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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Turns out they were basically bounty hunters for Catholic priests during Elizabeth I's reign.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Which "for"?

Bounty hunters searching for Catholic priests.

Bounty hunter working for Catholic priests.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Hunting down Catholic priests

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Liz 1 was Protestant. Catholicism was illegal under her reign