▁office hold ers ▁to ▁swe ar ▁alleg iance ; ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Un iform ity ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁made ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Book ▁of ▁Common ▁P ray er ▁comp uls ory ; ▁the ▁Con vent icle ▁Act ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁prohib ited ▁religious ▁assemb lies ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁people , ▁except ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ; ▁and ▁the ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Act ▁ 1 6 6 5 ▁prohib ited ▁exp elled ▁non - con form ing ▁cl erg ymen ▁from ▁coming ▁within ▁five   m iles ▁( 8   km ) ▁of ▁a ▁parish ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁ban ished . ▁The ▁Con vent icle ▁and ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Act s ▁remained ▁in ▁effect ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁Charles ' s ▁reign . ▁The ▁Act s ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Clar end on ▁Code , ▁after ▁Lord ▁Clar end on , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁even ▁spoke ▁against ▁the ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁Rest oration ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁social ▁change . ▁Pur itan ism ▁lost ▁its ▁momentum . ▁The at res ▁re open ed ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁closed ▁during ▁the ▁prote ctor ship ▁of ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁and ▁b aw dy ▁" Rest oration ▁comedy " ▁became ▁a ▁recogn is able ▁genre . ▁Theatre ▁lic ences ▁granted ▁by ▁Charles ▁required ▁that ▁female ▁parts ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁" the ir ▁natural ▁perform ers ", ▁rather ▁than ▁by