Note 531 — Chapter XVI
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The persecution of the Roman Catholics in England has been noticed already. We may add, that in 1656-57, a new oath of adjuration was prescribed for discovering Papists, and a penalty of £100 was to be inflicted on any one who attended mass. The ordinance altogether was very severe.—Scobell, 443. Butler, (Rom. Cath., ii. 407,) mentions the execution of a priest for the exercise of his functions.