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	One of the immediate reasons that the "Country Party" (proto-Whigs) in Parliament pushed for this was to break up the [[Cabal ministry]] — members of the Court Party of powerful statement under [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]], who had divergent religious interests — the Catholic [[Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh\|Lord Clifford]] could not accept this oath which ran contrary to his beliefs, so resigned his position in government and the Cabal ministry completely unravelled by 1674. Foreign nations and their agents also had a vested interest in lobbying either way on the issue, as the leaders of the Cabal ministry (Arlington and Clifford) were allied with Catholic France against the Protestant Dutch in the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]]; after the fall of the Cabal ministry, the pro-Dutch [[First Danby ministry]] came to power. In addition to this, 1673 was also the year that it became public knowledge that [[James, Duke of York]], heir to the throne, had converted to Catholicism.		One of the immediate reasons that the "Country Party" (proto-Whigs) in Parliament pushed for this was to break up the [[Cabal ministry]] — members of the Court Party of powerful statement under [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]], who had divergent religious interests — the Catholic [[Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh\|Lord Clifford]] could not accept this oath which ran contrary to his beliefs, so resigned his position in government and the Cabal ministry completely unravelled by 1674. Foreign nations and their agents also had a vested interest in lobbying either way on the issue, as the leaders of the Cabal ministry (Arlington and Clifford) were allied with Catholic France against the Protestant Dutch in the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]]; after the fall of the Cabal ministry, the pro-Dutch [[First Danby ministry]] came to power. In addition to this, 1673 was also the year that it became public knowledge that [[James, Duke of York]], heir to the throne, had converted to Catholicism.
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	Initially, the act did not extend to [[House of Lords\|peers]], but in 1678 the act was extended by a further act ([[30 Cha. 2. St. 2]])<ref>'Charles II, 1678: (Stat. 2.) An Act for the more effectuall preserving the Kings Person and Government by disableing Papists from sitting in either House of Parlyament.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 894–96. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47482. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> which required that all peers and members of the [[British House of Commons\|House of Commons]] should make a declaration against transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrificial nature of the [[Mass (liturgy)\|Mass]].<ref name="EB1911"/> The effect of this was to exclude [[Catholic]]s from both houses, and in particular the "[[Five popish lords\|Five Popish Lords]]" from the [[House of Lords]], a change motivated largely by the alleged [[Popish Plot]]. The Lords deeply resented this interference with their membership; they delayed passage of the ~~Act~~ as long as possible, and managed to greatly weaken it by including an exemption for the future [[James II of England\|James II]], effective head of the Catholic nobility, at whom it was largely aimed.<ref>Kenyon, J.P. ''The Popish Plot'' 2nd Edition Phoenix Press 2000 pp. 104–5</ref>		Initially, the act did not extend to [[House of Lords\|peers]], but in 1678 the act was extended by a further act ([[30 Cha. 2. St. 2]])<ref>'Charles II, 1678: (Stat. 2.) An Act for the more effectuall preserving the Kings Person and Government by disableing Papists from sitting in either House of Parlyament.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 894–96. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47482. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> which required that all peers and members of the [[British House of Commons\|House of Commons]] should make a declaration against transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrificial nature of the [[Mass (liturgy)\|Mass]].<ref name="EB1911"/> The effect of this was to exclude [[Catholic]]s from both houses, and in particular the "[[Five popish lords\|Five Popish Lords]]" from the [[House of Lords]], a change motivated largely by the alleged [[Popish Plot]]. The Lords deeply resented this interference with their membership; they delayed passage of the act as long as possible, and managed to greatly weaken it by including an exemption for the future [[James II of England\|James II]], effective head of the Catholic nobility, at whom it was largely aimed.<ref>Kenyon, J. P. ''The Popish Plot'' 2nd Edition Phoenix Press 2000 pp. 104–5</ref>

