I, A. B. do fwear, that I do from m deteft, and abjure, as impious and heretic ble doctrine and position, that princes e or deprived by the pope, or any author Rome, may be depofed or murdered by any other whatfoever. And I do declare, prince, perfon, prelate, state, or potentate to have any jurifdiction, power, fuperiority or authority, ecclefiaftical or spiritual, wit So help me God.

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İ, 4. B. do truly and fincerely ackno teftify, and declare in my confcience, bef world, that our fovereign Lord King C and rightful king of this realm, and all oth dominions thereunto belonging. And I fincerely declare, that I do believe in that not any of the defcendants of the tended to be Prince of Wales during

late King James the Second, and fince his decease pretended to be, and took upon himself the ftile and title of King of England, by the name of James the Third, or of Scotland, by the name of James the Eighth, or the stile and title of King of Great Britain, hath any right or title whatsoever to the crown of this realm; or any other the dominions thereunto belonging: And I do renounce, refufe, and abjure any allegiance or obedience to any of them. And I do fwear, that I will bear faith and true allegiance to His Majefty King George, and him will defend, to the utmost of my power, against all traitorous confpiracies and attempts whatfoever, which fhall be made against His perfon, crown, or dignity. And I will do my utmost endeavour, to difclofe and make known to His Majefty and his fucceffors, all treafons and traitorous confpiracies, which I fhall know to be against him, or any of them. And I do faithfully promife, to the utmoft of my power, to fupport, maintain, and defend the fucceffion of the crown against the defcendants of the faid James, and against all other whatsoever; which fucceffion, by an Act, entitled, An Act for the further limitation of the Crown, and better fecuring the rights, and liberties of the subject, is and ftands limited to the princefs Sophia, electress and duchefs dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being proteftants. And all these things I do plainly and fincerely acknowledge and fwear, according to these exprefs words by me fpoken, and according to the plain and common fense and understanding of the fame words, without any equivocation, mental evasion, or fecret refervation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation, and promife, heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a chriftian: So help me God.

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cation, or adoration of the Virgin Mary faint, and the facrifice of the mafs, as the in the church of Rome, are fuperftitious And I do folemnly in the prefence of Go and declare, that I do make this Declara part thereof, in the plain and ordinary fe read unto me, as they are commonly und lifh proteftants, without any evasion, e mental reservation whatsoever, and with fation already granted me for this pope, or any other authority or perfon without any hope of any fuch difpent perfon or authority whatsoever, or w that I am or can be acquitted before or abfolved of this Declaration, or a although the pope, or any other perfon power whatsoever, fhall difpenfe with or or declare that it was null and void from

The OATH prescribed by the 1 Ì, A. B. do fincerely promife and fwea faithful and bear true allegiance to I

George the Third, and him will defend, to the utmoft of my power, againft all confpiracies and attempts whatever that fhall be made against his perfon, crown, or dignity; and I will do my utmost endeavour to difclofe and make known to His Majesty, His heirs and fucceffors, all treafons and trai orous confpiracies, which may be formed against him or them; and I do faithfully promise to maintain, fupport, and defend to the utmost of my power, the fucceffion of the crown in His Majesty's family, againt any perfon or perfons whatfoever; hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring any obedience, or allegiance unto the perfon taking upon himself the ftile and title of Prince of Wales, in the life-time of his father, and who, fince his death, is faid to have affumed the ftile and title of King of Great Britain, by the name of Charles the Third, and to any other perfon claiming or pretending a right to the crown of these realms; and I do swear, that I do reject and deteft, as an unchriftian and impious position, that it is lawful to murder or destroy any person or perfons whatfoever, for, or under pretence of their being hereticks; and alfo that unchriftian and impious principle, that no faith is to be kept with hereticks : I further declare, that it is no article of my faith, and that I do renounce, reject, and abjure, the opinion, that princes excommunicated by the pope and council, or by any authority of the fee of Rome, or by any authority what foever, may ce depofed or murdered by their fubjects, or any perion whatfoever: And I do declare, that I do not believe that the pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, ftate or potentate, hath, or, ought to have, any temporal or civil jurifdiction, power, fuperiority, or ,pre-eminence, direcay or indirectly, within this realm. And I do folemnly, in the prefence of God, profefs, teftify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary fenfe of the words of this oath; without any evation, equivocation, or mien

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