Cavalier→no attempt to challenge King's rights to appoint privy councillors, state officials or fill Church and local government posts.

Milita Acts→1661 and 1662 - conceded that the crown should have sole control (not Parliament as claimed in 1642 Act)

Act of 1661→enforced joint legislative authority between Parliament and King, and penalty of praemunire for anyone who claimed otherwise

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Further Act→Tumultuous petitioning
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Privy Council→Charles doubled 120 to accomodate different factions.

Political Change 1662

Licensing Act→reintroduced censorship of the press

Hearth tax→to increase royal revenues

1664 - Political

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Dunkirk→sold to Louis XIV
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Trinneal Act→1664 altered so parliament ought to be called every three years

RELIGIOUS CHANGE

Religious Change 1600

Compromise→attempts made at Worcester House to find middle ground between Anglican and Presbyterian

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Charles 1→canonised as a saint 
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Religious Change 1662

Common Prayer Book→New book minor alterations to 1604 edition, removed Laudian and Catholic liturgy (rejected by 936 ministers and were expelled)

Act of Unifiormity→forced church ministers to swear oath - Clarendon tried to make it less condemning for dissenters but failed. 1909 left their livings for refusing.

Quaker Act→Forbade quakers from attending meetings of 5 or more quakers, penalties inc. large fines and transportation

Declaration of Indulgence→Charles intended to honour Breda promise of 'liberty to tender consciences'

Religious - 1664

The Conventicle Act→prohibited assemblies not held with Book of Common Prayer attended by more than 5 adults not part of the same household.

1665 Religious Change

Five Mile Act→frobade non-conforming preachers and teachers from coming 5 miles within any town or city

The Clarendon Code

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The corporation act - 1661
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Act of Uniformity - 1662
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Coventicle Act 1664
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Five Mile Act - 1664
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Effect of Clarendon Code→Polarised religion and outlawed non-conformists

1663 - Religious change

Charles building on declaration→put forward a bill that proposed the permanent suspension of the penal laws against Catholics and Protestant non-conformists. Received some support in Lords, but Commons refused to discuss it. Charles forced to withdraw and condone both groups.

Religious Change 1661

Religious Compromise→Attempts continied, Savoy conference in April June

Corporation Act→set up commissions to evict all municipal officials who did not swear oaths of allegiance

Cavalier actions

  - Restored Bishops to the house of lords (due to Venner's fifth monarchist rising in Jan 
  - Voted for public buring of Solemn League and Covenant by Public Hangman
  - All MPS to take the sacrament according to CofE within first ten days