Parliamentary Papers, Volume 45

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Page 6 - Act * for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject," is and stands limited to the princess Sophia, electress and duchess dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body being Protestants. And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation...
Page 26 - And lastly, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant unto the said James Russell, his executors, administrators, and assigns, that these, our letters patent, or the enrolment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual, in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof...
Page 6 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation, mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, adjuration, renunciation and promise, heartily, willingly and truly upon the true faith of a Christian; so help me God.
Page 2 - Successors, all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which I shall know to be against him or any of them. And I do faithfully promise to the utmost of my power to support, maintain, and defend the Succession of the Crown against the Descendants of the said James?
Page 7 - I do believe in my conscience, that the person pretended to be Prince of Wales, during the life of the late King James, and since his decease pretending to be and taking upon himself the style and title of King of England, by the name of James the Third, hath not any right or title whatsoever to the Crown of this realm...
Page 19 - ... request : Know ye therefore that we of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion...
Page 7 - I AB do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify and declare in my Conscience, before God and the World, That our Sovereign Lord King George is lawful and rightful King of this Realm, and all other His Majesty's Dominions and Countries thereunto belonging.
Page 7 - James the second, and since his decease pretended to be and took upon himself the stile 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, refuse and abjure any allegiance or obedience to any of them.
Page 19 - Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen. Defender of the Faith, and so forth. To all to whom these presents shall come — Greeting: Know Ye that we do by these presents, for Us, Our 'heirs and successors...
Page 9 - Her Majesty having taken the said Report into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve thereof...

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