Five Mile Act

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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(17 Car. II c. 2) Forbade dissenting ministers and school masters to live within five miles of any city or borough unless they took an oath not to alter the government of church or state. The act was ineffective.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Five Mile Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1458, accessed 23 November 2024.]

1458 Five Mile Act 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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