Editing Popish Plot (section)

==Long-term effects==
The [[Society of Jesus]] suffered the most between 1678 and 1681. During this period, nine [[Jesuits]] were executed and twelve died in prison. Three other deaths were attributable to the hysteria.{{sfn|Kenyon|1985|p=205}} They also lost [[Combe, Herefordshire|Combe]] in [[Herefordshire]], which was the Jesuit headquarters for south Wales. A quote from French Jesuit [[Claude de la Colombière]] highlights the plight of the Jesuits during this time period. He comments, "The name of the Jesuit is hated above all else, even by priests both secular and regular, and by the Catholic laity as well, because it is said that the Jesuits have caused this raging storm, which is likely to overthrow the whole Catholic religion".{{sfn|Kenyon|1985|p=206}}

Other Catholic [[religious orders]] such as the [[Carmelites]], [[Franciscans]], and the [[Benedictines]] were also affected by the hysteria. They were no longer permitted to have more than a certain number of members or missions within England. John Kenyon points out that European religious orders throughout [[Continental Europe|the Continent]] were affected since many of them depended on the alms of the English Catholic community for their existence. Many Catholic [[Presbyters|priests]] were arrested and tried because the Privy Council wanted to make sure to catch all of those who might possess information about the supposed plot.{{sfn|Kenyon|1985|p=209–11}}

The hysteria had serious consequences for ordinary British Catholics as well as priests. On 30 October 1678, a proclamation was made that required all Catholics who were not tradesmen or property owners to leave London and Westminster. They were not to enter a twelve-mile (c.19&nbsp;km) radius of the city without special permission. Throughout this period Catholics were subject to fines, harassment and imprisonment.{{sfn|Kenyon|1985|p=219}} It was not until the early 19th century that most of the anti-Catholic legislation was removed by the [[Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829]]; anti-Catholic sentiment remained even longer among politicians and the general populace, although the [[Gordon Riots]] of 1780 made it clear to sensible observers that Catholics were far more likely to be the victims of violence than its perpetrators.