e/Clergy Act 1640

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has gloss	eng: The Clergy Act 1640 (also known as the Bishops Exclusion Act or the Clerical Disabilities Act) (16 Car. I, c.27) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1642 by the Long Parliament.
lexicalization	eng: Clergy Act 1640
instance of	c/17th-century laws in Christianity