1. The Punishment of a Minister for refusing to use or depraving the Book of Common Prayer.
2. The Punishment of any other Person depraving it, and of such who shall hear or be present at any other form.
3. Who are bound to use it.
4. Who must provide it.”
The Punishment of the Minister was for 1st offence, loss of a year’s Livings and six Months’ imprisonment; 2d offence, Deprivation and Imprisonment for a Year; 3d offence, Imprisonment for Life and Deprivation.
Any other Person, for 1st Offence, six months’ Imprisonment; 2d Offence, twelve months; and 3d Offence, for Life. 5 and 6 Ed. VI. cap. 1.
“No Form of Prayer should be used in any Public Place other than according to the said Book.”
By Statute 3 Jac. cap. 4, Constables “must once a Year present to the Quarter Sessions those who absent themselves for the space of a Month from Church”; and he must levy certain forfeitures on those who keep or resort to Bowling, Dancing, Ringing, or any sport whatever on the Sabbath; and on a Butcher who shall kill or sell Flesh on that day.
Recusants “are those who refuse or deny Supremacy to the Queen by adhering to the Pope as Supreme Head of the Church.”
“Anno 24 Hen. VIII. cap. 12, Parliament prohibited Appeals to Rome, etc.”