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	Initially, the ~~Act~~ did not extend to [[House of Lords\|peers]], but in 1678 the ~~Act~~ was extended by a further ~~Act~~ ([[30 Cha. 2. St. 2]])<ref>'Charles II, 1678: (Stat. 2.) An Act for the more effectuall preserving the Kings Person and Government by disableing Papists from sitting in either House of Parlyament.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 894–96. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47482. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> which required that all peers and members of the [[British House of Commons\|House of Commons]] should make a declaration against transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrificial nature of the [[Mass (liturgy)\|Mass]].<ref name="EB1911"/> The effect of this was to exclude [[Catholic]]s from both houses, and in particular the "[[Five popish lords\|Five Popish Lords]]" from the [[House of Lords]], a change motivated largely by the alleged [[Popish Plot]]. The Lords deeply resented this interference with their membership; they delayed passage of the Act as long as possible, and managed to greatly weaken it by including an exemption for the future [[James II of England\|James II]], effective head of the Catholic nobility, at whom it was largely aimed.<ref>Kenyon, J.P. ''The Popish Plot'' 2nd Edition Phoenix Press 2000 pp. 104–5</ref>		Initially, the act did not extend to [[House of Lords\|peers]], but in 1678 the act was extended by a further act ([[30 Cha. 2. St. 2]])<ref>'Charles II, 1678: (Stat. 2.) An Act for the more effectuall preserving the Kings Person and Government by disableing Papists from sitting in either House of Parlyament.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 894–96. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47482. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> which required that all peers and members of the [[British House of Commons\|House of Commons]] should make a declaration against transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrificial nature of the [[Mass (liturgy)\|Mass]].<ref name="EB1911"/> The effect of this was to exclude [[Catholic]]s from both houses, and in particular the "[[Five popish lords\|Five Popish Lords]]" from the [[House of Lords]], a change motivated largely by the alleged [[Popish Plot]]. The Lords deeply resented this interference with their membership; they delayed passage of the Act as long as possible, and managed to greatly weaken it by including an exemption for the future [[James II of England\|James II]], effective head of the Catholic nobility, at whom it was largely aimed.<ref>Kenyon, J.P. ''The Popish Plot'' 2nd Edition Phoenix Press 2000 pp. 104–5</ref>

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Corporation Act 1661

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	==Corporation Act 1661==		==Corporation Act 1661==
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	The [[Naturalisation and Restoration of Blood Act 1609]] ([[7 Jas. 1]]. c. 2) provided that all such as were naturalized or restored in blood should receive the sacrament of the [[Eucharist\|Lord's Supper]].		The [[Naturalisation and Restoration of Blood Act 1609]] {Repealed by [[Naturalization Act 1870]]} ([[7 Jas. 1]]. c. 2) provided that all such as were naturalized or restored in blood should receive the sacrament of the [[Eucharist\|Lord's Supper]].

	It was not, however, until the reign of [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] that actually receiving [[Eucharist\|communion]] in the [[Church of England]] was made a precondition for holding [[public office]]. The earliest imposition of this test was by the [[Corporation Act 1661]] requiring that, besides taking the [[Oath of Supremacy]], all members of corporations were, within one year after election, to receive the sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the rites of the Church of England.<ref name="EB1911"/>		It was not, however, until the reign of [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]] that actually receiving [[Eucharist\|communion]] in the [[Church of England]] was made a precondition for holding [[public office]]. The earliest imposition of this test was by the [[Corporation Act 1661]] requiring that, besides taking the [[Oath of Supremacy]], all members of corporations were, within one year after election, to receive the sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the rites of the Church of England.<ref name="EB1911"/>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*{{Cite journal\|title=The Parliamentary Struggle over the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 1787–1790\|journal=[[The English Historical Review]]\|last=Ditchfield\|first=Grayson M.\|year=1974\|volume=89\|issue=352\|pages=551–577\|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]\|doi=10.1093/ehr/LXXXIX.CCCLII.551\|jstor=567426\|issn=0013-8266\|eissn=1477-4534}}		*{{Cite journal\|title=The Parliamentary Struggle over the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 1787–1790\|journal=[[The English Historical Review]]\|last=Ditchfield\|first=Grayson M.\|year=1974\|volume=89\|issue=352\|pages=551–577\|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]\|doi=10.1093/ehr/LXXXIX.CCCLII.551\|jstor=567426\|issn=0013-8266\|eissn=1477-4534}}
	*{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCYOAQAAMAAJ\|title=Reader's Guide to British History\|volume=2: M-Z\|pages=1262–1263\|isbn=9781579584276\|last1=Loades\|first1=D.M.\|date= 2003}}		*{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCYOAQAAMAAJ\|title=Reader's Guide to British History\|volume=2: M-Z\|pages=1262–1263\|isbn=9781579584276\|last1=Loades\|first1=D.M.\|date= 2003\|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn }}
	* {{Cite journal\|title=Resistance to Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 1828\|journal=[[The Historical Journal]]\|last=Machin\|first=G. I. T.\|year=1979\|volume=22\|issue=1\|pages=115–139\|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]\|doi=10.1017/S0018246X00016708\|jstor=2639014\|s2cid=154680968 \|issn=0018-246X\|		* {{Cite journal\|title=Resistance to Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 1828\|journal=[[The Historical Journal]]\|last=Machin\|first=G. I. T.\|year=1979\|volume=22\|issue=1\|pages=115–139\|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]\|doi=10.1017/S0018246X00016708\|jstor=2639014\|s2cid=154680968 \|issn=0018-246X\|
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	* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=232 Committees for the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts]: the minutes of two committees for the repeal of the Act. First published by the London Record Society, available as part of British History Online.		* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=232 Committees for the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts]: the minutes of two committees for the repeal of the Act. First published by the London Record Society, available as part of British History Online.

