or persons craftely ymagine inuente or attempt by colour of any pretence to depriue the kinges highnes the quene or the heires of their bodies begotten or any other the heires of the kinges body laufully begotten or any person or persons to whom the kinges highnes shall dispose giue and limit the crowne of this realme by auctoritie of this acte of any of their titles stiles names degrees or royal estates or regall power Or if any person or persons at any time hereafter being required or cōmaunded by the kinges highnes or by such person or persons as shal be auctorised by his grace or his laufull heires to make or take an othe to answere to such questions and interrogatories as shal be obiected to them vpon any clause article sentence or worde conteined in this acte do contemptuously or vtterly refuse to make or take such oth or without frustratorie delay do not make or take the same oth or after the making or taking such othe do contemptuously refuse directly to answere to such questions and interrogatories as shall be obiected concerninge the same or any part therof that then euery such person and persones of what astate degree or condition so euer he or they be and their aydours counsayllours maynteynours and abettours and euery of them for euery such offence afore declared Treason shal be adiudged highe traytours And that euery such offence afore especified shal be adiudged high treason and the offendours therin and their aidours counsailours mainteinours and abettours and euery of them beinge laufully conuict of any such offence by presentment verdite confession or processe according to the custom lawes of this realme shal suffre peynes of deathe as in cases of high treason And that also euery such offendour being conuicte as is aforesaid shal lose and forfaite to your highnes and to your heires or successours kynges or regal rulers of this realme all such manours landes tenementes rentes annuities and hereditamentes which they had in possession as owners or were sole seased of by or in any right title or meanes or any other persō or persōs had to their vse of any estate of enheritance at the day of such treasons offences by them committed and done And shal also lose forfaite to your highnes and your said heires as well all maner suche estates of freeholde and interest for yeres of landes and rentes as all other goodes cattalles dettes which they had at the time of their conuiction or atteinder of any such offence Sauynge alway to euery such person and persons and bodies politike to their heires assignes and successours and to the heires and successours of euery of them other then such persons as shall be so conuicte or atteinted and their heires and successours and all other clayminge to their vses all suche righte title vse interest possession condition rentes fees offices annuities and commens which they or any of them shall haue in or vpon any such manours landes tenementes rentes annuities or hereditamentes that shall so happen to be lost and forfaite by reason of any conuiction or atteynder for any the treasons offences aboue rehersed at any time before the said treasons and offences committed ¶ Be it also enacted by auctoritie aforsaid that no person or persōs offending in any the treasons conteined and limitted by this act or in any other treasons shal in any wise haue and inioy the priuilege or immunitie of any maner sainctuarie within this realme or els where within any the kinges dominiōs but shal vtterly lose and be excluded of the same any vse grant Sainctuary custome prescription confirmation or any other thinge or thinges to the contrary hereof in any wise not withstandinge ¶ And be it also enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that if your maiestie shall happen to deceasse before any such your issue and heire male of your body which shuld inherite the crowne of this realme shal be of his age of .xviii. yeres or before that suche your issue and heire female whiche shulde inherite the crowne of this realme shal be maried or be of the age of .xvi. yeres whiche almyghty god defend that than the said issue and heire male to the crowne so beinge within the age of .xviii. yeres or your said issue and heire female to the crowne so beinge vnmaried or within the said age of .xvi. yeres shall be and remayne vntyll suche time as such issues and heyres shall come to their said seuerall ages afore limitted at and in the gouernance of their naturall mother and of suche other your counsaylours and nobles of your realme as your highnes shall limitte and appoynt by your laste wyll made in writynge sygned with your mooste gracyous hande yf it shall be thought by your highnes moste conuenyent soo to be or elles the sayd yssues and heyres shall be at and in the gouernaunce of suche of your counsaylours and nobles of youre realme as your maiestie shall name and appoynt by your last wyll made in writynge and signed with your most gracyous hande as is aforesaide And if any person or persons by wrytynge Treason printing or exterior dede or act directly or indirectly procure or do or cause to be procured or done any thinge or thinges to the lette or distourbance of the same that than euery such offence shall be high treason and the offendours beinge therof conuicted shall suffre such peynes of deathe and losse of inheritaunce priuileges of sainctuaries freeholdes interestes for yeres