At the Restoration the commissioners appointed to restore deposed ministers were petitioned to allow him to remain, Fisher's predecessor, Nicholas Prowde,[REF] concurring.
The Act of Uniformity 1662 signalled the end of any chance of reconciliation between Presbyterians and the Church of England It was passed by Parliament on 8 May and received Royal Assent on 19 May and was to become effective on 24 August, St Bartholomew's Day.