- First Statute of Repeal
The First Statute of Repeal is an Act of the
Parliament of England (1 Mary, st. 2, c. 2), passed in the first Parliament of Mary I of England's reign, nullified all religious legislation passed under the previous monarch, the boy-KingEdward VI , and the "de facto" rulers of that time,Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset , andJohn Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland .Elizabeth I 's Act of Uniformity nullified this act, stating that "at the death of our late sovereign lord King Edward VI there remained one uniform order of common service and prayer, and of the administration of sacraments, rites, and ceremonies in the Church of England, which was set forth in one book, intituled: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of Sacraments " [...] " the said statute of repeal, and everything therein contained, only concerning the said book, and the service, administration of sacraments, rites, and ceremonies contained or appointed in or by the said book, shall be void and of none effect" [ [http://history.hanover.edu/texts/engref/er80.html Text of Elizabeth's Act of Uniformity, 1559] ] .ee also
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Revival of the Heresy Acts
*Second Statute of Repeal References
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