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 37B C. i. Anno vicefimo quinto Caroli II. A. D. 1672* Ni Perfonfliall V. And be it further enacted. That all and every fuch Perfon or Perfons that fhall negleft or refufe to exeoi-.e any jai^g the faid Oaths or the Sacrament as aforefaid, within the Times, and in the Places aforefaid, and in the V '^•ufllf'uke Manner aforefaid, and yet after fuch Negle£t or Refufal fhall execute any of the faid Offices or Imploymenls' the Oath", '^ ^ after the faid Times expired, wherein he or they ought to have taken the fame, and being thereupon lawfully conviiled, in or upon any Information, Prefentment o^^ Indictment, in any of the King's Courts The Penalty. ^^ Weftminfter, or at the Afiizes, every fuch Perfon and Perfons fhall be difabled from thenceforth to fue 1 L^iitv/. ijg, ^^ ^1^ ^^y Action, Bill, Plaint or Information in Courfe of Lavv, or to profecute any Suit in any Court Sh!ll not pro- of Equity, or to be Guardian of any Child, or Executtsr or Adminiftrator of any Perfon, or capable of any fraite any Suit Legacy or Deed of Gift, or to bear any Office within this Realm of England^ Dominion of ll^alis, or inLawLrEiuity, 'f'own of Bcriulck upon Tweed; (2) and fhall forfeit the Sum of five hundred Pounds, to be recovered by '"'^^"u"'"'" him or them that fh ill fue for the fame, to be profecuted by any Adtion of Debt, Suit, Bill, Plaint or Exicu'orV&c. Information in any of his Majefty's Courts at Wejlminjler, wherein no Effoin, Proteftion or Wager of The Forfiiiu;e. Law ftiall lie. ThcNamtsof VI. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That the Names of all and fingular fuch Per- Prrfons takirg foHS and Officers aforefaid. That do or fhiill take the paths aforefaid, fhall be in the refpective Courts of the Oaths, Chanccry and King's Bench and the Qi_iarter-Seffions inrolied, with the Day and Tixe of their taking the »!iiietobe faiTie, iu Rolls made and kept only for that Intent and Purpofe, and for no other ; (2) the which Rolls, ic'giihed. ,jg ^Qj. j.j^g Court of Chancery, fhall be publickly hung up in the Office of the Petty-bag, and the Roll for the King's Bench in the Crown- Office of the laid Court, and in fome publick Place in every (Quarter Sef- fions, and there remain during the whole Term, every Term, and during the whole Time of the faid Sef- fions, in every Qiiarter-feffions, for every one to refort to and look upon without Fee or Reward ; (3) and likewife non; of the Peribn or Perfons aforefaid fhall give or pay as any Fee or Reward to any Officer or The Fees at- Officers belonging to any of the Courts as aforefaid, above the Sam of Twelve-pence for his or tlieir Entry lowed. of his or their taking of the faid Oaths aforefaid. Upon dueTender VII. And further. That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the refpeftive Courts aforefaid, to give and made to the adminifter the faid Oaths aforefaid to the Perfon or Perfons aforefaid, in Manner as aforefaid, and upon Courts, they ^.j^g ^^^^ Tender of any fuch Perfon or Perfons to take the faid Oaths, the faid Courts are hereby required theol" 'and enjoined to adminifter the fame. _ " P f n'not VIII. And be it further ena£ted. That if any Perfon or Perfons, not bred up by his or their Parent or hredup m th°e Parents from their Infancy in the Popifh Religion, and profeffing themfelves to be Popifh Recufants, fliall Popifli Religion breed up, inftru£t or educate his or their Child or Children, oi- fufFer them to be inftrudted or educated Jn by his Parents the Popifh Religion, every fuch Perfon being thereof convidted, fhall be from thenceforth difabled of bear- 1 fliall breed up or jj^g ^^^ Office or Place of Truft or Profit in Church or State : (2) And all fuch Children as fhall be fo drf"to be bred brought up, inftructed or educated, are and fhall be hereby difabled of bearing any fuch Office or Place of lip in thePo- Truft or Profit, until he and they fhall be perfedtly reconciled and converted to the Church of England^ piOi Religion, and fliall take the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance aforefaid before the Juftices of the Peace in the open The Pcnahy. Qiiarter-Seffions of the County or Place where they fhall inhabit, and thereupon receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper after the Ufage of the Church of England^ and obtain a Certificate thereof under the ■ Hands of two or more of the faid Juftices of the Peace. At the Taking IX. