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Charles II disliked the penal laws against protestant and catholic dissenters and in 1672 issued a Declaration of Indulgence. The House of Commons protested vehemently: ‘no such power was ever claimed or exercised by any of Your Majesty's predecessors.’ Charles climbed down and withdrew it. James II issued another declaration in 1687, repeated it in 1688, and compounded matters with a foolish preface declaring, ‘we cannot but heartily wish, as it will easily be believed, that all the people of our dominions were members of the Catholic Church.’

 
 
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The Declaration of Indulgence (or the Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience) was made by King James II of England, on the April 4, 1687. It was a first step at establishing freedom of religion in England. It was later revised, again by King James II, on April 27, 1688 to include further text. The declaration was voided when James was deposed in the Glorious Revolution later that year, in part provoked by the trial of the seven bishops who had petitioned against the declaration.

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