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 62 C. 2. Anno duodecimo & decimo tertio Gulielmi III. A. D. 1700. ' And it having fince pleafcd Almighty God to take away our faid Sovereign Lady, and alfo the mofl: ' hopeful Prince William Duke of Gloucejhr (the only furviving Iflue of her Royal Highnefs the Prin- ' cel^ Anne o{ Denmark) to the iinfpeakable Grief and Sorrow of your Majefty and your faid good Sub- ' jcfts, who under fuch Lofles being fcnfibly put in mind, that it ftandeth wholly in the Pleafure of Al- ' mighty God to prolong the Lives of your Majefty and of her Royal Highneis, and to grant to ' your Majefty, or to her Royal Highnefs, fuch Iti'ue as may be inheritable to the Crown and Regal ' Government aforefaid, by the refpective Limitations in the faid recited Aft contained, do con- '' ftantly implore the Divine Mercy for thofe BlcfTmgs : And your Majefty's faid Subjects having '■ daily Experience of your Royal Care and Concern for the prefent and future Welfare of thcfe ' for the Succe/Tion of the Crown in the ProteSiant Line, for the Happinefs of the Nation, and ' this Realm, to obviate all Doubts and Contentions in the fame, by reafon of any pretended Title to the ' Crown, and to maintain a Certainty in the Succeilion thereof, to which your Subjects may fafely have ' Recourfe for their'Proteftion, in cafe the Limitations in the faid recited AcJt fhould determine:' There- fore for a further Provifion of the Succeilion of the Crown in the Poteftant Line, we your Majefty's moft d-utiful and loyal Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament allembled, do beieech your Majefty that it may be enacted and declared, and be it enaited and declared by the King's moft excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- poral, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the Piinccfs Sophia molt Excellent Princefs Sophia, Electrefs and Dutchefs Dowager of Hanover^ Daughter of the moftEx- declared next ccllent Princefs Elizabeth, late Queen o't Bohemia, Daughter of our late Sovereign Lord King James Succefltr totlie the firft, of happy Memory, be and is hereby declared to be the next in Succeflion, iji the Proteftant ^ Line, to the Im.perial Crov/n and Dignity of the faid Realms of £«^/i7W, France miA. Ireland, with the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging, after his Majefty, 'and the Princefs Anne of Detimork, after the Kin-' and in Default of Ifiue of the faid Princefs Anne, and of his Majefty refpe£tively : And that from and and Princefs" 's^ft.tx the Deceafes of his faid Majefty, our now Sovereign Lord, and of her Royal Highnefs the Princefs AnncofDen- Anne oi Denmark, and for Default of IfTue of the faid Princefs Anne, and of his Majefty rcfpedtively, mark and theif the Crown and Regal Governmcr.t of the faid Kingdoms oi England, Fra?ice and Ireland, and of the Do- Iffue, &c. minions thereunto belonging, with the Royal State and Dignity of the faid Realms, and all Honours, Stiles, Titles, Regalities, Prerogatives, Powers, juiifdictions and Authorities, to the lame belonging and appertaining, fliall b;, remain, and continue to the laid moft Excellent Princefs Sophia, and the Heirs and to the Heirs of her Body, being Proteitants : And thereunto the faid Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, '^pr^°to ^ ^^'^ ^^^^ "^'^'^ '" ^^^ Name of all the People of this Realm, moft humbly and faithfully fubmit them- /flg rote nts. fgjygg^ their Heirs and Pofteritics ; and do faithfully pro:r.ife That after the Deceafes of his Majefty, and her Royal Highnefs, and the Failure of the Heirs of th;ir refpe£tive Bodies, to ftand to, maintain, and defend the faid Princefs Sophia, and the Heirs of her Body, being Proteftants, according to the Limita- tion and Succeflion of the Crown in this Ait fpecified and contained, to the utmoft of their Powers, with their Lives and Eftates, againft all Perfons whatfoever that fliall attempt any Thing to the contrary. Papift, &c. inca- H- Provided always, and it is hereby enacted. That all and every Perfon and Perfons, who Ihall or pacitated fiom may take or inherit the faid Crown, by virtue of the Limitation of this prefent Aft, and is, are or fliall inheritijig the be reconciled to, or fhall hold Communion with, the See or Church of Rome, or fhall profefs the Popi/h Crown. Religion, or fliall marry a Papift, fhall be fuhjeiEt to fuch Licapacities, as in fuch Cafe or Cafes are by King and Queen the faid recited A£t provided, enacted, and eftabliflied ; and that every King and Queen of this Realm, to take the Co- who fliall come to and fucceed in the Imperial Crown of this Kingdom, by virtue of this Aft, fhall have ronation Oath, the Coronation Oath adminiftred to him, her or them, at their refpeftive Coronations, according to the iW.&M.fl'. I. Aft of Parliament made in the nrft Year of 'the Reign of his Majefty, and the faid late Qtieen Mary, andV bf 'S ■ intituled, Jn ASi for cjlahlijhing the Coronation Oath, and fhall make, fubicribe, and repeat the Declaration Decla^at^on.^ '"^ in the Aft firft above "recited mentioned or referred to, in the Manner and P'orm thereby prefcribed. Conditions for ' HI- And whereas it is requifite and neceflary that fome further Provifion be made tor fecuring our fewriog the Re- ' Religion, Laws and Liberties, from and after the Death of his Majefty and the Princefs anne oi Dcn- ligion, Laws, ' mark, and in Default of Ifllie of the Body of the faid Princefs, and of his Majefty refpeftively ;' Be it fffueof'^if^"''"^ enaftedby the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual Princefs ^Anne ''"'^ Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the iame, »nd the King. ' That in cafe the Crown and Imperial Dignity of this Realm fhall hereafter come to any Perfon, not ■' being a Native of this Kingdom of England, this Nation be not obliged to engage in any War for the ' Defence of any Dominions or Territories which do not belong to the Crown oi England, without the ■'Confent of Parliament.' ' Repealed by ' That no Perfon who fliall hereafter come to the Pofleffion of this Crown, fliall go out of the Domi- jCco^. i.ftat.3, ' nions of England, Scotland, or Ireland, without Confent of Parliament.' '^ ^^' ' I'hat from and after the Time that the further Limitation by this Aft fliall take Effeft, all Matters " Repealed by t -^jid Things relating to tiie well governing of this Kingdom, which are properly cognizable in the Privy 4A^ina;, c. S. ' Council by the Laws and Cuftoms of this Realm, fhall be tranfafted there, and all Refolutions taken '' ■■^' ' thereupon ihall -te figned hy f«ch of the Privy Council as fliall adfife .^nd confent to the fame.' ' ' That
 * Kingdoms, and particularly recommending from your Throne a further Provifion to be made
 * the Security of our Religion ; and it being abfolutely neceflary for the Safety, Peace and QLiiet of
 * '" I ■'HAT whofoever fliall hereafter come to the Pofl'eflion of this Crown, fhall join in Communion
 * J. with the Church of £;;^/^/«//, as by Law eftablillied.'