There was to be preaching as often as the Ordinary thought fit: if the Rector could not preach he must find a substitute who could.

Plain expositions of the sacraments were made out, were to be read aloud to the congregations, and were published at twopence ("The Twopenny Faith").

Administration of the Eucharist except by priests was to be punished by excommunication.

{98a} Knox himself desired _death_ for others than true ministers who celebrated the sacrament.

{98b} His "true ministers," about half-a-dozen of them at this time, of course came under the penalty of the last statute.
He says, with the usual error, that _after_ peace was made between France and England, on April 2, 1559 (the treaty of Cateau Cambresis), the Regent "began to spew forth and disclose the latent venom of her double heart." She looked "frowardly" on Protestants, "commanded her household to use all abominations at Easter," she herself communicated, "and it is supposed that after that day the devil took more violent and strong possession in her than he had before.