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that whoever should read the Scriptures in Englishshould forfeit land, cattle, goods, and life, and be condemned as heretics to God, enemies to the crown, and traitors to the kingdom; that they should not have the benefit of any sanctuary, though this was a privilege then granted to the most notorious malefactors; and that, if they continued obstinate, or relapsed after pardon, they should first be hanged for treason against the king, and then burned for heresy against God.
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- ↑ "BEVERLEY, John, of Cambridge. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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