goodes cattalles and dettes in such maner and fourme as is aboue specified in cases of treason afore mencioned ¶ AND for the more sure establishment of the successiō of your most roiall maiestie accordinge to the tenour and fourme of this acte Be it further enacted by auctorytie aforesayde that as welle all the nobles of your realme spirituall and temporall as all other your subiectes nowe liuing and beinge or that hereafter shall be at their full ages by the commaundement of your maiestie or of your heires or successours Othe at al times hereafter from time to time whā it shal please your highnes or your heires or successours to apoynt shal make a corporal othe in the presence of your highnes or your heires or successours or before such other as your maiestie or your heires or successours will assigne for the same for the kepinge obseruing defending auowynge and maynteynynge of this acte and of all thinges that shall be done by your hyghnes by auctoritie therof accordinge to the tenour of an othe hereafter ensuinge That is to say Ye shal swere to beare faith truthe and obedience all onely to the kinges maiestie supreme heed in erthe vnder god of the churche of Englande durynge his lyfe and to his heires of his body of his most diere and entierly beloued lauful wife quene Iane begoten and to be begoten and procreated And further to the heires of our said soueraigne lorde according to the limittation in the statute made for
suretie of his succession in the crown of this realme in the parliament begonne and holden at Westminster in the .viii. daye of Iune in the .xxviii. yere of the kinges most gratious reigne And also for lacke of such heires to such person persons as the kinges highnes shall limitte and appoint to succede to the crown by vertue auctoritie of the same act and not to any other within this realm nor foreine auctoritie power or potentate And in case any other othe be made or hath be made by you to any person or persons that then ye to repute the same as vayne adnichilate And that to your counninge writte and vttermooste of your power without gyle fraude or other vndewe maner ye shall obserue kepe maynteine and defende the saide acte of succession made in the saide parliament begon and holden at westmynster in the said .viii. day of Iune in the saide .xxviii. yere of the kinges most roiall reigne and al the holle effectes and contentes therof and al thinges that shall be done by the kinges highnes by auctoritie of the same and all other actes and statutes made in confirmation or for executioÌ„ of the same or of any thing therin conteined and this ye shal do against al maner of persoÌ„s of what estate dignitie degree or condition so â—uer they be in no wise do or attempte nor to your power suffre to be done or attempted directlie or indirectly any thing or thinges priuily or appertely to the let hinderaunce damage or derogation therof or of any parte of the same or of any thynge or thinges that shal be done by the kinges highnesse by vertue or auctoritie of the said act by any maner of meanes or for any maner of pretence so helpe you god al saintes and the holy Euangelistis ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie afore saide that all maner your subiectes as well spirytuall as temporall suynge lyuerey or ouster le mayne out of the handes of your highnesse or of your heires or successours or doynge any feyltie to your highnesse or to your heires or successours by reason of tenure of theyr landes shall swere the saide corporall Othe aboue mencyoned And that they nor any of theym shall here after haue any lyuereys oustre le mayne or restytution out of your handes nor oute of the handes of your heyres or successours tylle they shall haue made the saide corporall Othe in fourme aboue rehersed And if any person or persones beynge commaunded by auctorytye of this acte to make the sayde Othe afore lymytted obstynately or wylfullye refuse that to doo or wyll proteste and saye whan they shall be examyned vpon any interrogatories that shal be obiected to theym for or concernynge this acte or any thyng therin conteined that they be not bounde to declare their thought and conscience and styffely theron abyde that then euery suche personne soo doynge for euery suche offence shall be taken and accepted for offendour in hyghe treason And that euery suche refusell shall be demed and adiudged highe treason Treason and the offendour therin beinge as afore is limitted lawefullye conuicted or attemted therof by the lawes of this realme shall suffre suche peines of death losses and forfaitures and also lose priuileges of saintuaries in like maner and fourme as is aboue mentioned for the treasons afore limitted by this acte ¶ And be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliamente that if it shall please the kynges maiestie at any tyme here after by his letters patentes vnder his greate seale or by his laste wyll made in wrytinge Letters patentes and ligned with his most gratious hande to auaunce any person or persons of his most royall bloud to any title style or name of any estate dignitie or honour what so euer it be and to gyue to them or to any of them any castelles honours manours landes tenemeÌ„tes liberties fraÌ„cheses or other hereditamentes in fee symple fee tayle or for terme of theyr lyues or the life of any of them that then al and euery such letters patentes and