... of Elizabeth. More importantly was the conformity of those subscribing to the religious settlement imposed by Elizabeth. * The Act of exchange gave Elizabeth the option to exchange crown lands with Church lands which would have resulted in a large profit for Elizabeth, however she was forced to restrict the use of this law as it upset many of the priests, which compromised the stability of her religious settlement. o The religious settlement was designed to retain obedience by those who followed it, it was not designed to Elizabeth's own religious beliefs. Therefore the paramount factor in the building of the religious settlement was not religion but political security. * Recusancy fines were imposed and increased over the years to make sure that people conformed to the settlement, it was irrelevant to Elizabeth if the laity did not believe in the Church doctrine as long as they showed obedience by going to Church ...

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