A. D. r7H« Anno deeimo A N N ^ Reginasi C. i, 2. 51X
- this prefent Parliament. And from thence continued by feveral Prorogations, to the feventh Day of De~ , , j^ ^^^ ^.._
'■ cember 17 1 1. * being the fecondSeffion of this prefent Parliament. cord is added,'." And further continued by Adjournments till the eighth Day of Juty in the eleventh Year of her Majcfty's Reiga*:- C A P. I. An A61 for granting an Aid to her Majefty, to be raifed by a Land Tax in Great 'Britain, for the Service of-^ the Year one thoufand feven hundred and twelve. EXP. [45. in the Pound.]: G A P. II. Aft Act for preferving the Pi-oteftant Religion, by. better fecuring the Church of E«^/l3«^,' as---, by Law eftablifhed ; and for confirming the Toleration granted to Proteftant Diffenters by an Ad, intituled. An A5i for exempting their Majejlies ProUJiantSu^jeSlsy dijjeniing from the Church of England, from the PenaUies of certain Laws, and for fupplying the Defeds there- of; and for the further fecuring the Proteftant Succeffion, by requiring the Pradticers of the Law in North Briton to take the Oaths, and fubfcribe the Declaration, therein men- tioned. . ' TT ZHEREAS an Ad was made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of the late King Charles the 13Car.B-.-ft*' ' VV Second, intuled. An A£l for the well governing and regulating of Corporations ; and another Adt was »•<:• »•■ ' made in the five and twentieth Year of the. Reign of the faid late King Charles the Second, intituled, 15 Car. a. c s<^. ' An Ail for the preventing Dangers which may happen from Popijh Recufants; both which Ads were made ' ■for.the,Security-of th©-Church oi -England, as by Law eftablifhed : Now for the. better feeuring the faid This Aafe- ' Church, and quieting the Minds of her Majefty's Proteftant Subjeds diffenting from tha Church of Eng- ?"',"e,a^ ,. ' land, and rendring them fecure in theExercife of their Religious Worfliip, as alfo for the further ftrength- £,"^"060 i.""' ' -ening the Provifion already made for the Security of .the, SuccefTion to the Crown in the Houfe of Ha- J ^ ^ i, ] ' nover;' , Be it enaded, ^c.-. " A(te,r- 2^ March 1712.- If any Oifficer, civilor military, ^c'. who receives any Salary, &'c. or if any" " Magiftrate of a Corporation, ^c. who by the Acts of 13 & 25 Car. 2. are obliged to receive the Sacra-^ - " ment, fhall after their. Admiflion into their Office, and during their Office, and during their Continu- "■ ance in it, be prefent at any Conventicle, i^c. fuch Perfon fhall forfeit 40/. to be recovered by the Rro- " fecutor. Every Perfon fo convifted, ftiall be difabled to hold his Office, ^c. and incapable of any Im- ' ployment r _ England^ .&c. Perfon, after Convidion, conforming to the Church ox' England, for one " Year, i^c. fliall be capable of the Grant of any Office. Every fuch Perfon to make Oath the next . " Term after Admiffion into any Office, or at the Quarter-Seffion, yc. that he hath- conformed, Js"!:. Oath .
- '• to be made of the Offence within 10 Days, and Profecution within 3 Months, i^c. This A6t (hall not ,
" vacate any Office of Inheritance, fo as a fufficient Deputy be appointed to execute it. RE P." Vll. And It IS hereby further. enaSed and declared by the Authority aforefaid^ That the Toleration The To!erstion--i granted to the Proteftant Diffenters, by the KSs. made in. the firft Year of the Reign of King William I^^dj^^^^^s*' and Queen Mary, intituled. An A£i for exempting their Aiajejlies Prote/lant SubjeSfs^ diffenting from ^/^^ by"i w. «-"m" Church of ^n^znA, from tl}e Penalties of certaiji Laws, fhall be,, and is hereby ratified and confirmed, and /r. 3,0.18. cor.- that the fame Adl fhall at -all Times be inviolably obferved for the exempting of fuch Proteftant Difl'enters firmed, as are thereby intended, from tbje Pains and Penalties therein mentioned. If any Diflenterj- ' V.III. And for the rendring the faid laft-mentioned A8i more effeiSlual, according to the truelntent and (not '" Holy ■ ' Meaning thereof;' Be it further enaded and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That if -anyPerfon dif- Orders, &c.) fenting from the Church oi England, (not in Holy Orders, or pretended Holy Orders, or pretending to™^^°^™j"Jji.jj^j^^, ' Holy Orders, nor ^ny Preacher or Teacher of any Congregation) who fhould have been intitled to the the Benefit of Benefit of the faid laft-mentioned A(£V, if fuch Perfon had duly taken, made, and fubfcribed the Oaths and that Aft, if he Declaration, or otherwife qualified him or herfelf, as required by the faid A£t, and new is or fhall be pro-.^<' taken tha , fecuted upon or by virtue of any of' the penal Statutes, from which proteftant Diflenters are exempted by-^"!" ^'"^" the faid Ad, fhall at any Time during fuch Profecution, take,, make, and fubfcribe the faid Oaths and.De- ^^^^^ InonVnv claration.^ or being of the People called .^7<<3i«rj,. fhall make and fubfcribe the aforefaid Declaration, and-penal Statute, alfo the Declaration of Fidelity, and fubfcribe the Profeflion of their Chriftian Belief, according to the faid &c. fliali during, - Ad, or before any two of her Majefty's Juftices of the Peace (who are hereby required to take and return ^^'"^^ Profecutiora. the fame to the next Quarter-Seffions of the Peace, to be there recorded) fuch Perfon fhall be, and is here- '/'"^ *-f P^^'*. by entitled to the Benefit of the faid Ad, as fully and effediially as if fuch Perfon had duly qualified *';k"^"fl^ himfelf within the Time prefcribed by the faid Ad, and fliall be thenceforth exempted and difcharged.rrfaketheDeda?, . from all the Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by Force of any the aforefaid penal Statutes. ratio.n, &c. he ' IX. And whereas it is or may be doubted v/hether a Preacher or Teacher of any Congregation- of dif- ^a'l be entitlsd • ■ ' fenting Proteftants, duly in all refpeds qualified according to the faid Ad, be allowed by virtue of the.'°'^.^'^!J^^J'^ - ' faid Ad, to officiate in any Congregation in any County, other- than that in which he fo qualified!^". J. . ■" ' ^ ' himfelf, although, in a. Congregation or Place of Meeting duly certifijd and regiftred as is required by the Te?dx-r'^"'ifar- -
- ■ faid Ad;' Be it declared and, enaded by the Authority aforei'aid. That anyfuchPreacher* or .Teachsr,/icd" according 'to';
fo duly, qualified according to the faid Ad fhall be and is hereby allowed to officiate inarty Congregation, thcr«idAa.„niay,, although the fame be not in the.County whejein. he was fo qualified; provide .that the iaid. Co»eregatieh,'°-"^'5*«'n any j^' ■ ■ ■ ^ ' j,j.oth£.-Cfl-tfnty ...
