Sometimes there were effigies of the pope
burned in the streets. Such burnings were later banned. At times
Charles allowed Catholics to attend mass.
By statute of 1672, all civil and military officers and king's
officials must take the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and take
the sacrament of the established Church of England or be incapable
of office. They also had to make a declaration that they believed
that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper, or in the elements of bread and wine, when they
were consecrated. This is to prevent dangers from Papists. As of
1678, no one may be a member of Parliament if he has refused to
take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy and the declaration
that they were not Catholic, did not adore the Virgin Mary or any
saint, and did not go to mass.
Papists were made to pay higher taxes. Every temporal and
spiritual person, corporation, and guild had to pay taxes to
subsidize the king in the amount of 2s.8d. for every pound's worth
of personal property and money. But Papists had to pay 5s.4d. for
such. Persons and corporations having land worth at least 20s.
yearly, had to pay 4s. for every pounds' worth. But Papists and
aliens had to pay 8s. for such.
But Charles' sucessor, King James II was Catholic and gave many
offices to Catholics. This prompted a reaction against Papism and
more statutes restricting them.
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