31. For example, Titus Oates was pilloried here during the reign of King James II for the Popish Plot. 32. Strong called the tale of St . Patrick's campaign against snakes " a popish delusion ." 33. Protestant reformers in England and Switzerland seized and burned books containing " popish ditties " with Talibanish zeal. 34. He showed moderation in the Popish Plot, and on the question of the exclusion followed Halifax rather than Shaftesbury. 35. The evangelical wing of the Church opposed the revision, which some low-church factions dubbed " popish ". 36. Expecting death, Petre wrote a final declaration to defend the Roman Catholics against the'Popish Plot'charges. 37. Serjeant Jeffreys argued to the jury that to disbelieve the prosecution witnesses would cast doubt on the Popish Plot itself. 38. This occurred at the height of the Popish Plot, which created an uncontrollalbe atmosphere of anti-Catholic hysteria. 39. It was, after all, a Puritan religious feast designed to be a substitute for the Popish feast of Christmas. 40. During the Popish Plot, while Francis succumbed to the prevailing ant-Catholic hysteria, Roger remained detached and sceptical.
