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 238 C. 29. Anno quinto Georgii Regis. A. D. 1718, ' George nor for their Royal Highnefles the Prince and Princefs of Wdes and their Iffue ; by all which ' Means' Men difaffe&ed being licenfed or 1'ufFered to preach, may and do fow the Seeds of Difaffe£tion « amoneft th" Peoole :' Be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament Petfons having a fr etI jbled and by the Authority of the fame, That all and every I erfon who has obtained Licence, and obtained Licen- ^ at i n j tte; i to preach by any Preibytery in Scotland, and has not taken the Oaths to the Government, cm us preach ^ ^^ ^ or after the ^ Day of j une one t houfand feven hundred and nineteen, fliall prefent himfelf and 1 have'.ot to be tried as to his Qualifications to be licenfed or admitted to preach, or to be ordained a Minifter of the taken the Oaths. Ch U rch of Scotland, itaall, before the laid Day, or his obtaining luch Licence to preach, or being admitted to the Govern- or ^^ed to be Minifter, take and fubfenbe, before and in the Court of the Lords of Seffion, or the snent or who Q Qmt Q f y u a-i c ; ary ' r the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, or before the Juftices of the Peace at their 1710 ihall 1 ' Quarter-feffions held for any Shire, Stewartry, City or Borough in Scotland, or before Sheriffs or Stew- frefentthem- arts, or their Deputies, in open Court held tor their Shire or Stewartry, within which Shire, Stewartry, felves to be li- Qj t ' or Borough refpectively fuch Perion has Rehdence, or within which the Preibytery to which he fhall cenfed to preach, y. himfe ;^ in order t0 enter upon his Trials for obtaining a Licence or being ordained, fhall be tike the toll held, the following Oath : lowing Oath in the Court of the Lords of Seffion, Sec. Th T A B do truly and fincerely acknowledge, profefs, teftify and declare in my Confclence, before God 1 anc } ih e World, That our Sovereign Lord King George is lawful and rightful King of Great Britain, « and all other his Majefty's Dominions thereunto belonging; and I do folemnly and fincerely declare, £ That I do believe in my Confcience, that the Perfon pretended to be Prince of Wales during the Life of 1 of King of England, by the Name of James the Third, or of Scotland, by the Name of James the '« Eio-hth" or the Stile and Title of King of Great Britain, hath not any Right or Title whatfoever to the '< Crown' of this Realm, or any other the Dominions thereto belonging ; and I do renounce, refufe and ' abjure any Allegiance or Obedience to him ; and 1 do ("wear, That I will bear faithful and true Alle- ' p-iance to his Majefty King George, and him will defend to the utmoft of my t ower againft all traiterous ' Confpiracies and Attempts whatfoever, which fhall be made againft his Perfon and Government ; and I ' will do my utmoft Endeavour to difclofe and make known to his Majefty and his Succeffors all Treafon ' and traiterous Confpiracies, which I fhall know to be againft him or any of them ; and I do faithfully ' promife to the utmoft of my Power to fupport, maintain and defend the Succeffion of the Crown in the ' Heirs of the Body of the late Princefs Sophia, Eledorefs and Dutchefs of Hanover, being Proteftants, ' a°-?inft him the faid James, and all other Perfons whatfoever : And all thefe Things I do plainly and ' fincerely acknowledge and {wear, according to thefe exprefs Words by me fpoken, and according to the ' plain and common Sen-fe and Underltanding of the fame Words, without any Equivocation, mental ' Evafiouor fecret Refervation whatfoever. And I do make this Recognition, Acknowledgement, Abju- So help me God. "which Courts Which Courts ••refpectively fhall from Time to Time adminifter the faid Oath to fuch Perfons as fhall (hall adminifter ten der themfelves to take the fame; and the Clerks of fuch Courts refpectively where fuch Oaths fhall be the fame, and ta k en fha'il grant Certificates bearing the Day and Date of taking fuch Oaths, and Names of the Com- SSC miffioners of the Peace prefent, and the Name and Defcription of every Perfon who fhall take fuch ing 2S . for cach.-Oaths ; for which Certificate there fliall be no more paid than two Shillings, The Certificate H. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforelaid, 1 hat all and every Perfon, who fhall prefent to be recorded in himfelf in order to Trial for obtaining Licence to preach, or to be ordained aMinifter of the Church of the Book of the § co ' t ] at;( i fhall before he obtain fuch Licence or be ordained, caufe to be record in the Book of the Shwifi, Sec. gh er ;ff or Stewart-court, within the Jurifdidion of which is the Seat of fuch Preibytery where he fhall prefent himfelf a Certificate of his having taken and fubferibed the aforefaid Oath in manner as above di- rc<£tcd Mo Perfons (hall III.' And be it alfo further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon fhall take upon him to preach, &c. in pre ach read Prayers or perform any Part of Divine Service in any epifcopal Meeting-houfe or Congrega- any Epifcopal *■ where the Number of nine or more Perfons fliall be prefent, over and befides thofe of the fame •Congregation in w -„„ s rt,"„,,i,i -„ 'UntlamL nr to fuDDlv the Place of any Paftor or Pallors, Minifter or Minifters, in any fuch Scotland, but fuch who fliall pray for Kinq 'Geokce, £tc w h {] la ]| have taken and fubferibed the faid Oath in one or other of the Courts of Seffion, Judiciary or and who fluil £ xcnC q uer in Scotland, or before the Juftices of the Peace at their Quarter-feffions, or Sheriffs or Stewarts iaitfOath' 1 thC of any Shire or Stewartry, in open Court as aforefaid ; within which any fuch Perfon or Perfons is refi- dent or the Meeting-houfe where he fhall take upon him to preach or perform any Part of Divine Service is fit'uated • which Oaths the faid Judges, Juftices, Sheriffs or Stewarts fhall adminifter ; and the Clerks of the Court refpectively fhall grant Certificates in the fame manner as above directed in the Cafe of fuch as coffer themfelves to Trial in order to obtain Licence or be ordained. a E ftant IV And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Expectant of Divinity, hereby e f Divinity ore- -direa'ed to take and fubferibe the Oath aforefaid, fliall prefUme lo prefent himfelf, or fue or apply to any fenting himfelf Preibytery 3 epifcopal Congregation or Meeting-houfe, but fuch who -fhall pray in exprefs Words for his moft Excel- lent IVhi-n-v K <* Georve. their Royal Highnefles the Prince and Princefs of Wales and their Iffue, and
 * the late King James, and fince his Deceafe pretending to be and taking upon himfelf the Stile and Title
 * ration, -Renunciation and Promife heartily, willingly and truly.'