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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, April 26, 1700-May 3, 1704
Volume 24, Page 420   View pdf image (33K)
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Acts Passed at the Session, April 26-May 3, 1704. 419


to the uttmost of my Power against all traiterous Conspiracies
and Attempts whatsoever which shall be made against her
pson Crown or Dignity And I will do my best Endeavour to
disclose and make known to her Majty and Successors all
Treasons and Traiterous Conspiracies which I shall know to
be against her or any of them and I do faithfully Promise to
the Uttmost of my power to Support Mainetaine and defend
the Limitation and Succession of The Crown against him
the said James and all other psons whatsoever as the same
is & stands limitted by an Act Entituled An Act declaring
the Rights and liberties of the Subject and Settling the Suc-

cession of The Crown to her Present Majesty and the heires

of her body being Protestants and as the Same by one other
Act Entituled An Act for the further limitation of the Crown
and better Securing the rights and Liberties of the Subject
is and stands Limitted after the decease of her Majesty and
for default of Issue of her Majesty to the Princess Sophia
Electoress & Dutchesse Dowager of Hannover and the heires

Lib. L. L.

No. 2.

of her body being Protestants and all these things I do
Plainely and Sincerely acknowledge and swear according to
these Express Words by me Spoken and According to the
Plaine and Common Sence and understanding of the same
Words without Any Equivocation or Mental Evasion or Secret
reservation whatsoever and I do make this Recognition ac-
knowledgement abjuration renunciation and Promise heartily
willingly and truly upon the True Faith of a Christian So
help me God
And that without the Taking and Subscribing which said
oath no pson shall be Capable of holding Executing or En-
joying any office or Trust within this Province whatsoever
And Whereas by an Act of The Generall Assembly of this
Province made the Sixteenth day of March in the year of our
Lord Seventeen hundred and one Entituled an Act for Estab-
lishment of Religious Worship in this Province &ca It was
Enacted that all Vestrymen should subscribe the Association
before they should be Admitted to the Execution of that office.
But forasmuch as by the death of his most Sacred Majesty
King William the third the Subscribing the said Association
is not necessary to be longer Continued, Be it therefore
Enacted that such part thereof and Clause in the before
recited Act of Assembly which relates to the Vestrymen's
Subscribing the Association and no more is hereby repealed
and made Voyd.
And it is further Enacted by the Authority afd and Consent
afd that all and every pson or psons that are at this present
time Vestrymen in this Province and all other pson or psons
that for the time to Come shall be Elected or Chosen Vestry-

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