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[CONVENTICAL POSTER]. Placat och Forbud… Stockholm: Joh. Henr. Werner, 12 January 1726. 8 8vo pp. on one folded 4to sheet (pages: 212 x 171 mm; unfolded sheet: 424 x 342 mm). Unbound. Text toned and offset, edges worn, some foxing, a few tears at creases, 3 small pieces of tape on p. 1 near the left margin, a previous ink price and embossed stamp also on p. 1. The “Konventikelplakatet” was a royal decree issued by the Swedish King, forbidding “conventicles” (prayer meetings held in places other than churches). It was primarily aimed to suppress the Pietist Movement within Lutheranism, which sought to move religious services out of churches and other recognized houses of worship. In Sweden, it was felt that it was essential to keep religious services inside churches, in order to keep worship standardized. Violations of this decree had severe penalties. A rare and important original poster.