The Five Mile Act, 17 Charles II c. 2, (1665), was one of the Englishpenal laws that sought to enforce conformity to the established Church of England. It forbade clergymen from living within five miles of a parish from which he had been banned, unless they swore an oath never to resist the king, or attempt to alter the government of Church or State.
(The '16 Charles II c. 2' nomenclature is reference to the statute book of the numbered year of the reign of the named King in the stated chapter. This is the method used for Acts of Parliament from before 1962.)
A series of acts under Charles II aimed at establishing the supremacy of the Anglican Church in Britain.
Upwards of 2000 clergy refused to comply with this act, and were forced to resign their livings.
Five-Mile Act (1665) - This final act of the Clarendon Code was aimed at Nonconformist ministers, who were forbidden from coming within 5 miles of incorporated towns or the place of their former livings.
The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 14 Charles II c.
The Act of Uniformity was an act of Parliament, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England.
FiveMileAct (1665) - This final act of the Clarendon Code was aimed at Nonconformist ministers, who were forbidden from coming within 5 miles of incorporated towns or the place of their former livings.
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