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1662 in England

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1662
in
England

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See also:Other events of 1662

Events from the year 1662 in England.

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Events

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Undated

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  • John Graunt, in one of the earliest uses of statistics, publishes information about births and deaths in London.
  • The second edition of Robert Boyle's New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching The Spring of the Air, and its Effects is published in Oxford containing Boyle's Law.
  • The Poor Relief Act 1662 ("Settlement and Removal Act") is passed, setting out principles for establishing the parish to which a person belongs (their place of 'settlement'), which would be responsible should they become in need of Poor Relief.
  • The Licensing of the Press Act is passed, restricting London printers to a total of 24. Books printed abroad are prohibited. Roger L'Estrange is granted a warrant to seize seditious books or pamphlets.

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Wynne, S. M. (2004). "Catherine (1638–1705)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4894. Retrieved 2012-06-04. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. ^ Munsell, Joel (1858). The Every Day Book of History and Chronology. D. Appleton & Co.
  3. ^ "Correspondence and papers of the first Duke of Ormonde, chiefly on Irish and English public affairs: ref. MS. Carte 218, fol(s). 5 – date: 26 December 1662" (Description of contents of carte papers). Oxford: Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts. 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  4. ^ "Mary II | Biography & Accomplishments | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "June 7th 1662. Birth of Celia Fiennes". History Today LXII:6 (June 2012) p. 9.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Stuart | Facts, Family, & Queen of Bohemia | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.