last wyl of his highnes so to be made to any such person or persones of his blode shal be good and effectuall to them and euery of them according to the tenour purporses and effectes of euerye such letters patentes and laste will And that the said persone and persones and euery of them shall haue and enioy as well all suche titles style and names of honour dignitie and estate whiche shall be conteyned and expressed in any such letters patentes or laste wyll of the kynges hyghnes as suche castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses and all other hereditamentes whiche shall be specifyed and mencyoned in euery such letters patentes or last will in such maner fourme fation and condicion and according to such estate or estates in the lawe as shal be expressed and limitted in euery suche letters patentes or last wyll in as large and ample maner to all intentes and purposes as if the titles styles and names of honour dygnitie and estate and the castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses and other hereditamentes whiche shall be comprysed in any such letters patentes or laste wyll to be made were all redye yeuen by good sufficient letters patentes to suche personne or persons of the kynges blode by theyr speciall names and surnames and ratyfyed and confyrmed by auctoritie of this presente parlyameÌ„te Or as if the names of suche personne and personnes soo beyng of the kinges bloudde and such titles stiles names castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses or other hereditamentes hadde ben specyally named and expressed in this acte and gyuen to suche person and personnes of the kinges bloude by theyr propre names and surnames by sufficient wordes termes clauses sentences immediatly by auctoritie of this present parliament Sauinge to al and euery person and persons and bodyes politike and to theyr heyres assignes and successours other than to the kinges highnes his heyres or successours al such ryghte title interest possession rentes annulties fees offices comens rightes interestes petitions condicions all other hereditamentes which they or any of them may or mought claime of in or to any the said titles stiles names castelles honours manours landes tenementes liberties fraÌ„cheses and other heredytamentes conteyned or mentioned in any suche letters patentes or laste wyll in as large and ample maner as if this acte hadde neuer be had nor made ¶ AND BE it fynally enacted by auctoritie afore said that this presente acte and euery clause article and sentence comprised in the same shal be taken and accepted according to the plaine wordes and sentences therin conteined and shall not be interpreted nor expounded by colour of any preteÌ„se or cause or by any subtill argumentes inuentions or reasons to the hynderance disturbance or derogation of this act or any part therof Any thing or thinges acte or actes of parlyament
westmÌ„ within .xv. dayes nexte after suche presentment suspection or accusation had or made or in the first day of the terme next folowinge after such presentment suspection or accusation in such maner fourme as is afore rehersed And in case any ecclesiasticall or religious person being presented suspected or accused of any offence done or attempted contrary to this estatute be therof conuicted by confession or witnes before any archebisshoppe bisshop or archâ—n or before any the commissaries vycars general or other their miniâ— in their seanes or visitations or before the kynges counsayle in the 〈◊〉 Chaumbre at westminster that then euery such spirituall and religiâ— person so being conuicte shal suffre suche peynes penalties and forfaiâ—s as be expressed in the said statute made in the saide .xvi. yere of kinge â—harde the seconde ¶ It is also enacted by the auctoritie afore saide Ecclesiastical Iuge that if any ecclesiasticall â—ge or visitatour do voluntarily concele cloke hyde or colour any presentâ— accusation or confession Visitour that shal be made to hym concerning this staâ— and do not certifie euery such accusation presentment or confession beâ— the kinge and his counsayle in the sterred chaumbre at westminster in â—ch maner and fourme as is aboue specified in this estatute that then eâ—ry such ecclesiasticall iudge and visitatour so wilfully offendynge for eâ—ry such default shal forfaite .xl. li. the one halfe therof to the kinges highâ—s the other halfe to such person as will sue for the same by original wryt 〈◊〉 plainte or information in any of the kinges courtes in whiche suite no â—yne protection or wager of lawe shall be admitted nor allowed ¶ AND FOR stronger defence and mainteynaunce of this acte it is ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie afore saide that all and euery ecclesiasticall iudge ordynary chauncellour commissarye offycyall vycar generall and other ecclesiasticall officer or minister of what dignitie preeminence or degree soo euer they shall be And all and euery temporall iudge iusticyar â—yer bayliffe shereffe vndershereue eschetour alderman iurate constable hedborowe Thyrdborow borsolder and euery other laye officer and minister to be made created elected or admitted within this realme or any other the kinges domynyons of what estate ordre degree or condition so euer he shal be from and after the saide last daye of Iuly shal before he take vpon him the execution of suche office Othe make take and