Episcopacy restored in Scotland; Presbyterian ministers are banned

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament restores episcopacy in Scotland, which had been abandoned almost fifty years earlier by John Knox and his fellow reformers in the Scottish Reformation. The same parliamentary session also passes severe laws against Roman Catholics, and bans Presbyterian ministers.

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Editors. "Episcopacy restored in Scotland; Presbyterian ministers are banned". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15640, accessed 18 May 2013.]


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  1. Anglican Reformation 16th Century - Politics and Religion