recusancy
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The discovery of Watson's conspiracy—generally known as the "Bye" or "Surprise" Plot—so alarmed the king that he lost no time in making known his intention to exact no longer the recusancy fines.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
And no recusancy to bear arms can here justify itself on the plea that Christianity forbids all bloodshed or even violence.”
From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
She told him what had passed, and how Sir Nicholas had been fined again for his recusancy; and how Lady Maxwell had sung one of Sir Thomas Wyatt's songs.
From By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson
James’s first act, when his succession was peaceably ensured, was to remit the fines for recusancy.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
He was educated at Oxford, where, at the age of twenty, he was imprisoned for recusancy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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