receyue a corporall othe vpon the Euangelystes before such person or persones as haue or shal haue auctoritie to admit him that he from hensforth shall vtterly renounce refuse relynquisshe or forsake the bishop of Rome and his auctoritie power and iurisdiction And that he shal neuer consent nor agree that the bisshop of Rome shal practise exercise or haue any maner of auctoritie iurisdictioÌ„ or power within this realme or any other the kinges dominions but that he shall resiste the same at all times to the vttermooste of his power Supreame heade of the Churche of Englande And that from hensforth he shall accepte repute and take the kynges maiestie to be the onely supreme hedde in erthe of the church of England And that to his cunninge wytte and vttermooste of his power without gyle fraude or other vndew meane he shall obserue kepe maynteyne and defende the holle effectes and contentes of all and synguler actes and statutes made to be made within this realme in derogation extirpation and extynguyshemente of the bishoppe of Rome and his auctoritie And al other actes and statutes made and to be made in reformatioÌ„ and corroboration of the kinges power of supreme hede in earth of the church of Englande and this he shall do ayenste all maner of personnes of what estate dignitie degree or condition they be and in no wise do nor attempt nor to his power suffer to be done or attempted directly or indirectly any thing or thinges pryuely or apartly to the let hinderaunce damage or derogation therof or of any part therof by any maner of meanes or for any maner of pretence And in case any oth be made or hath bene made by him to any person or personnes in maynteynaunce defence or fauour of the bisshoppe of Rome or his auctoritie iurisdiction or power he repute the same as vayne and adnichilate so helpe him god all saintes and the holy Euangeliste ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie afore saide that all and euerye personne and personnes spirituall and temporall suyng lyuere restitutions or vtter le mayne out of the kinge his heires or successours handes or doynge any fealtie to his highnes his heires or successours or whiche shall be sworne to the king his heires or successours or that shal haue any office fee or roume of the moste gratious gifte of the kinges maiestie his heyres or successours or shall be reteyned in seruice with his grace his heires or successours shall make take and receyue the saide othe And that also all and euery religious personne at the time of his or their profession or entree into religion and euery other ecclesiasticall personne at the time of his takinge of orders and all and euery other personne which shal be promoted or preferred to any degree of lernyng in any vniuersitie within this realme or other the kinges dominions at the time of his promotion or preferment and euery of them shall make take and receiue the said othe before his or their soueraigne ordinary or the commissarie of such vniuersitie ¶ AND IT IS ALSO enacted by the auctoritie afore saide that if any personne or personnes lymitted or commaunded by auctoritie of this act to make the saide othe or commaunded by any other personne or personnes auctorised by the kinges highnesse commission vnder his greate seale or his seale ordeined for causes ecclesiasticall Treason to make the said othe obstinately refuse that to do that then euery such offence and contempt shal be high treason and the offenders therof being laufully conuicted shall suffre peynes of death and other forfaitures penalties and losses as is limitted and accustomed in cases of high treason by any lawes or statutes of this realme heretofore made ¶ PROVIDED alwayes and be it enacted that this acte nor any thing or thinges in the same rehersed mentioned or comprised be in any wise preiudicial hurtefull or derogatorie to the ceremonies vses and other laudable and politike ordinaunces Ceremonies for a tranquilitie discipline concorde deuocion vnitie and decent ordre heretofore in the church of Englande vsed instituted taken and accepted nor to any person or persons accordingly vsing the same or any of them ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted by auctoritie of this pesente parliamente that this acte concernynge the bysshoppe of Rome or any thynge to be done by his vsurped auctoritie shall no further bynde nor extende to and vppon the kinges subiectes of his yle of Iersey Gernesey Iersey and Gernsey and Alderney in any other
highnesse succession to the first sonne of your body betwene your highnes and your saide lawefull wyfe quene Iane begoten to the heires of the body of the same firste son laufully begoten And for defaute of such heires than to the seconde sonne of your body and of the body of the said Quene Iane begoten and to the heires of the body of the same seconde sonne laufully begoten as aforesaid and so to euery sonne of your body and of the body of the said quene Iane begoten and to the heires of the body of euery such son begoten according to the course of inheritaunce in that behalfe ¶ And if it shall happen your saide moste dere and entierly beloued wife quene Iane to decease without issue male of the body of your highnes to be begoten which god defende then the same imperial crowne and all other the premisses to be to your maiestie as is afore said and to the sonne and heire male of your body laufully