Comments on "The Riot Act" - Faerye Net

Thoughts on "Benefit of Clergy"

2004-03-04T13:16:44+00:00

I am no expert on English history. I have been skimming Wikipedia articles on the English Monarchy from Henry VIII to the Georges for the last hour though :)

I’ve come to the conclusion that by 1714 (date of the Riot Act), Protestantism was firmly entrenched as the state religion. It appears that Elizabeth I was the last to have to deal with serious attempts to re-unite with the Catholic Church.

However, Elizabeth’s reign was probably still strong in the English meme-space of 1714, so I can see digs at Catholics being written into law. Certainly, Barnaby Rudge indicates that anti-”popery” sentiment was still hight for some time later.

It is also quite possible, however, that the Annointing of the Sick was practiced by some or all of the Anglicans of the time. Thus, the law could very well have intended to damn the rioters as well as execute them.

Re: Better link

2004-03-04T12:48:36+00:00

Hmm. It was working yesterday, I believe. Thanks though.

Better link

2004-03-04T12:34:50+00:00

The link to the riot act in the article is no good, it appears.

Riot Act Full Text

Re: Tee hee!

2004-03-03T15:57:16+00:00

I was thinkin’ it would really be a kicking way to lock a thread on an internet forum if you were a moderator. Maybe I’ll suggest that on RPGnet at some point.

Tee hee!

2004-03-03T15:28:53+00:00

You are chock full of arcane miscellany. I am delighted. I HOPE YOU DO memorize the operative declaration of the Riot Act and use it at the next extended family gathering where people are talking over each other or stabbing each other with forks to get to the mashed potatoes. In other words, say it at the next extended family gathering.