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The Restoration to the Revolution Official interest in the apprehension and conviction of conventiclers resulted in the citation of 1901 individuals by the privy council between 1666 and 1685. But the pattern of these prosecutions was neither regular nor static. There was a considerable fluctuation in the rate of conventiclers prosecuted in each synod over the four pe- Ross (0.1%) Moray (0.4%) riods specified as well as a significant change in the national pattern with respect to the regional distribution of the prosecutions. Irregular and haphazard policing of the problem which varied widely across the country plus periodic firm action in 1670, 1674,1677,1680 and 1683 account for much of these differences. Aberdeen (1.4%) c:L Percentage of laity named and Wciteiconviling I 1666-70 1671-75 1676-80 1681-85 Figures in brackets refer to the cumulative percentage of prosecuted conventiclers in each synod, 1666-85. The privy council named and cited only one person for conventicling before 1666 and none after 1685. kms o 25 50 75 100 3. In 2.9% of the cases, no location is specified. , ,, , , , I , o 10 20 30 40 50 60 miles Conventicling: the laity 1666 to 1685 MS 396

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