begotten by any other laufull wife and to the heires of the body of the same sonne heire male laufully begoten And for defaute of such issue than to your second sonne of your bodye laufully begoten and to the heyres of the body of the same second sonne laufully begoten and so from sonne and heire male to sonne and heire male to the heires of the seuerall bodies of euery such sonne and heire male laufully begoten according to the course of inheritaunce in like maner and fourme as is aboue said ¶ And for defaute of such sonnes of your body lawfully begotten and of the heires of the seuerall bodies of euery such sonne laufully begoten that thenne the saide imperiall crowne and other the premisses shall be to the issue female betwene your maiestie and your saide moste dere and entyerly beloued wyfe Queene Iane begoten And for lacke of suche issue than to the heires females of your body laufully begotten by any other lawfull wyfe that is to saye Firste to the eldeste issue female and to the heyres of her bodie laufully begotten and so from issue female to issue female and to their heires of their bodies one after an other by course of inheritaunce according to their ages as the crowne of Englande hath ben accustomed and ought to succede and go in case when there is heire female inheritable to the same ¶ And for as moche as it standeth at this present time in the only pleasure and wyll of almighty god whether your maiestie shal haue heires begoten and procreated betwene your highnes and your said most dere and entierly beloued wyfe quene Iane orelles any laufull heires and issues hereafter of your owne body begoten by any other laufull wife and if such heires shuld fayle as god defende and no prouision made in your life who shulde rule and gouerne this realme for lacke of such heires that then this realme after your transitorie lyfe shall be destitute of a laufull gouernour Or elles parcase encombred with suche a personne that wolde couet to aspire to the same whome the subiectes of this realme shall not fynde in their hartes to loue drede and obediently serue as their soueraigne lorde And if your grace afore it maye be certaynely knowen whether ye shall haue heires or no shulde sodaynely name and declare any person or persones to succede after your decease and for lacke of heyres of your body lawefully begotten into the royall estate of the imperiall crowne of this realme thanne it is to be doubted that such person that shulde be so named mought happen to take great harte and courage and by presumption fal to inobedience rebellion by occasion of which premisses greate diuision and discention maye be and is very likely to arise and springe in this realme to the greate peryl and distruction of vs your moste humble and obedyent subiectes and of all oure posterities if remedie for the same shuld not be prouided For reformation and remedie wherof we your moste bounden and louynge subiectes most obediently knowleginge that your maiestie most victoriously prudently poâ—kely and indifferently hath maynteyned defended gouerned and ruled this realme in good peace rest quietnes obedience during all the time of your moste gratious reigne which we most hartely desire moughte continue for euer puttinge all oure hole truste and confydence in youre highenes and nothinge doubtynge but that your maiestie if ye shoulde faylle heyres of your body laufully begotten which god defend for the harty loue and feruent affection that ye beare to this realme and for auoydinge all the occasions of diuision afore rehersed so ernestly mindeth the welth of the same that ye can best and moste prudently prouide suche a gouernour for vs and this your realme as shall and will succede and folowe in the iuste and right trade of all your procedinges and maynteyne kepe and defende the same and all the lawes and ordinaunces establisshed in your most gratious tyme for the welth of this realme which al we desire wherby we your saide moste louinge and obedient subiectes and our heires and successours shal and may liue as nere as may be in as good peace vnitie obedience after your decesse as we haue liued in the time of your most gratious reigne â—o therfore most humbly beseche your highnes that it may be enacted for auoyding of all ambiguities doubtes deuisions and occasions in that behalfe by your moste royall maiestie by the assente of vs the lordes spiritual and temporall and the coÌ„mons in this your present parliament assembled and by auctoritie of the same that your highnes shal haue full and plenar power and auctoritie to giue dispose appoynte assigne declare and limitte by your letters patentes vnder your great seale or elles by your laste wyll made in writinge and assigned with your most gratious hand at your onely pleasure from time to time hereafter the imperial crowne of this realme and all other the premisses thervnto belonginge to be remaine succede and come after your decease and for lacke of laweful heyres of your body to be procreated and begotten as is afore limitted by this acte to such person or persons in possession and remaynder as shal please your highnes accordyng to such astate Letters pateâ— and after such maner fourme facion order and condicion as shal be expressed declared named and limitted in your said letters patentes or by your said laste wyll And we your moste humble and obedient subiectes do faithfully promise to your maiestie by one coÌ„mon assent that after your deceasse for lacke of heires of your body laufully begotten as is afore rehersed we our heires and successours shall accepte and take loue drede serue and alonely obey such person and persons males or females as your maiestie shal giue your said imperial crown vnto by auctoritie of this act and to none other and holly to sticke to them as true and faithfull subiectes ought to do to their regall rulers gouernours and supreme
