The Nonconformist Relief Act 1779 (19 Geo. III c. 44) was Act of the

Parliament of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...

. The Act allowed any

Dissenter A dissenter (from the Latin ''dissentire'', "to disagree") is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Usage in Christianity Dissent from the Anglican church In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...

to preach and teach on the condition that he declared he was a

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

and a

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; took the

Oaths of Allegiance An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to a monarch or a country. In modern republics, oaths are sworn to the country in general, or to the country's constitution. For ...

and supremacy; and took the

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s for his rule of faith and practice.Mark A. Thomson, ''A Constitutional History of England. 1642 to 1801'' (London: Methuen, 1938), p. 406. The Dissenters (Ireland) Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3 c. 70) extended the 1779 act to Ireland.

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