The High Commission court now began to take cognisance of what was called recusancy, or the refusal to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy; it also encouraged informations against such as refrained from joining in the established worship; and numerous professors of the old religion, both ecclesiastics and laity, were summoned on one account or other before this tribunal. ❋ Lucy Aikin (1822)
"And wasn't it -- I've heard the story, but I'm a bit hazy about it -- wasn't it owing to your -- is 'recusancy' the word? ❋ Henry Harland (1883)
The University of Hull in Britain, who keep archives related to the family, note that the Constables became one of the leading landowning families of Yorkshire in the 16th century but that their family wealth was compromised in the mid 17th century due to the recusancy fines they were subject to. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If the purpose of history is the latter, Elizabeth I should be called “Bloody Bess” because torture, hanging, drawing and quartering are not humane ways of dealing with recusancy and dissent either. ❋ Elena Maria Vidal (2009)
Shakespeare's family was almost certainly Catholic, or at least did not attend Church of England services both his father and his daughter, Susanna were fined for recusancy, and Shakespeare might have always been sympathetic to Catholicism, and he might have returned to his family's faith at his death, and we can certainly pray that he did, but I would still shy away from declaring he was a Catholic, for the sake of historical accuracy. ❋ Elena Maria Vidal (2009)
Of course, by 1744, the employer was probably protestant, but I have to tell you that there was a strong suspicion of Catholicism/recusancy about the Mossendews originally Maisondieuwho were emigrees from France at various points in history. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The playing company and its hosts were denounced for recusancy to the Star Chamber. ❋ Greenblatt, Stephen (2007)
Elizabeth for harbouring of priests, obstinate recusancy, and popish misdoings. ❋ Unknown (2006)
"Driven from York, where he held a judicial post, hunted from place to place, penniless through fines for recusancy, he was ordained a priest at Rome in 1581, after the death of his wife." ❋ John (2003)
Would he have wished that she should at once have given herself up without one maidenly scruple, one word of feminine recusancy? ❋ Unknown (2004)
The next proceeding of Lady Margaret was to hold a solemn court of justice, to which Harrison and the butler were admitted, partly on the footing of witnesses, partly as assessors, to enquire into the recusancy of Cuddie Headrigg the ploughman, and the abetment which he had received from his mother — these being regarded as the original causes of the disaster which had befallen the chivalry of Tillietudlem. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Daring in design, precipitate and violent in execution, and going to the very extremity of the most rigid recusancy, it was his ambition to place himself at the head of the presbyterian interest. ❋ Unknown (2004)
At the Elizabethan Settlement, when the Prayer Book was again introduced in an even more draconian manner, communities had no option but to obtain English books and comply with the law which drove steadfast Catholics into recusancy. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Rectification Campaign, China recusancy laws, England ❋ Unknown (2001)
In the last two years, the Queen's policy on dealing with recusancy had changed. ❋ Unknown (2003)
But when the war commenced, Mujrim, who doubtless wished to stand by his brethren the Hawazim, began to show signs of recusancy in putting off the day of departure to the end of September. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Punishment of many recusants (under the recusancy laws of Elizabeth, whereby refusing to attend services of the Church of England and celebrating or assisting at the Roman Catholic Mass were severely punished). ❋ Unknown (2001)
Perrot's dual attack on constitutional liberty and on recusancy solidified Roman ❋ Unknown (1999)
[Emo kids] [think] they are recusant. ❋ Spaztoid (2006)
