Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
- The Religious Settlement
- The 1559 Act of Supremacy and
the 1559 Act of Uniformity
- Declared that Elizabeth
was supreme Governor of
the Church of England with
the power of visitation.
- Revived
legislation that
was repealed
under Mary
- Revoked Heresy Acts
and the Papal
Supremacy
- Imposed an Oath on all
Clergy and office holders to
enforce conformity to the
new Prayer Book
- Set up a new system of punishment for
those who failed to use the prayer book or
whose who objected it's use
- Ordered everyone to attend
Church and fine those who
didn't
- Set ornamentation
and clergy's dress
should be as in the
1549 Prayer Book
- Royal injunctions 1559 ordered clergy to:
- observe the royal
supremacy and preach
against superstition and
Papal authority
- condemn images,
relics and miracles
- preach only with
permission, which
came in the form of a
licence
- report recusants
to the privy council
or to JPs
- marry only with the
permission of their
bishop and 2 JPs
- observe the
Ornament's
Rubric