heades ¶ And for sure corroboration therof be it further enacted by auctoritie afore saide that such person and persones as to whome it shall please your maiestie to dispose limitte and assigne your said crowne and other the premisses therto apperteininge by your letters patentes or by your laste wyll as is aforesaide shall haue and enioye the same after your decease and for lacke of heires of your bodie lawfully begotten according to suche astate and after such maner fourme facion order and condition as shal be therof expressed mentioned and conteyned in your said letters patentes or in your said last will in as large and ample maner as if such person and persons had be your laufull heires to the imperiall crowne of this realme and as if the same crowne of this realme had be giuen and limitted to them plainely and particularly by special names and sufficient termes and wordes by the full and immediate auctoritie of this your most high court of parliament ¶ And it is further enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that if any of your heyres or children hereafter doo vsurpe the one of them vppon the other in the crowne of this realme or clayme or chalenge your said imperiall crowne in any other fourme or degree of discente or succession then is afore lymytted by this act Or if any person or persons to whom it shal please your highnes of your mooste excellent goodnes by auctoritie of this acte to giue and dispose your said crowne and dignitie of this realme or the heires of any of them do at any time hereafter demaunde chalenge or clayme your saide crowne of this realme other wyse or in any other course fourme degree or condition then the same shall be giuen disposed and limitted vnto them by your highnes by vertue and auctoritie of this acte Or if any such persone or persones to whom your maiestie shal hereafter giue or dispose your said crowne by auctoritie of this acte or any of their heires do interrupte or let any of the heires of your maiestie that is or shal be begoten borne procreated vnder your laufull pure sincere and vndouted mariage nowe had and solempnised betwene your highnes and your said moste dere and entierly beloued wife quene Iane or any other your laufull heyres here after to be begoten of your body by any other laufull mariage peasably quietly to kepe haue and enioye the saide imperiall crowne and other the premysses by course of inheritaunce according to the limitation therof expressed and declared by this acte that then all singular the offendours in any of the premisses contrary to this acte Treason all their abbetours mainteinours fautours counsaylours and aydours therin shal be demed and adiudged high traytours to the realme And that euery such offence shall be accepted reputed and taken to be high treason and the offendours therin their aidours maynteinours fautours consaylours and abettours and euery of them for euery such offence shal suffre such iudgement and peines of death losses forfaitures of landes goodes and priuileges of sainctuary as in any cases of highe treason And ouer that as well your sayde heires and children as euery such person and persons to whom your highnesse shall limitte youre said crowne in fourme as is aforesaide and euery of theyr heyres for euery suche offence aboue specified by them or any of them to be committed shal lose and forfaite as well all suche righte title and intereste that they maye clayme or challenge in or to the crowne of this realme as heires by discent 〈◊〉 by reason of any gifte or act that shal be done by your highnes for his or their aduauncement by auctoritie of this acte or other wyse by any maner of meanes or pretence what so euer it be ¶ And be it further enacted by auctoritie aforesaide that if any person or persons of what astate degree dignitie or condition so euer they be at any 〈◊〉 hereafter by wordes writinge imprintinge or by any exterior acte or dede maliciously or willingly procure or do or cause to be procured or done directly or indirectly any thinge or thinges to the perill of your moste royall person or to the perill of the person of any your heires or successours haâ—…ng the royall estate of the crowne of this realme or maliciously or wyllingly giue occasion by wordes writing print deede or acte wherby youre highnes or any your saide heires or successours hauyng the royall estate of the crown of this realme might be disturbed or interrupted of the crown of this realme Or by wordes writing print dede or act procure or do or cause to be procured or done any thing or thinges to or for the interruptioÌ„ repele or adnullation of this acte or of any thing therin conteined or of any thing that shall be done by your highnes in the limittation and dispotion of your crowne by auctoritie of the same Or by wordes writing print dede or act procure or cause to be procured or done any thing or thinges to the preiudice sclander