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A82426 An act for the abolishing the kingly office in England, Ireland, and the dominions thereunto belonging. England and Wales. Parliament. 1649 (1649) Wing E1086; Thomason 669.f.14[2]; ESTC R211050 2,224 1

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AN ACT For the Abolishing the KINGLY OFFICE IN ENGLAND IRELAND and the Dominions thereunto belonging WHereas Charls Stuart late King of England Ireland and the Territories and Dominions thereunto belonging hath by authority derived from Parliament been and is hereby declared to be justly condemned adjudged to dye and put to death for many treasons marthers and other hainous offences committed by him by which Iudgement he stood and is hereby declared to be attainted of High Treason wherby his Issue and Posterity all others pretending Title under him are become uncapable of the said Crowns or of being King or Queen of the said Kingdom or Dominions or either or any of them Be it therefore Enacted and Ordained and it is Enacted Ordained and Declared by this present Parliament and by authority thereof That all the people of England and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging of what degree or condition soever are discharged of all Fealty Homage and Allegiance which is or shall be pretended to be due unto any of the Issue and Posterity of the said late King or any claiming under him and that Charls Stuart eldest son and James called Duke of York second son and all other the Issue and Posterity of him the said late King and all and every person and persons pretending Title from by or under him are and be disabled to hold or enjoy the said Crown of England and Ireland and other the Dominions thereunto belonging or any of them or to have the Name Title Stile or Dignity of King or Queen of England and Ireland Prince of Wales or any of them or to have and enjoy the power and Dominion of the said Kingdoms and Dominions or any of them or the Honors Manors Lands Tenements Possessions and Hereditaments belonging or appertaining to the said Crown of England and Ireland and other the Dominions aforesaid or to any of them or to the Principality of Wales Dutchy of Lancaster or Cornwal or any or either of them Any Law Statute Ordinance Vsage or Custom to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding And whereas it is and hath been found by experience that the Office of a King in this Nation and Ireland and to have the power thereof in any single person is unnecessary burthensom and dangerous to the liberty safety and publique interest of the people and that for the most part use hath been made of the Regal power and prerogative to oppress impoverish and enslave the subject and that usually and naturally any one person in such power makes it his interest to incroach upon the iust freedom and liberty of the people and to promote the setting up of their own will and power above the Laws that so they might enslave these Kingdoms to their own Lust Be it therefore Enacted and Ordained by this present Parliament and by Authority of the same That the Office of a King in this Nation shall not henceforth reside in or be exercised by any one single person and that no one person whatsoever shall or may have or hold the Office Stile Dignity Power or Authority of King of the said Kingdoms and Dominions or any of them or of the Prince of Wales Any law statute usage or custom to the coutrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And it is hereby Enacted That if any person or persons shal endeavor to attempt by force of arms or otherwise or be ayding assisting comforting or abetting unto any person or persons yt shall by any ways or means whatsoever endeavor or attempt the reviving or setting up again of any pretended Right of the said Charls eldest Son to the said late King James called Duke of York or of any other the Issue Posterity of ye said late King or of any person or persons claiming under him or them to the said Regal Office Stile Dignity or Authority or to be Prince of Wales or the promoting of any one person whatsoever to the Name Stile Dignity Power Prerogative or Authority of King of England and Ireland and Dominions aforesaid or any of them That then every such offence shall be deemed and adjudged High Treason and the offenders therein their councellors procurers ayders abettors being convicted of the said Offence or any of them shall be deemed and adjudged Traytors against the Parliament and people of England and shall suffer lose and forfeit and have such like and the same pains forfeitures judgements and execution as is used in case of High Treason And whereas by the abolition of the kingly Office provided for in this Act a most happy way is made for this Nation if God see it good to return to its just ancient right of being governed by its own Representatives or National meetings in Councel from time to time chosen entrusted for that purpose by the people It is therefore Resolved and Declared by the Commons assembled in Parliament That they will put a period to the sitting of this present Parliament and dissolve the same so soon as may possibly stand with the safety of the people that hath betrusted them and with what is absolutely necessary for the preserving and upholding the Government now setled in the way of a Commonwealth and that they will carefully provide for the certain chusing meeting and sitting of the next and future Representatives with such other circumstances of freedom in choyce equality in distribution of Members to be elected thereunto as shall most conduce to the lasting freedom and good of this Commonwealth And it is hereby further Enacted and Declared notwithstanding any thing contained in this Act no person or persons of what condition and quality soever within the Commonwealth of England and Ireland Dominion of Wales the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey and Town of Berwick upon Tweed shall be discharged from the obedience and subjection which he and they owe to the Government of this Nation as it is now Declared but all and every of them shall in all things render and perform the same as of right is due unto the supreme authority hereby declared to reside in this and the successive Representatives of the people of this Nation and in them onely Die Sabbathi 17 Martii 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobel Cleric ' Parliament ' London printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons March 19. 1648.