“...But hadn’t Catholicism been banished in England? Weren’t they all Anglicans? Yes, Horn pointed out, but there were still Catholics practicing underground. Rosary beads, medallions of saints and a crucifix carved on jet have also turned up at Jamestown. Gabriel Archer’s father was among the Catholics, called a “recusant” and cited in court for failing to attend Anglican services. Archer had learned resistance at home...”
I read years ago Anglicans still had rosary devotions. So this may not be a Catholic person but an Anglican who had a rosary.
Boy, is my face red! I missed that paragraph entirely.
The supposition that I criticized is most logical.
Not to self: Less skimming, more reading.