disturbance or derogation of the said laufull matrimony solempâ—…ised betwene your maiestie and the said quene Iane or any other your lauful wife or wiues hereafter by your highnes to be taken Or to the peril sclander or disherison of any of the issues and heires of your highnes being lymitted by this acte to enherite and to be inheritable to the crown of this realme in such forme as is aforesaid Or to the interruption or disherison of any such person or persons to whom your highnes shal assigne and dispose your said imperiall crowne by auctoritie of this act as is afore remembred wherby any such issues or heires of your highnes or such other persoÌ„ or ê‘soÌ„s might be distroied disturbed or interrupted in fame body or title of the inheritance to the crowne of this realme as to them is limitted in this act informe aboue rehersed or as to them shal be limitted and assigned by your highnes by vertue auctoritie of this acte Or if any person or persons by wordes writinge imprinting or any other exteriour acte directly or indirectly accepte or take iudge or beleue any of the mariages had solempnised betwene the kinges highnes and the said lady Katharine or betwene the kinges highnesse and the said late quene Anne to be good lauful or of any effect Or by wordes writing printinge or any other exterior acte directly or indirectly sclander interrupte empeche gaynsaye or impugne the lawefull iudgementes and sentences of the said most reuerende father in god Thomas archebishop of Canturbury and primate of all England for and concerning the deuorces and separations of the saide vnlaufull maryages or any of them Or by wordes writinge print or any other exterior acte directly or indirectly take accepte name or cal by any pretence any of the children borne and procreated vnder any of the saide vnlauful mariages to be legittimate and lauful children of your maiesty Or if any person
at all tymes after they shall come to theyr saide full ages of .xxiiii. Letters patentes 〈◊〉 by theyr letters patentes vnder the greatte seale of Englande to â—e adnulle and repeale all and syngular suche actes made and established by their royall assentes in any parlyament holden during the time 〈◊〉 they were within their saide age of .xxiiii. yeres theyr royall assentes â—de to the same durynge the tyme that they were within the said age of 〈◊〉 yeres Reuocation of actes or any acte or actes hereafter to be made to the contrary therof notwithstandinge ¶ And be it also enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that euery such repeale adâ—ation and reuocation of any acte or actes that shal be made and established in any parlyament holden before the time that such heires or person possessed of the crowne shall be of the saide age of .xxiiii. yeres shall be as â—d and effectuall to al intentes and purposes as though it had ben done 〈◊〉 auctoritie of parlyament ¶ An acte concerning treason in certayne cases Cap. xviii BE it enacted by auctoritie of this present parliameÌ„t that if any man of what estate degree or coÌ„dition so euer he be at any time hereafter take vpon him to espouse mary or take to his wyfe any of the kynges childreÌ„ being laufully borne or otherwise commonly reputed or takeÌ„ for his children or any of the kynges systers or auntes of the part of the father or any the laufull childreÌ„ of the kinges brethren or sisters or contract mariage with any of them without the especiall licence assent consent agrement first therevnto had and obteined of the kinges highnes in writinge vnder his gracis great seale or defyle or deflour any of theÌ„ not beinge maryed shall be demed and adiuged a traitour to the king and to his realme And that euery suche offence here after to be done made or perpetrated contrary to this acte shall be adiudged and demed to be highe treason Treason And that euery man so offendinge and their abettours procurers comforters counsaylours and ayders being laufully conuycte of any suche offence accordinge to the lawes of this realme shal haue and suffre such and like peines and execution of death losses of priuileges of sainctuary and for faytures of landes tenementes and hereditamentes to al intentes and purposes as in cases of high treason apperteyneth Sainctuary Sauynge to all and euery person and persons bodies politike and corporate their heires and successours and to the heires and successours of euery of them other thaÌ„ the lord Thomas Howarde and his heires and all other persons which shall fortune hereafter to be atteinted by auctoritie of this acte and their heires and euery of them all suche right tytle intereste possession leases annuities rentes seruices reuercions remaynders offices fees commons conditions other commodities profites hereditamentes in such maner fourme qualitie condition as they or any of them haue had shuld or mighte haue had if this acte had neuer ben had nor made Any thing in this present act to the contrary therof notwithstandinge ¶ Prouided alway and be it enacted that in euery suche case before rehersed the woman after the laste day of this parlyament so offendynge beinge within the degrees before specified shall incurre like daunger and penaltie as is before limitted and shall suffre suche lyke dethe and punyshemente as is before appoynted to the man offendyng in maner and fourme expressed in this acte ⧠GOD SAVE THE KYNGE ARMA · REGIS · ANGLIE · ET · F·