Clergyman

Clergy is a term used to the formal religious leadership within some religions. A clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, churchman, or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional. Catholic clergy in the Elizabethan Era were mostly considered traitors, and they were chased aggressively in England. Pope Pius V declared Elizabeth a heretic who was not the legitimate Queen and her subjects no longer owed her obedience.The pope sent Jesuits and seminarians to secretly evangelize and support Catholics. They wanted to replace Queen Elizabeth with her cousin Mary Queen of Scots, and several times plotted to overthrow her. Priests were often tortured or executed after caught unless they cooperated with the English authorities.
Schools were taught the official religion decreed by the Queen. Those who didn’t practice the official beliefs was often dangerous and those who believed in the “wrong” religion risked their wealth, freedom, and life. Clergy were mostly Catholics such as Bishops and Monks. People who supported Catholicism in public were excluded from the professions, sometimes fined or imprisoned. Bishops lived a life of luxury and dressed richly. They’d wear a hat called miter and wore many of the same clothes as the Federal lord. Unlike the Bishops, Monks wore loose linen or wool tunics. Men wore wool pants under their tunis and when it was cold they wore wool cloaks. The Clergy were people who worked in the church. It was a separate class once, then became classified under Nobility (gentlemen).