James II and the Three Questions: Religious Toleration and the Landed Classes, 1687-1688

To this end, the king instructed the lords lieutenant to undertake a county-by-county survey of the views of justices of the peace and other gentlemen. The first asked each respondent whether, if he were elected to parliament, he would support the repeal of the penal laws against non- Anglican worsh...

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Published inBunyan studies no. 15; p. 145
Main Author Raffe, Alasdair
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2011
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British & Irish literature
Bunyan, John (1628-1688)
English literature
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Summary:To this end, the king instructed the lords lieutenant to undertake a county-by-county survey of the views of justices of the peace and other gentlemen. The first asked each respondent whether, if he were elected to parliament, he would support the repeal of the penal laws against non- Anglican worship and the tests that excluded Catholics and Protestant Dissenters from public office. [...]a large number of squires absented themselves from the meetings at which the questions were posed.
ISSN:0954-0970