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4 Treaon. And in further detetation of uch unlawful and unwarrantable practices, the Kings Majety, with advice and conent of His Etates of Parliament, doth hereby Recind and Annul all Acts, Statutes, Ordinances or Deeds, pat or done in any Parliaments, Conventions, or other Meetings whatoever, or any otherwie, in o far as they are, or may be contrair to, or inconitent with, this preent Act; and Declares the ame (dipening with the generality, and holding all the particulars as verbatim herein inferted} to be void and of no force nor effect in time coming.

VI. Act annulling the pretended Convention of Etates, kept in the Year, 1643.

oramuch as the power of calling of Parliaments, or Conventions of the Etates of this Kingdom, hath alwayes been, and is an undoubted priviledge of the Crown, and doth oly reide in the Kings Majety: And that notwithtanding thereof (among the many other invaions, which during thee late times, have been made upon the Royal Prerogative, a pretended Meeting and Convention of the Etates was called and kept at Edinburgh, in June, one thouand ix hundred fourty three, without any warrand from the Kings Majety: And the Etates of Parliament now conveened by His Majeties pecial Authority, having taken into their conideration the indiction, reaons and grounds of the calling of the aid Convention, do find that the aid pretended Convention of Etates, notwithtanding of all the pecious pretexts made for the ame, did meet, and conveen, without any lawful Warrand or Authority; And therefore the Kings Majety, with advice and conent of His Etates of Parliament, doth Declare the ame, with all that was done therein, void and null, and Recinds and Annulls all Acts or Deeds whatomever, ratifying and approving the ame.

VII. Act concerning the League and Covenant, and dichargiug the renewing thereof without His MAJESTIES warrand and approbation.

Oramuch as the power of Armes, and entring into, and making of Leagues and Bonds, is an undoubted priviledge of the Crown, and a proper part of the Royal Prerogative of the Kings of this Kingdom, and that in recogniance of His Majeties jut Right, the Etates of Parliament of this His mot ancient Kingdom of Scotland, have declared it high Treaon to the Subjects thereof, of whatoever number, les or more, upon any pretext whatoever, to rie, or continue in Armes, or to enter into Leagues and Bonds, with Forraigners, or among themelves, without His Majeties pecial Warrand and Approbation, had and obtained thereto, and have Recinded and Annulled all Acts of Parliament, Conventions of Etates,or other Deeds whatoever, contrary to, or inconitent with the ame; And whereas during thee troubles, there have occurred divers things, in the making and puruance of Leagues and Bonds, which may be occaion of jealouie in, and betwixt His Majeties Dominions of Scotland, England and Ireland. Therefore, and for preventing of all cruples, mitakes or jealouies that may hereafter arie upon thee grounds, the Kings Majety, with advice and conent of His Etates of Parliament, doth hereby Declare, that there is no Obligation upon this Kingdom by Covenant, Treaties or otherwie, to endeavour by Armes a Reformation of Religion in the Kingdom of England, or to meddle with the publick Government and Adminitration of that Kingdom. And the Kings Majety with advice and conent foreaid, doth Declare, That the League and Covenant, and all Treaties following thereupon, and Acts or Deeds that do, or may relate thereto, are not obligatory, nor do infer any obligation upon this Kingdom, or the Subjects thereof, to meddle or interpoe by Armes, or any editious way, in any thing concerning the Religion and Government of the Churches of England and Ireland, or in what may concern the Adminitration of His Majeties Government there. And further, His Majety, with advice and conent of His Etates, doth hereby Dicharge and Inhibite all His Majeties Subjects within this Kingdom, that none of them preume upon any pretext of any Authority whatoever, to require the renewing or Swearing of the laid League and Covenant, or of any other Covenants, or publick Oaths concerning the Government of the Church, or Kingdom, without His Majeties pecial Warrand and Approbation; And that none of His Majeties Subjects offer to renew and wear the ame, without His Majeties Warrand, as aid is, as they will be anwerable at their highet peril. VIII.