This is a genuine period item, in good, honest condition for its age, with expected wear & patina
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New Yorks 1777 Constitution, the third main victory for disestablishment of the Anglican Church, provided for free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship. But it stated that the liberty of conscience, hereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State. New Yorks constitution excluded all ministers of the Gospel from officebecause of the great importance of their duties as ministers, not on anti-clerical, religiously neutral or secularist grounds