Religion Act 1580
Act of the Parliament of England
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The Religion Act 1580 or Recusancy Act 1680 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of England during the English Reformation.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Subjects in their due Obedience.
Citation23 Eliz. 1. c. 1
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent18 March 1581
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Subjects in their due Obedience. |
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| Citation | 23 Eliz. 1. c. 1 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 March 1581 |
| Commencement | 16 January 1581[a] |
| Repealed | 9 August 1844 |
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| Repealed by | Roman Catholics Act 1844 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The act made it high treason to persuade English subjects to withdraw their allegiance to the Queen, or from the Church of England to Rome, or to promise obedience to a foreign authority.
The act also increased the fine for absenteeism from church to £20 a month or imprisonment until they conformed. Finally, the act fined and imprisoned those who celebrated the mass or attended a mass.[2]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Roman Catholics Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 102).
See also
Notes
- Start of session.
