> In 1559 the fine for missing church was 12 pence and even this often wasn’t enforced. In 1581 it was raised to a crippling 20 pounds.
Elizabeth is harsh:
The Treason Act 1571:
> Anyone who left the country for more than six months had their land
confiscated. This was an attempt to prevent English Catholics from going abroad to train as missionaries.
Elizabeth is harsh:
Act to retain the Queen’s subjects in their due obedience, 1581:
> Recusants (those who refused to attend church) had to pay a bigger fine of £20 per month and those who tried to encourage people to become Catholic could be accused of treason. For example, Edmund Campion, a leading missionary, was hung, drawn and quartered.