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*distrust of Catholics’ loyalty to the Crown
*distrust of Catholics’ loyalty to the Crown


Harsh Penal laws from 1695, stripped all Catholics of their rights to—
Harsh Penal laws from 1695, stripped all Catholics of their rights to—  


*practice their own religion outside of the Protestant faith  
*practice their own religion outside of the Protestant faith  
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*hold public office  
*hold public office  
*be employed or an employer in a trade or in commerce  
*be employed or an employer in a trade or in commerce  
*live within 5 miles of the civil parish  
*live or build a church within 5 miles of the civil parish church
*own a horse of greater value than five pounds  
*own a horse of greater value than five pounds  
*purchase land  
*purchase land  
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*inherit anything from a Protestant  
*inherit anything from a Protestant  
*rent any land that was worth more than thirty shillings a year  
*rent any land that was worth more than thirty shillings a year  
*reap from his land any profit exceeding a third of the rent
*reap from his land any profit exceeding a third of the rent  
*be a guardian to a child  
*be a guardian to a child  
*leave infant children under Catholic guardianship  
*leave infant children under Catholic guardianship  
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*choose between attendance in a Catholic, or a Protestant place of worship  
*choose between attendance in a Catholic, or a Protestant place of worship  
*educate his child  
*educate his child  
*be instructed by a Catholic teacher
*be instructed by a Catholic teacher  
*send their children abroad to receive education
*send their children abroad to receive education


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