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S1200 (1 William and Mary (sess.2)) 9 Chapter 2 [ya as] aforesaid their said
Majestyes did become were are and of right ought to be by the lawes of this
realme our soveraigne liege lord and lady King and Queene of England France
and Ireland and the dominions thereunto belonging in and to whose princely
persons the royall state crowne and dignity of the said realmes with all
honours stiles titles regalities prerogatives powers jurisdictions and
authorities to the same belonging and appertaining are most fully and
rightfully and intirely invested and incorporated united and annexed.| And for
preventing all questions and divisions in this realme by reason of any
pretended titles to the crowne and for preserveing a certainty in the
succession thereof in and upon which the unity peace tranquillity and safety
of this nation doth under God wholly consist and depend the said lords
spirituall and temporall and commons doe beseech their Majestyes that it may
be enacted established and declared that the crowne and regall government of
the said kingdoms and dominions with all and singular the premisses thereunto
belonging and appertaining shall bee and continue to their said Majestyes and
the survivour of them dureing their lives and the life of the survivour of
them and that the entire perfect and full exercise of the regall power and
government be onely in and executed by his Majestie in the names of both their
Majestyes dureing their joynt lives and after their deceases the said crowne
and premisses shall be and remaine to the heires of the body of Her Majestie
and for default of such issue to her royall Highnesse the Princess Anne of
Denmarke and the heires of her body and for default of such issue to the
heires of the body of his said Majestie. And thereunto the said lords
spirituall and temporall and commons doe in the name of all the people
aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submitt themselves their heires and
posterities for ever and doe faithfully promise that they will stand to
maintaine and defend their said Majesties and alsoe the limitation and
succession of the crowne herein specified and contained to the utmost of their
powers with their lives and estates against all persons whatsoever that shall
attempt any thing to the contrary.| And whereas it hath beene found by
experience that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfaire of this
protestant kingdome to be governed by a popish prince or by any King or Queene
marrying a papist the said lords spirituall and temporall and commons doe
further pray that it may be enacted that all and every person and persons that
is are or shall be reconciled to or shall hold communion with the see or
church of Rome or shall professe the popish religion or shall marry a papist
shall be excluded and be for ever uncapeable to inherit possesse or enjoy the
crowne and government of this realme and Ireland and the dominions thereunto
belonging or any part of the same or to have use or exercise any regall power
authoritie or jurisdiction within the same [{3}And in all and every such case
or cases the people of these realmes shall be and are hereby absolved of their
allegiance] and the said crowne and government shall from time to time descend
to and be enjoyed by such person or persons being protestants as should have
inherited and enjoyed the same in case the said person or persons soe
reconciled holding communion or professing or marrying as aforesaid were
naturally dead| [{3}And that every King and Queene of this realme who at any
time hereafter shall come to and succeede in the imperiall crowne of this
kingdome shall on the first day of the meeting of the first Parlyament next
after his or her comeing to the crowne sitting in his or her throne in the
House of Peeres in the presence of the lords and commons therein assembled or
at his or her coronation before such person or persons who shall administer
the coronation oath to him or her at the time of his or her takeing the said
oath (which shall first happen) make subscribe and audibly repeate the
declaration{4} mentioned in the Statute made in the thirtyeth yeare of the
raigne of King Charles the Second entituled An Act for the more effectuall
preserveing the Kings person and government by disableing papists from sitting
in either House of Parlyament| But if it shall happen that such King or Queene
upon his or her succession to the crowne of this realme shall be under the age
of twelve{5} yeares then every such King or Queene shall make subscribe and
audibly repeate the said declaration at his or her coronation or the first day
of the meeting of the first Parlyament as aforesaid which shall first happen
after such King or Queene shall have attained the said age of twelve{5}
yeares.]| All which their Majestyes are contented and pleased shall be
declared enacted and established by authoritie of this present Parliament and
shall stand remaine and be the law of this realme for ever. T PS0800 na
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