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 [[File:A Word of Comfort2.jpg|thumb|A 1790 cartoon satirizing the efforts of [[Charles James Fox]] to get the acts repealed. Theologian [[Joseph Priestley]] preaches from atop a pile of his own works, in a pulpit inscribed "FANATICISM", to Fox seated in a box pew. Fox asks, "Pray, Doctor is there such a thing as a Devil?" Priestley responds "No", However the devil himself announces, "If you had eyes behind, you'd know better my dear Doctor".]]
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-The 1661, 1672 and 1678 acts were repealed by the [[Promissory Oaths Act 1871]], [[Statute Law Revision Act 1863]], and the Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866 respectively.<ref name="EB1911"/> Religious tests for officers of the [[ancient universities]] were repealed by the [[Universities Tests Act 1871]] for England, the [[University of Dublin]] Tests Act 1873, and the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]].<ref name="EB1911"/>
+The 1661, 1672 and 1678 acts were repealed by the [[Promissory Oaths Act 1871]], [[Statute Law Revision Act 1863]], and the [[Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866]] respectively.<ref name="EB1911"/> Religious tests for officers of the [[ancient universities]] were repealed by the [[Universities Tests Act 1871]] for England, the [[University of Dublin]] Tests Act 1873, and the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]].<ref name="EB1911"/>
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	The Corporation Act 1661 was followed by the Test Act 1673<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47451 University of London & History of Parliament Trust]</ref> ([[25 Cha. 2]]. c. 2) (the [[long title]] of which is "An act for preventing dangers which may happen from popish recusants").<ref>'Charles II, 1672: An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 782–85. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47451. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> This act enforced upon all persons filling any office, civil, military or religious, the obligation of taking the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and subscribing to a declaration against [[transubstantiation]] and also of receiving the sacrament within three months after admittance to office.<ref name="EB1911"/> The oath for the Test Act of 1673 was:		The Corporation Act 1661 was followed by the Test Act 1673<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47451 University of London & History of Parliament Trust]</ref> ([[25 Cha. 2]]. c. 2) (the [[long title]] of which is "An act for preventing dangers which may happen from popish recusants").<ref>'Charles II, 1672: An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 782–85. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47451. Date accessed: 6 March 2007.</ref> This act enforced upon all persons filling any office, civil, military or religious, the obligation of taking the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and subscribing to a declaration against [[transubstantiation]] and also of receiving the sacrament within three months after admittance to office.<ref name="EB1911"/> The oath for the Test Act 1673 was:
	<blockquote>I, ''N'', do declare that I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or in the elements of the [[Sacrament\|bread and wine]], at or after the [[consecration]] thereof by any person whatsoever.</blockquote>		<blockquote>I, ''N'', do declare that I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or in the elements of the [[Sacrament\|bread and wine]], at or after the [[consecration]] thereof by any person whatsoever.</blockquote>