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Encyclopedia > Popery Act

A British Penal law, passed in 1704 and amended in 1709, requiring Roman Catholics to divide their land equally among all sons. This diminished Catholic land holdings.


Catholic land holdings:

  • 1688: 25% of land
  • 1704: 14% of land
  • 1776: 5% of land

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The effect of this act was to exclude nonconformists from public office.
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