[What follows is a repost of EXIT Newsletter #6. I publish the newsletter weekly for EXIT subscribers — you can sign up for free at exitgroup.us.] Under the 1559 Act of Uniformity, English subjects were fined one shilling – something like $25 today – for each Sunday service of the Church of England at which they failed to appear. Conducting unauthorized services could lead to much larger fines, imprisonment, even execution.
#12: Pilgrim's Egress
#12: Pilgrim's Egress
#12: Pilgrim's Egress
[What follows is a repost of EXIT Newsletter #6. I publish the newsletter weekly for EXIT subscribers — you can sign up for free at exitgroup.us.] Under the 1559 Act of Uniformity, English subjects were fined one shilling – something like $25 today – for each Sunday service of the Church of England at which they failed to appear. Conducting unauthorized services could lead to much larger fines, imprisonment, even execution.