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Reading of State Declaration Sparks Devonshire Clergy Order
The 1683 Devonshire quarter sessions issue a forceful proclamation demanding preachers publish the King’s declaration on religious toleration, threaten severe penalties for nonconformists, and authorize magistrates to seize ministers and enforce return to lawful worship, with bishops blessing the order for public obedience.
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