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 A. D. 1696. Anno feptinio & o^lavo Gulielrh III. C. 27, 617 " Perfons denying His Majefly's Right, or affliming that of others, on Convidlion to incur the Penalty of " Premunire 16 R. 2, c. 5. rW. & M. ff. 2. c. 2." ' III. And whereas for the better Prefervation of His Majefty's Royal Perfon and Government againft ' the aforefaid wicked and traiterous Defigns, upon a full Difcovery thereof, great Numbers of His Majefty's ' good SubjeiSts have entred into and fublcribed an AlTociation in the Words following, viz. HEREAS there hns been a horrid and detejlable Confpiracy^ formed and carried on by Papijis, and other Form of the Tuicked and traiterous Perfons, for ajjajfinating His Majefy's Royal Perfon, in order to encourage ^« Anbciacisn. Invafton from France, to fubvert our Religion, Laws and Liberty: fVe whofe Names are hereunto fubfcribed,yiy tz it. ■tn'W, ' do .heartily, Jincerely and folemnly prof efs, tefiify and declare. That His prcfent Majfly King William is 3- <=■ '7- and 1 ' rightful and lawful King of thefe Realms. And we d.i mutually promife and engage to Jland by and afftfl each '^""==. ''^f' '• ' other to the utmofi of our Power, in the Support and Defence of His Majefiy's mofl facred Perfon ana Govern- ^"jj ^j ^° ' ment, againfi the late King James, and alt his Adherents. And in cafe His Majefiy come to any violent or un- Aft as relates to ' timely Death (luhich God forbid) vje do hereby further freely and unanimoufly oblige ourfelves to unite, affociate this Adbciation ' and Jland by each other, in revenging the fame upon His Enemies and their Adherents, and in fupporting and de- '^ repealed. ' fending the Succeffion of the Crown, according to an Ad made in the firfl Tear of the Reign of King "William ' and^eenMARY, intituled. An A6t declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subjed, and fettling the ' w. & M. (T. « Succeffion of the Crown.' ^- ^- ^• " Aflbclation to remain good and lawful. Commiflloners of Accounts and Officers under the King, (jfc. " within thirty Miles of London, fhall in Eafler Term fubfcribe the AfTociation, or before i Augufl, at the " Quarter-Seffions. Perfons admitted into Office, to fubfcribe the faid AfTociation, and the Declaration in " 25 Car. z. c. 2. Perfons negle£ling or refufing to fubfcribe the Affociation, to be incapable of their Oi- " fice. Penalty on Perfons executing Office after Negleft or Refufal. Subfcriptions to be regiftred. Offi- " cers forfeiting by Negleft, may have a new Grant' on Subfcribing. Information to be given in three " Days, and Profecution in three Months j no Conviftion but on Oath of two WitneiTes." XII. Provided always, and be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That fuch of the Diflenters from ^f^^fbe Xe'' the Church oi England, called fakers, who fcruple the taking any Oath, as fhall make and fubfcribe the Declaration of Declaration of Fidelity, mentioned in an Aft made in the firft Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty Fidelity of i w. and the late Queen Mary, intituled. An ASi for exempting their Majeflies Protejlant SubjeSfs diffenting from ^M.^T. i. c.iSi the Church of England, from the Penalties of certain Laws, a.nd fhall produce fuch WitneiTes andTCertificates as are by the faid Aft required, proving themfelves to be of the faid People called Quakers, and fhall alfo own King William to be rightful and lawful King of thefe Realms, fhall and are hereby exempted from the Penalties and Forfeitures provided by this Act for fuch as jSiall refufe to take the Oaths to His Ma- jefty. " Servants to the Prince and Princefs to fubfcribe. Perfons on Board the Fleet, or in the Service beyond " Sea, may, fubfcribe in three Months after Return." -XV. Provided always, and be it enafled by the Authority aforefaid. That all or any the Pains, Penal- r<ing) «n^er'"« ties or Difabilities, to be incurred by any Perfon or Perfons, as Popifh Recufants convift, by virtue of this Jr'J^ pValti^'' A£l:, for not taking the Oaths aforefaid, may be pardoned, remitted or difcharged by the King's Majefty, ^^^ „„,. taki„g His Heirs or Succefibrs, under the Privy Seal; any thing in this A<3: to the contrary thereof in any wife not- ihe Oaths, withflanding. " After this Parliament Members to fubfcribe the Aftbciation, or be difabled ; and a Writ to iffue for a new 3 ^^4 V. & M, " Election. Perfons returning from France, during the War, without Licence, to furrender themfelves, "^^ '3' " and give Security to depart in twenty Days, bV. i W. & M. IT. i.e. 8." XIX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon who ftiall refufe to take the ^"^^^^ the" "^ Oaths directed by an Aft made in the firft Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, and the late Queen Oaths by i w. Mary, intituled, An All for abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and oppoiniing other Oaths, & M. iT.i.c. 18, or be tnent for •, ^ ^ ^ , _-^„^ „.. -^ ^, .„„.. certain Laws (which Oaths and Subfcription refpeftively the Sheriff" or Chief Officer taking the Poll at any have no Vote in Eleftion of Members to ferve in Parliament, at the Requeft of any one of the Candidates, are hereby im- Eleftion of, powered and required to adminifter) fhall be admitted to give any "Vote for the Eleftion of any Knight of ^^'""^ "^ the Shire, Citizen, Burg-efs, or Earcn of the Cinque-ports, to ferve in Parliament. 5"j'6'Gra"2 c. 30. provtcing that Perfons In O^ce take the Tejiinfix Months. XX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That it ftiall and may be lawful to detain in Perfons com- ■ Cuftody, without Bail or Mainprize, any Perfon who is or fhall, before the laft Day of Trifiiiy Term one ^^^ '"'t^ifj* thoufand fix hundred ninety- fix, be committed upon Information upon Oath againft him for High Treafon, deulned'til'i i* until the firft Day of Df^OT^^r one thoufand fix hundred ninety-fix, unlefs fuch Perfon fliould be fooner oecemb. 1696, bailed by Order of Council, figned by fix of his Majefty's Privy Council j any Law or Statute to the con- unlefs bailed by trary notwithftanding. Order of Coun- Vol. Ill, 4 K XXI. And '