 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - Christian martyrs - 1871 - 720 pages
...did assume the regal power and acted as king without ever taking the oath required by law, and hath by the advice of evil and wicked counsellors invaded...constitution of the kingdom, and altered it from a legal limited monarchy to an arbitrary despotic power, and hath exercised the same, to the subversion of... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1759 - 492 pages
...That " king James VII. being a profeffed papift, did *' affume the royal power, and act as a king, ** without ever taking the oath required by law ; " and had, by the advice of evil and wicked coun" fellors, invaded the fundamental conftitution of •* this kingdom, and altered it from a legal... | |
 | Nicholas Tindal - Great Britain - 1761 - 552 pages
..., * James VII. being a profefled papift, did aftume the royal ec 'a^ power, and a<£ted as a king, without ever taking the oath required by law, and had, by the advice of evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitution of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
 | William Guthrie - Scotland - 1768 - 512 pages
...king James the Seventh, being a profeffed papift, did affume the royal power, and a fled as a king, without ever taking the oath required by law ; and had, by the , advice of evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitution of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
 | John Belfour - Scotland - 1770 - 342 pages
...that king James the 7th, being a profefled papift, did aflume the royal power, and adted as a king, without ever taking the oath required by law ; and had, by the advice of evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental confutation of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and limited... | |
 | John Belfour - Scotland - 1770 - 338 pages
...had, by the advice of evil and wicked comnfellors, inva^ ded the fundamental conft'itirtion of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and limited monarchy to' an arbitrary defpotic power ;' and had governed the fame to the fubverfion of the proteftant religion* and violation... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...being a profefled papift, did ••' afiume the royal power, and adled as a king, without ever " uking the oath required by law; and had, by the advice of " evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitu" lion of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...king James feventh, being a profefled papilt, did •* afiume the royal power, and ailed as a king, without ever " taking the oath required by law; and had, by the advice of " evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitu" tion of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...that king James feventh, being a profefled papift, did " aflume the royal power, and acted as a king, without ever " taking the oath required by law ; and had, by the advice of " evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitu" tion of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 674 pages
...profeiTed papilt, did " afiume the royal powtr, and ncled as a king, without ever " taking the ohth required by law; and had, by the advice of " evil and wicked counfellors, invaded the fundamental conftitu" lion of this kingdom, and altered it from a legal and... | |
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The estates of the kingdom of Scotland find and declare, That king James VII. being a professed papist, did assume the royal power, and act as a king, without ever taking the oath required by law; and had, by the advice of evil and wicked counsellors,... 
