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 e^er A. D. 1706. Anno quinto Ann. ?: Reginas. C. 8. 231 ' that the fame within the Bounds of this Church and Kingdom, (hall never be impofed upon, or required ' of them, in any Sort. And laftly. That after the Deceafe of Jier prefent Majefty, (whom God long Qs«n's Succef- ' fliall in all Time coming at his or her Acceflion to the Crown, fwear and fiibfcribe, that they {hall ' *°'^' ' inviolably maintain and preferve the forefaid Settlement of the true Proteftant Religion, with the Go- ' vernment, Worftiip, Dilcipline, Right, and Privileges of this Church, as above eftabliflied by the » Laws of this Kingdom in Profecution of the Claim of Ri|ht.' ' V. And it is hereby ftatuted and ordain'd, That this A£t of Parliament, with the Eftabli{hment there- Aatobefor ' therein contain'd, {hall be infert and repeated in any Adc of Parliament that (hall pafs for agreeing and Kingdo.-rs. ' concluding the foreiaid Treaty or Union betwixt the two Kingdoms ; and that the fame {hall be therein ' comin'^: Whidi Articles of Union, and A£t immediately above-written, her Maje{ly, with Advice and ' Confent aforefaid, {latutes, enadts, and ordains to be and continue, in all Time coming, the fure and ' perpetual Foundation of acompleat and entire Union of the two Kingdoms oi Scotland and England, ' under the exprefs Condition and Provifion, that this Approbation and Ratification of the forefaid Arti- ' cles and Aft fliall be no ways binding on this Kingdom, until the faid Articles and A£l be ratified, ap- ' proved, and confirmed by her Majefty, with and by the Authority of the Parliament oi England, as Parliament of ' they are now agreed to, approved and confirmed by her Majefly, with'and by the Authority of the Par- England may ' liament of Scottand; declaring neverthekfs, thit the Pailiament of England mzy provide for the Security ^"[^"'^["chuVch ' of the Church of England as they think expedient, to take Place within the Bounds of the faid King- Q^E^g",^^^"^''" ' dom of E' gland, and not derogating from the Security above provided for eflablifhing of the Church of ' Scotland within the Bounds of vhis Kingdom ; as alfo the faid Parliament of England may extend the Ad- ' ditions and other Provifions contained in the Articles of Union, as above infert, in Favours of the Sub- ' ie£ts of Scotland, to and in Favours of the Subjects of England; which {hall not fufpend or derogate ' from the Force and Eftecl of this prefent Ratification, but {hall be underflood as herein included, with- ' out the Neceflity of any new Ratification in the Parliament of Scotland.' ' Vi. And la{tly, her Majefty enafts and declares, That all Laws and Statutes in this Kingdom, fo All Laws, &c. ' far as they are contrary to, or inconfiftent with, the Terms of thefe Articles, as above-mentioned, {hall inconfi (lent with ' from and after the Union ceafe and become void.' Articles of Uni- on, to ceafe. ' VIL And whereas an Ail hath pafTed in this prefent SefTion of Parliament, intituled. An ASi for fe- 5 Anns, c 5. ' curing the Church a/" England as by Lavj e/iablijhcd ; the Tenor whereof follows :' ' VV Majefty's Reign, whereby her Majefly was impowered to appoint Commiflioners, under the '•'* ^^"'■''' ?' ' Great Seal of England, to treat with CommifTioners to be authorized by the Parliament of 5^o//aW, con-^"S'»»'ii'«""- ' cerning an Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, it is provided and enaiSed, That the Com- ' miffioners to be named in purfuanceof the faid Aft fhould not treat of or concerning any Alteration of ' the Liturgy, Rights, Ceremonies, Difcipline, or Government of the Church as by Law eflabli{lied ' within this Realm : And whereas certain Commiffioners appointed by her Majefty in purfuance of the ' faid Act, and alio other CommiiRoners nominated by her Majefly by the Authority of the Parliament of ' Scotland, have met and agreed upon a Treaty of Union of the faid Kingdoms ; which Treaty is now ' under the Confideration of this prefent Parliament: And whereas the faid Treaty (with fome Alterati- ' ons therein made) is ratified and approved by Aft of Parliament in Scotland; and the faid Aft of Ratifi- ' cation is, hv her Majefty's Royal Command, laid before the Parliament of this Kingdom : And where- ' as it is reafo'nable and neceffary, that the true Proteftant Religion profefTed and eftablifhed by Law in ' the Church of England, and the Doftrine, Worfhip, Difcipline, and Government thereof, {hould be ' effeftually and unalterably fecured ; Be it enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with ' the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parli- ' ament aflemblcd, and by Authority of the fame, That an Aft made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign ' oi Qiieen Eliza eeth, of famous Aiemory, intituled. An ASifor the Miniftcrs of the Church to he of found ^^ ^''^- ^- ' *•" ' Religion; and alfo another Aft made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign' of the late King Charles the '3 *= H Car. 2. ' Second, intituled, An Act for the Uniformity of the Puhlick Prayers and Admiiti/lration of Sacraments, and^' '^' ' other Rites and Ceremonies, and for ejiahlijhing the Form of making, ordaining, and confecratir.g Bijhops, ' Rriejls, and Deacons in the Church of England (other than fuch Claufes in the faid Afta,- or-either of ' them, as have been repealed or altered by any fubfequent Aft or Afts of Parliament) and all and fin- ' gular other Afts of Parliament now in Force for the Eftabliftiment and PrefervTition of the Church of ' England, and the Doftrine, Worfliip, Difcipline, and Government thereof, {hall remain and be in full ' Force for ever. ' VIIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That after the Demife of her Majefty Qu»en's Succef- ' (whom God long preferve) the Sovereign next fucceeding to her Majefty in the Royal Government of ^■'s to take an ' the Kingdom of Great Brittiin, and fo for ever hereafter, every Kijig or Queen fucceeding and coming ^'^"'i"'""' ' to the Royal Government of the Kingdom ot Great Britain,, at his or her Coronation, fliall in the Pre- of En 'and ' ' fence of all Perfons who fhall be attending, afTifting, or otherwife then and there prefent, take and fub» ' fcribe an Oath t© maintain and {^-eferve inviolably the fiiid Settlement of the Church of England, and ( the
 * prcfervej the Sovereign fucceeding to her ia the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain, °^^° ■"*'"'''"
 * in contained, fhall be held and obfervcd in all Time coming, as a fundamental and effential Condition obferved as an ef-
 * of any Treaty or Union to be concluded betwixt the two Kingdoms, without any Alteration thereof, fentml Part of
 * or Derogation thereto in any Sort for ever : As alfo. That tnis AiSt of Parliament, and Settlement teLeen the ^'^'
 * exprefly declared to be a fundamental and effential Condition of the faid Treaty or Union in all Time
 * HEREAS by an Aft made in the Seffion of Pailiament held in the third and fourth Year of her Aft fotfecaring