recusant
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Recollecting it was St. Patrick's Day, and that most of the recusants were Irishmen, he ordered, as a last resource, that the band of the regiment should strike up their national anthem.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William
These men are all recusants, and will not take an oath to the Queen's Majesty, nor to answer to anything.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
Let it be remembered that the laws against recusants were not enacted until the treasons of Campion, Parry, and others, had rendered such a step on the part of the government unavoidable.
From Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 by Lathbury, Thomas
Priests and recusants had been discharged from prison and enjoyed full liberty.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von
Eliz. after so many years sufferance, there were laws made against recusants and seditious books.”
From Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 by Lathbury, Thomas
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