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TheSavoy Conference of 1661 was a significantliturgical discussion that took place, afterthe Restoration ofCharles II, in an attempt to effect a reconciliation within theChurch of England.
It was convened byGilbert Sheldon, in his lodgings at theSavoy Hospital in London. The Conference sessions began on 15 April 1661, and continued for around four months.[1] By June, a deadlock became apparent.[2]
The conference was attended by commissioners: 12 Anglicanbishops, and 12 representative ministers of thePuritan andPresbyterian factions. Each side also had nine deputies (called assistants or coadjutors). The nominal chairman wasAccepted Frewen, theArchbishop of York. The object was to revise theBook of Common Prayer.Richard Baxter for the Presbyterian side presented a new liturgy, but this was not accepted. As a result the Church of England retained internal tensions about governance and theology, while a significant number of dissenters left its structure and creatednon-conformist groups retaining Puritan theological commitments.
In 1662 theAct of Uniformity followed, mandating the usage of the1662Book of Common Prayer and spurring theGreat Ejection.
The nominated commissioners and deputies were as follows:[3]
For the presbyterians:
On the episcopal side there were:
On the presbyterian side there were:
There was to have been one more deputy on the presbyterian side,Roger Drake. A clerical error caused his name to appear as "William Drake" in the official document, and he did not actually attend.[4]
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