...meet and to be held in his said dwelling-house for the purpose of religious worship in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England, the said dwelling-house in which the said meeting, congregation and assembly was held not then having...

...and do afterwards resort to conventicles or meetings, for the exercise of religion in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England; which is contrary to the intent and meaning of the laws already made : Be it therefore enacted by the...

...should be present at any meeting, under colour or pretence of any exercise of religion, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England, " should be liable to fines of from five to ten shillings ; and any person preaching at or giving his...

...assembly, conventicle or meeting, under color or pretence of any exercise of religion, in any other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England, where there are five persons or more besides those of the household ; in such cases, the offender shall...

...assembly, conventicle, or meeting, under colour or pretence of any exercies of religion in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the church of England, in any place within the kingdom of England, or dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick-upon-Twced, at which...

...justices "to break open doors where any meeting of a religious nature shall be held in any other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England," and imposing a fine of twenty pounds for the first offence, forty for the second, and so on. In order...

...should be present at any meeting, under color or pretence of any exercise of religion, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England, "should be liable to fines of from five to ten shillings; and any person preaching at or giving his...

...assembly or conventicle, under colour and pretence ^of the exercise of religion in any other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England, where there were five persons, or more, besides those of the household ;" and the latter levying fines...

...swear that, in a certain case, there was "a pretended, colourable, religious exercise, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England," and would caution them to consider that, if they swore in the affirmative, they must know exactly what...

...Conventicle Act, which was intended to suppress all religious meetings conducted " in any other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England." In company with his friend, William Mead, of London, who was taken at the same meeting, Penn was tried...