The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: Psalter

This edition of the Book of Common Prayer was instituted with the Act of Uniformity 1662, only two years after the restoration of the monarchy. It made the use of the Book of Common Prayer compulsory, and led to the protest and expulsion of almost two-thousand clergymen from the Church of England who refused to recognize it. It included the readings for the Psalter for the very first time.