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Meant radicals were free to discuss and demand more radical reforms as restrictions on what could be said were lifted resulting in even more radical views and unrest. The Government struggled to control the excess of attacks & so issued a series of proclamations between January & April 1548 to restore order and limit those who could preach. But it appears that the impact of these were limited as in September 1548, the Council had to ban all public preaching, limiting the spread of Protestantism
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This act closed down chantries places where masses for the souls of the dead were said.
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Debasement of coinage which started under Henry VIII continues under Edward and finally ends in 1551
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order removal of superstitious images
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Act stated:
- Sacraments now consisted of just communion, baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial
- Clergy allowed to marry
- Singing masses for souls of the dead not approved
- Holy communion, matins, and evensong were to be in English
- Laity could receive both bread and wine at communion However, didn't mean that all Catholic practices gone.
- Fat days and a number of Holy days remained
- Belief in Purgatory neither upheld nor condemned
- Worship of saints not banned just discouraged -
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Revised the procedure for ordination of Priests. However this didn't satisfy Hooper who was annoyed by the swearing of an oath to saints and the need to wear a surplice. It resulted in a battle with Ridley and Cranmer that lead to Hooper declining the post of Bishop of Gloucester and being imprisoned for failure to stop preaching.
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Made it an offence to question Royal Supremacy or at articles of faith in the Church
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Enforced the second book of common prayer, and it became an offence for both clergy and laity to not attend CofE services
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Mary sets out her intention to observe Catholicism and he desire that all of England be Catholic, however states that she wouldn't force anyone to become Catholic, although she does ban the terms 'papist' and 'heretic'. She also says that printers can't publish books and ballads in English which discuss 'controversial religious teachings' without her express permission.
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Mass was also said and 6 other churches followed this practice in the Capital the next day
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Restored the religious situation to that of 1547 under the Act of six articles
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This suggests that despite Mary's apparent popularity due to her warm welcome to London there were still some Anti-papal feelings
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Undid all anti-Papal legislation since 1529
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John Rogers becomes the first English Protestant Martyr when he was burned under the heresy laws
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Bishops Ridley and Latimer were burned in Oxford for heresy
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Replaced by Reginald Pole in December
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The London Synod issued the Twelve Decrees on clerical discipline and the Benedictine House (monastery) at Westminster was re-established
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