Root and Branch petition
1640 petition to the English Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Root and Branch Petition was a petition presented to the Long Parliament on 11 December 1640. The petition had been signed by 15,000 Londoners and was presented to the English Parliament by a crowd of 1,500. The petition called on Parliament to abolish episcopacy from the 'roots' and in all its 'branches'.[1]
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Introduced by | Henry Vane and Oliver Cromwell (Commons) |
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Territorial extent | England |
Dates | |
Made | February 1641 |
Laid before Parliament | May 1641 |
Other legislation | |
Relates to | Clergy Act 1640 |
Status: Not passed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
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