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The Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711 ( 10 Ann. c. 10) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its purpose was "to prevent the disturbing those of the Episcopal Communion in Scotland in the Exercise of their Religious Worship and in the Use of the Liturgy of the Church of England and for repealing the Act passed in the Parliament of ...
- An Act to prevent the disturbing those of the Episcopal Communion in Scotland in the Exercise of their Religious Worship and in the Use of the Liturgy of the Church of England and for repealing the Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland intituled Act against irregular Baptisms and Marriages
- 10 Ann. c. 10, (Ruffhead c. 7)
- 3 March 1712
In 1707 Scotland and England were united into a single Kingdom of Great Britain. The Scottish Episcopalians Act of 1711, which protects the Episcopal Communion, marks its virtual incorporation as a distinct society. But matters were still complicated by a considerable, though declining, number of episcopalian incumbents holding the parish churches.
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The Scottish Episcopal Church ( Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Episcopal (ian) Kirk) [nb 2] is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland . A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and as it was from the Restoration of King Charles II to the re-establishment of ...
- 30,909 (2017), 28,647 (2018), 27,585 (2019), 25,552 (2020), 24,039 (2021), 23,935 (2022)
- Concordat of Leith 1572, Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711
- "Evangelical Truth and Apostolic Order"
The Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its purpose was "to prevent the disturbing those of the Episcopal Communion in Scotland in the Exercise of their Religious Worship and in the Use of the Liturgy of the Church of England and for repealing the Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland intituled Act against irregular Baptisms and Marriages".
XIV. Limitation of Prosecution. An Act to prevent the disturbing those of the Episcopal Communion in Scotland in the Exercise of their Religious Worship and in the Use of the Liturgy of the Church of England and for repealing the Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland intituled Act against irregular Baptisms and Marriages.
Anno Regin ANN Regin decimo. An Act to prevent the disturbing those of the Episcopal Communion in that Part ofGreat Britain called Scotland, in the Exercise of their religious Worship, and in the Use of the Liturgy of the Church of England; and for repealing the Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled, An Act against irregular Baptisms and Marriages.
Thereafter Scotland's remaining episcopalians formed links with English non-jurors, participating in 1711 in a joint consecration of bishops. An Act of Toleration (1712) gave them legal standing provided their ministers took the oath of allegiance to Queen Anne.
