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The Act of Uniformity 1551, [1] sometimes referred to as the Act of Uniformity 1552, [3] [4] or the Uniformity Act 1551 [5] was an Act of the Parliament of England. It was enacted by Edward VI of England to supersede his previous Act of Uniformity 1548 . [ 6 ]
The Act of Uniformity 1552 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 1) required the use of the Book of Common Prayer of 1552; The Act of Uniformity 1558 (1 Eliz. 1. c. 2), adopted on the accession of Elizabeth I; The Act of Uniformity 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 4), enacted after the restoration of the monarchy; The Act of Uniformity (Explanation) Act 1663 (15 Cha. 2. c. 6)
Act of Uniformity 1552 Status: Repealed The Act of Uniformity 1558 was an Act of the Parliament of England , passed in 1559, [ c ] to regularise prayer, divine worship and the administration of the sacraments in the Church of England .
or the Act of Uniformity 1552 [2] [3] or the Uniformity Act 1551 (repealed) 5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 1. 15 April 1552.
This act was superseded in part by the Act of Uniformity 1552 which introduced the more Protestant prayer book of 1552 and imposed penalties for unjustified absence from Sunday worship; repealed by the First Statute of Repeal (1 Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2); and revived in a modified form by Elizabeth in the Act of Uniformity 1558.
The Act of Uniformity required church attendance on Sundays and holy days and imposed fines for each day absent. It authorized the 1559 prayer book, which effectively restored the 1552 prayer book with some modifications. [33] The Litany in the 1552 book had denounced "the bishop of Rome, and all his detestable enormities". [31]
The Act of Uniformity 1662 ... II was substantially the same as Elizabeth's version of 1559, itself based on Thomas Cranmer's earlier version of 1552. Apart from ...
1552. January – Act of Uniformity imposes the Second Book of Common Prayer [1] (with effect from March). Parish priests are to give instruction in the catechism every Sunday afternoon. [4] 22 January – execution of the former Lord Protector Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset for treason. [2]