“Afterwards, _Anno_ 5 _Ed. VI._, a Bill was brought into the House of Lords to enjoin Conformity to this new Book with these Alterations, by which all People were to come to those Common Prayers under pain of Church Censure, which Bill passed into a Law, _Anno_ 5 and 6 _Ed. VI._; but not being observed during the reign of Queen Mary, it was again reviewed by a Committee of Learned Men (naming them), and appointed to be used by every Minister, _Anno_ 1 _Eliz._, with some Additions, which were then made, viz.: “Certain Lessons for Every Sunday in the Year, some Alterations in the Liturgy, Two Sentences added in the Delivery of the Sacrament, intimating to the Communicants that Christ is not Corporeally present in the Elements, etc. The Form of making Bishops, Priests, and Deacons was likewise added.” “Upon these and other Statutes several Things are to be considered: 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.” 25 _Hen. VIII._ “The King appointed that _Convocations_ should be assembled by his Writ, and that no _Canons_ or _Constitutions_ should be contrary to his Prerogative or the Laws of the Land.” “In the same Year an Act passed to restrain the Payment of _First Fruits_ to the Court of _Rome_.” “In the next Year, 26 _Hen. VIII._, An Act passed by which the First Fruits of all Spiritual Livings were given to the King.” In the same Year, “an Act passed, prohibiting _Investitures_ of Archbishops or Bishops by the Pope; but that in a Vacancy the King should send his _Letters-missive_ to a Prior or Convent, Dean or Chapter, to choose another.” “Likewise, in the same Year, all _Licenses_ and _Dispensations_ from the Court of Rome were prohibited, and that all _Religious Houses_ should be under the _Visitation of the King_.”