A Reference Book of English History: Containing Tables of Chronolgy and Genealogy; a Dictionary of Battles; Lines of Biography; and a Brief Dictionary of the Constitution. From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present Time

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F. Warne, 1866 - Great Britain - 246 pages
 

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Page 206 - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm...
Page 206 - And that the oaths hereafter mentioned be taken by all persons of whom the oaths of allegiance and supremacy might be required by law, instead of them, and that the said oaths of allegiance and supremacy be abrogated. I, AB, do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary. So help me God.
Page 204 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 204 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal. 5. That it is the right of the subjects to petition the King ; and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
Page 208 - An act for the more effectual preserving the king's person and government by disabling papists from sitting in either House of Parliament.
Page 208 - Parliament." But if it shall happen, that such King or Queen, upon his or her succession to the Crown of this realm, shall be under the age of twelve years, then every such King or Queen shall make, subscribe, and audibly repeat the said declaration at his or her coronation, or the first day of...
Page 225 - That every person committed for treason or felony, shall if he requires it, the first week of the next term, or the first day of the next session of oyer and terminer...
Page 225 - That any such prisoner may move for and obtain his habeas corpus as well out of the chancery or exchequer as out of the king's bench or common pleas; and the lord chancellor or judges denying the same, on sight of the warrant or oath that the same is refused, forfeit severally to the party grieved the sum of 500 /. 8.
Page 226 - That no inhabitant of England (except persons " contracting or convicts praying to be transported, or having committed some " capital offence in the place to which they are sent) shall be sent prisoner to " Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or any places beyond the seas within or
Page 225 - That officers and keepers neglecting to make due returns, or not delivering to the prisoner or his agent within six hours after demand a copy of the warrant of commitment, or shifting the custody of...

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