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A46514 By the King a proclamation England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701. 1687 (1687) Wing J251; ESTC R26817 4,201 1

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By the King A PROCLAMATION JAMES R. JAMES the Seventh by the Grace of God King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all and sundry Our good Subjects whom these Presents do or may concern Greeting We having taken into Royal consideration the many and great inconveniences which have happened to that Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland of late years through the difference Perswasions in the Christian Religion the great Heats and Animosities among the several Professors thereof to the ruine and decay of Trade wasting of Lands extinguishing of Charity contempt of the Royal Power and converting of true Religion and the fear of God into Animosities Names Factions and somtimes into Sacriledge and Treason And being resolved as much as in us lies to Unite the Hearts and Affections of Our Subjects to God in Religion to Us in Loyalty and to their Neighbours in Christian Love and Charity have therefore thought fit to Grant and by Our Soveraign Authoriy Prerogative Royal and absolute Power which all Our Subjects are to obey without Reserve Do hereby give and Grant our Royal Tolleration to the several prosessors of the Christian Religion after-named with and under the several Conditions Restrictions and Limimitations after-mentioned In the first place we Allow and Tollerate the Moderate Presbyterians to meet in their private Houses and there hear such Ministers as either have or are willing to accept of Our Indulgence Allanerly and none other and that there be not any thing said or done contrary to the Well and Peace of Our Reign Seditious or Treasonable under the highest Pains the Crimes will Import nor are they to presume to build Meeting-Houses or to Use Out-Houses or Barns but only to Exercise in their private Houses as said is In the mean time it is our Royal Will and Pleasure that Field-Conventicles and such as Preach or Exercise at them or who shall any ways Assist or Connive at them shall be prosecuted according to the utmost severity of Our Laws made against them seeing from these Rendezvouzes of Religion so much Disorder hath proceeded and so much Disturbance to the Government and for which after this Our Royal Indulgence for tender Consciences there is no Excuse left In like manner We do hereby Tollerate Quakers to meet and exercise in their Form in any place or Places appointed for their Worship And considering the severe and cruel Laws made against Roman-Catholicks therein called Papists in the Minority of Our Royal Great Grand-Mother Queen Mary of Blessed and Pious Memory wherein under the pretence of Religion they Cloathed the worst of Treasons Factions and Usurpations and made these Laws not as against the Enemies of God but their own which Laws have still been continued of course without design of Executing them or any of them ad terrorem only on supposition that the Papists relying on an External Power were incapable of Duty and true Allegiance to their natural Soveraings and rightful Monarchy We of Our certain Knowledge and long Experience knowing that the Catholicks as it is their principle to be Good Christians so it is to be dutiful Subjects and that they have likwise on all occasions shown themselves good and faithful Subjects to Us and Our Royal Predecessor by hazarding and many of them actually losing their Lives and Fortunes in their Defence though of another Religion and the maintenance of their Authority against the Violences and Treasons of the most violent Abbettors of these Laws Do therefore with advice and consent of Our Privy Conncil by our Soveraign Authority Prerogative Royal and absolute Power aforesaid Suspend Stop and Disable all Laws and Acts of Parliament Customs or Constitutions made or Executed against any of our Roman-Catholick Subjects in any time past to all intents and purposes making void all prohibitians therein mentioned Pains or Penalties therein Ordained to be Inflicted so that they shall in all things be as free in all respects as any of Our Protestant Subjects whatsoever not only to Exercise their Religion but to enjoy all Offices Benefices and others which We shall think fit to bestow upon them in all time coming Nevertheless it is our Will and Plensure and we do hereby command all Catholicks at their highest Pains only to exercise their Religious Worship in Houses or Chappels and that they presume not to Preach in the open Fields or to Invade the Protestant Churches by force under the pains aforesaid to be inflicted upon the Offenders respectively nor shall they presume to make publick Processions in the High-Streets of any ofOur Royal Burghs under the Pains above-mentioned And whereas the Obedience and Service of Our good Subjects is due to Us by their Allegiance and Our Sovereignity and that no Law Custom or Constitution Difference in Religion or other impediment whatsover can exempt or discharge the Subjects from their Native Obligations and Duty to the Crown or hinder Us from protecting and employing them according to their several Capacities and Our Royal Pleasure not restrain us from conferring Heretable Rights and Priviledges upon them or Vacuate or Annul these Rights Heretable when they are made or conferred And likewise considering that some Oaths capable of being Wrested by Men of Sinistrous Intentations a practice in that Kingdom fatal to Religion as it was to Loyalty Do therefore with Advice and Consent aforesaid Cafs Annul and discharge all Oath whatsoever by which any of Our Subjects are incapacitated or disabled from holding Places or Offices in our said Kingdom or enjoying there Hereditary Rights and Priviledges Discharging the same to be taken or given in any time coming without our special Warrand and Consent under the paints due to the Contempt of Our Royal Commands and Authority and to effect We do by Our Royal Authority aforesaid Stop Disable and Dispence with all Laws enjoyning the said Oaths Tests or any of them particularly the first Act of the first Session of the first Parliament of King Charles the Second the eleventh Act of the foresaid Session of the foresaid Parliament the sixth Act of the third Parliament of the said King Charles the twenty first and twenty fifth Acts of that Parliament and the thirteenth Act of the first Session of Our late Parliament in so far allanerly as concerns the taking the Oaths or Tests therein prescribed and all others as well not mentioned as mentioned and that in place of them all Our good Subjects or such of them as We or Our Privy Council shall require so to do shall take and Swear the following Oath allanerly I A. B. Do Acknowledg Testifie ad Ceclare that JAMES the Seventh by the Grace of God King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. is rightful King and Supream Governour of these Realms and over all Persons therein and that it is unlawful for Subjects on any pretence or for any cause whatsoever to rise in Arms against Him or any Commissionaned by him and that