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That at the fame Time when the Perfons of the Oaths conccmcd in this Adt fhall take the aforefaid Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, they fnall likewife tofnbfcnbetlie maj^ie and fubfcribe this Declaration following, under the fame Penalties and Forfeitures as by this Adt is declaration • ^ j following. appomted ; TheDeclaration. < (2) T A. B.do declare. That I do believe that there is not any Tranfubftantiation in the Sacrament of ' J. the Lord's Supper, or in the Elements of Bread and Wine, at cr after the Confecration thereof ' by any Perfon whatfoever.' ^ Regifterto be kept of the jf_ Qf -which Subfcription there fhall be the like Regifter kept, as of the taking the Oaths aforefaid. Subfcniition. j^j^ Provided always. That neither this Adt", nor any Thing therein contained, fliall extend, be judged This A<ft not to ^^ inteipreted any ways to hurt or prejudice the Peerage of any Peer of this Realm, or to take away any pxtend to Right, PowtT, Privilege or Profit, which any Perfon (being a Peer of this Realm) hath or ought to en- eerage. ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ Reafon of his Peerage, either in Time of Parliament or otherwife ; (2 J or to take away Creation- jjjg^ _ money or Bills of Impoit, nor to take away or make void any Penfion or Salary granted by his Majefty to Jmpoft, Pen- any Perfon for valuable and fufficient Confideration for Life, Lives or Years, other than fuch as relate to fions, &:c. any Office, or to any Place of Truft under his Majefty, and other than Penfions of Bounty or voluntary Of Ofiices of Penfions ; (3) nor to take away or make void any Eftate of Inheritance granted by his Majtfly, or any his Inheritance. Predeceffors, to any Ferfon or Perfons of or in any Lands, Rents, Tithes or Hereditaments, not being Of- Or to make void fices ; (4J nor to take away or make void any Penfion or Salary already granted by his Majefty to any Per- ^ny Penfion fg^i who was inftrumental in the happy Prefervation of his facred A'lajefly after the Battle at JVorccJisr in the granted to any Yj-.^j- ^pg thoufand fix hundred fifty-one, until his Majefty 's Arrival beyond the Seas; (5} nor to take away mental 'in Ire- Of make void the Grant of any Office or Offices of Inheritance, or any Fee, Salary or Rev/ard for executing ftrving the King fuch Office or Offices, or thereto any Way belonging, granted by his Pvlajefty or any his Predeceffors, to, at Worcefter. or enjoyed, or which hereafter fhall be enjoyed by, any Perfon or Perfons who fhall refufe or negledt to take the faid Oaths, or either of them, or to receive the Sacrament, or to fubfcribe the Declaration men- Popifli OflScers tioned in this Act, in Manner therein exprefled : (6) Neverthelefs fo as fuch Perfon or Perfons having of •who have Offices enjoying any fuch Office or Offices of Inheritance, do or flrall fubftitute and appoint his or their fufficient n)uftappoTnrDe--D^P'^*y °'' Deputi<^s (which fuch Officer or Officers refpedtively are hereby impowered from Time to Time Buties whomuil to make or change, any former Law or Ufage to the contrary notwithftanding) to exercife the faid Office take the Oaths, or Offices, until fuch Time as the Perfon or Perfons having fuch Office or Offices fhall voluntarily in the iK, 4 Court