Complex sentence: Nationally, only the Church of England was recognised as legitimate; various Acts of Parliament proscribed Roman Catholic and Noncoformist worship: in particular, the Conventicle Act 1664 prevented groups of non-Anglican Christians meeting for worship.
Split into simpler sentences: Nationally, only the Church of England was recognised as legitimate. Various Acts of Parliament proscribed Roman Catholic and Noncoformist worship: in particular, the Conventicle Act 1664 prevented groups of non-Anglican Christians meeting for worship.