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thereunto_o belong_v and_o for_o prevent_v all_o question_n and_o division_n in_o this_o realm_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o preserve_v a_o certainty_n in_o the_o succession_n thereof_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v confirm_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n which_o pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n dec_n 16._o 1689._o with_o this_o excellent_a proviso_n that_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o this_o protestant_a kingdom_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o popish_a prince_n or_o by_o any_o king_n or_o queen_n marry_v papist_n all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n thaâ—_n be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o or_o shall_v holâ—_n communion_n with_o the_o see_v or_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o shall_v profess_v the_o popish_a religion_n or_o shalâ—_n marry_v a_o papist_n shall_v be_v exclude_v and_o be_v soever_o uncapable_a to_o inherit_v possess_v or_o enjoy_v thâ—_n crown_n and_o government_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereunto_o belong_v or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o same_o or_o to_o have_v usâ—_n or_o exercise_v any_o regal_a power_n authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n within_o the_o same_o and_o in_o all_o and_o 〈◊〉_d very_o such_o case_n or_o case_n the_o people_n of_o theâ—_n realm_n shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o absolve_v 〈◊〉_d their_o allegiance_n and_o the_o say_a crown_n and_o government_n shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n descend_v 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v enjoy_v by_o such_o person_n or_o person_n â—â—ing_n protestant_n as_o shall_v have_v inheritâ—â—_n or_o enjoy_v the_o same_o in_o case_n the_o say_a pâ—â—son_n or_o person_n so_o reconcile_v hold_v communion_n or_o profess_v or_o marry_v as_o aforesaid_a be_v natural_o dead_a by_o which_o act_n further_o confirm_v and_o assert_v by_o the_o act_n of_o recognition_n pass_v in_o the_o last_o session_n of_o parliament_n the_o crown_n be_v by_o law_n for_o ever_o insure_v into_o protestant_a hand_n and_o all_o pretence_n of_o popish_a succession_n null_v and_o invalidated_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o royal_a family_n particular_o of_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o england_n the_o queen_n of_o england_n be_v either_o a_o sovereign_n or_o queen_n consort_n or_o else_o queen_n dowager_n when_o the_o queen_n be_v sovereign_a as_o be_v queen_n mary_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n the_o two_o daughter_n of_o henry_n viii_o and_o sister_n of_o edward_n vi_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o all_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o act_n as_o sovereign_n and_o whoever_o she_o do_v marry_v â—o_o far_o from_o follow_v her_o husband_n condition_n â—he_n be_v her_o husband_n sovereign_n as_o queen_n mary_n â—as_v philip_n the_o case_n indeed_o of_o our_o present_a queen_n mary_n be_v different_a she_o be_v a_o sovereign_n joint_o with_o her_o husband_n king_n william_n but_o the_o 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this_o but_o that_o which_o be_v admirable_a be_v to_o see_v a_o prinâ—_n of_o a_o temper_n so_o even_o as_o neither_o to_o be_v disheaâ—ned_v with_o hardship_n and_o misfortune_n nor_o pâ—_n up_o with_o success_n always_o the_o same_o though_o â—â—der_v various_a circumstance_n which_o be_v a_o trâ—_n symptom_n of_o a_o great_a soul_n whereas_o mutahiâ—ty_n be_v the_o proper_a character_n of_o a_o mean_a aâ—cowardly_a soul_n sometime_o huff_v other_o timâ—_n sneak_v sometime_o ready_a to_o tear_v his_o subject_n to_o piece_n at_o other_o time_n fawn_v upâ—â—_n they_o from_o those_o great_a thing_n his_o majesty_n 〈◊〉_d do_v hitherto_o one_o may_v guess_v at_o his_o next_o attempt_n assoon_o as_o ireland_n be_v reduce_v the_o freâ—_n king_n invasion_n and_o devastation_n and_o his_o horrid_a persecution_n of_o his_o protestant_a subject_n 〈◊〉_d â—hings_n not_o to_o be_v forget_v manet_fw-la alta_fw-la ment_fw-la â—â—stum_fw-la and_o i_o be_o much_o mistake_v if_o the_o wild_a 〈◊〉_d at_o last_o do_v meet_v with_o a_o hercules_n i_o va_fw-fr â—â—no_fw-it va_fw-fr sano_fw-la as_o for_o the_o queen_n she_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o her_o â—ex_n the_o fair_a and_o yet_o the_o best_a nature_a â—incess_n in_o the_o world_n humble_a and_o affable_a in_o â—er_n conversation_n never_o see_v in_o any_o passion_n â—ways_o under_o a_o peculiar_a sweetness_n of_o temper_n â—loved_a of_o her_o friend_n admire_v by_o her_o enemy_n moderate_a in_o her_o pleasure_n full_a of_o zeal_n 〈◊〉_d her_o devotion_n and_o of_o charity_n towards_o people_n in_o distress_n a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o idleness_n and_o as_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o virtue_n and_o knowledge_n in_o a_o word_n she_o be_v a_o princess_n of_o many_o extraordinary_a virtue_n and_o excellency_n without_o any_o appearance_n of_o vanity_n or_o the_o least_o mixture_n of_o vice_n so_o that_o we_o have_v under_o this_o government_n â—â—e_v fair_a prospect_n imaginable_a of_o a_o suture_a happiness_n and_o after_o several_a weak_a and_o inglorious_a â—eigns_n we_o be_v like_a in_o this_o with_o god_n blessing_n if_o we_o be_v not_o want_v to_o ourselves_o to_o â—e_v once_o more_o the_o delight_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o 〈◊〉_d terror_n to_o our_o enemy_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o vnreasonableness_n of_o the_o disaffect_v party_n under_o their_o majesty_n gracious_a government_n under_o our_o happy_a circumstance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d gentle_a and_o easy_a government_n of_o see_v our_o law_n and_o property_n restore_v wâ—_n want_v nothing_o but_o union_n to_o complete_a our_o happiness_n but_o instead_o of_o it_o we_o have_v man_n among_o we_o that_o be_v already_o sick_a of_o it_o some_o churchman_n some_o dissenter_n beside_o the_o generality_n of_o roman_a catholic_n these_o indeed_o have_v the_o most_o reason_n to_o grumble_v who_o by_o lose_v king_n james_n have_v loâ—â—_n their_o great_a hope_n yet_o if_o they_o do_v serious_o consider_v what_o indulgence_n they_o meet_v with_o when_o they_o expect_v nothing_o 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