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[German Version] I. Introduction – II. Concerns – III. History I. Introduction “Dissenters” and “Nonconformists” are the terms which have been used from the 17th century of those English and Welsh Protestants who have chosen to worship outside the established Church of England. The name “Dissenter” was used after the restoration of Charles II in 1660 of those Puritans who …

[German Version] (Apr 5, 1671, London – Jun 3, 1732, London), nonconformist minister and biographer, and son and grandson of nonconformist ministers of the same name (Dissenters). Following the restoration of the Stuarts and the reinstallation of Charles II to the English throne (1660) English and Welsh clergymen were required by the Act of Uniformity of 1662 to give the Anglican Book of Common Prayer their “unfeigned assent.” The first two Edmund Calamys were among the 2029 clergy and lecturers who were deprived of their posts r…