Chap. XI. The HIS T 0 R Y if the PuRil' ANs. 767 « that ufe, fo that they take fpecial care, that nothing be preached or King " taught among them~ which may tend to alienate .the hea~ts of his peD- Ja~~s' :r. " plc, from him or h1s government ; a.nd that the1r meetlllgs or atfem- ~ " blies be peaceably, openly, and pubhcly held, and all perfons freely " admitted to them ; and that they fignify and make known, to fome " one or more of the next juflices of pea:e, what place or places they " {et apart for fuch ufes. And he is defirous to have the benefit of the " fervice of all his fubjects, which by the law of nature is infeparably '' annexed and inherent to his royal perfon. And that none of his fub- " jects, may be for the future under any difcouragements or difability, " who are otherwife well inclined, and fit to ferve him, by reafon of " fome oaths or to/Js, that have ufually been adminiflred upon fuch oc- " cafions, he hereby further declares, that it is his will and ple'afure, " that the oaths qf fupremacy and allegiance, and the feveral tl!fls and de- " clarations mentioned in the aCls qf parliament made in the 2 yh and 3oth " of his brother's reign, foal/ not herecifter be required to be taken, dec!ar- " ed, or Jubftribed by any perjims whatfoever, who are or .fha/1 be employed " in any qjjice, or place qf trufl, either civil or military under him, or in " his government. And it is his intention from time to time hereafter, " to grant his royal dijper!fation to all his fubjects, fo to be employed, " who fhall not take the faid oaths, or fubkribe or declare the faid tell:s " or declarations. And he does he~;eby give his free and ample pardon, to " all non-coliformifl reczifants, and other his fubjects, for all crimes and " things by them committed, or done contrary to the penal laws, for- " merly made relating to rel igion, and the profeffion or exercife thereof. '' And although the freedom and atfurance he has hereby given, in rela- " tion to liberty and property, might be fufficient to remove from the " minds of his fubjects, all fears and jealoufies in relation to either, yet " he thinks fit to declare, that he will maintain them in all their pro- " perties and poifeffions, as well of church 'and abbey lands, as in other '' their eflates and properties whatfoever." A declaration of the fame nature was fent to Scotland, in which the Another for king, " by virtue of his prerogative royal, alfolute authority and power ~cotland. " over all his jubjeCls, who are bound to obey him without referve, repeals ."~~s;d, " all the fevere laws made by his grandfather king James I. and takes~urnet.' " off all difabilities from his roman catholicfitbjeCls, which rendered them p. 7'3· _ " incapable of employment and benefices. He alfo flackened the laws " againil: moderate prefbyterians, and promifed never to force his fub- " jects, by any invincible nectjjity to change theil' religion. He alfo " repealed all laws, impofing tefl:s on thofe who held any employ- " ments." This
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