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A44956 An humble address from the people of England to their representatives in Parliament, for an Act against buying and selling of offices. 1689 (1689) Wing H3376; ESTC R213858 3,956 1

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Act against the Buying and Selling of Offices Forasmuch as it hath been found by Experience in all Ages that no Government ever prospered where all Offices are Bought and Sold but on the contrary where Persons have been Prefered for their Merit and Ability to Serve their King and Country the Nation hath always been happy within it self and successful against its Enemies Wherefore for the Incouragement of Industry and Vertue and the Rooting out of Idleness and Corruption for the Honour of God the Advancement of Justice the Security of the Lives Riligion and Property of the Subjects and for the more effectual Support and Defence of this Kindom in these times of War by able and prudent Officers both at Sea and Land. Be it Enacted by our Soveraign Lord and Lady the King and Queen by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in Parliament Assembled and by the Authority of the same That all and every Person or Porsons who since the 13th day of Febr. last past have been or hereafter shall be admitted into any Office or Employment Civil or Military Judicial or Ministerial within this Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed except such Offices as are herein after excepted shall take this Oath following in such Manner at such Times before such Persons and in such Courts and Places as is appointed for the taking of the New Oaths by one Act lately made for the Abrogating of the former Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and appointing other Oaths Viz. I A.B. do Swear and solemnly Promise in the presence of Almighty God that I have not given or promised to give any Mony Fee Reward or other Profit Directly or Indirectly to any Person or Persons whatsoever for the Office or Employment of _____ or for the Deputation of the Office or Employment of _____ nor for the Interest or Recommendation of any Person or Persons whatsoever in obtaining thereof And that I do not know or have in the least consented that any Friend Relation or other Person whatsoever hath should or shall hereafter give or promise any such Reward Directly or Indirectly to any Person or Persons whatsoever for the same And further I do Swear that I have not Received nor Consented nor willingly Permitted any other Person to Receive nor will hereafter Receive nor Consent or willingly Permit any other Person or Persons whatsoever to Receive any Mony Fee Reward or other Profit Directly or Indirectly for any Office or Employment within my Disposal or Gift nor for my Interest or Recommendation to obtain any Place or Employment whatsoever except such Offices and Employments as are excepted in one Act Intitled An Act against Buying and Selling of Offices made in the First Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary all which I Solemnly Promise and Swear according to the plain and common Sence and Understanding of the same words without any Equivocation Mental Evasion or Secret Reservation whatsoever So help me God and by the Contents of this Book A Clause that all Bargains and Assurances be void A Clause of Penalties and Disabilities in case of Neglect or Refusal as in the case of the other Oaths Another more severe Clause of Penalties and Disabilities against all those that shall be Convicted of a Breach of the said Oath A Proviso to except all such Offices and Persons as are excepted in a Statute made the 5th and 6th of Ed. VI. Ca. 16. A Proviso that this Act shall not extend to the accustomed Fees for Warrants Patents or Commissions c. Thus we have Humbly laid before you a hasty and short Scheme of our present Thoughts of this Matter for the publick good which we Humbly Submit to your Correction and Improvement And since there are but two ways left us for our Security in this juncture of Affairs viz. The Destruction of all Offenders or else a Generous Pardon for the Middle way of setting a Mark or Fine upon them neither gains Friends nor prevents Enemies we conceive the latter most consistent with the Protestant Religion and being seconded by such a Law as is above set forth may more effectually Establish our present happiness and prevent the like Evils for the future than any examples of Severity or other proceedings whatsoever Sublate fundamento corruit opus Es cossante causa cessat effectus Licensed May 27. 1689. LONDON Printed by George Croom at the Blew Hall in Thames-street near Baynards-Castle