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<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>New port <DATE>September 23. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE>
<HI>Soit Baill&egrave; aux Seigneurs, A Ce&s;te Bille les Seigneurs &s;ont A&s;&s;entuz:</HI></OPENER>
<HEAD>An Act which His Maie&s;ty hath Promi&s;ed His Royall word to pa&s;&s;e, for Ju&s;tifying the Proceedings of Parliament in the late VVar, and for Declaring all Oathes, Declarations, Proclamations, and other Pro|ceedings again&s;t it to be void.</HEAD>
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<P>Agreed on between His Maje&s;ty and the Commi&s;sioners, at <HI>Newport</HI> in the I&s;le of <HI>VVight.</HI></P>
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<P>_WHEREAS the Lords and Commons A&s;&s;embled in Parliament, have bin nece&s;&s;itated to make and pro&s;ecute a VVarre in their ju&s;t and lawfull De|fence; and thereupon Oathes, Declarations and Proclamations have been made again&s;t them, and their Ordinances and Proceedings, and again&s;t o|thers for adhering unto them, and for executing Offices, Places, and Char|ges by Authority derived from them; and Judgements, Inditements, Outlaries, Attain|ders, and Inqui&s;itions, for the cau&s;es afore&s;aid, have been had and made again&s;t &s;ome of the Members of the Hou&s;es of Parliament, and other his Maje&s;ties good Subjects, and Grants have been made of their Lands and Goods:</P>
<P><HI>BE it therefore Declared and hereby Enacted, by the Kings Maie&s;ty, and by the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, and by Authority of the &s;ame. That all Oathes Declarations and Proclamations, heretofore had or made again&s;t both or either of the Hou&s;es of Parliament, or any the Members of either of them, for the cau&s;es afore&s;aid, or a|gain&s;t their Ordinances or Proceedings, or again&s;t any for adhering unto them, or for doing or executing any Office, Place or Charge, by any Authority derived from the &s;aid Hou&s;es; or either of them, And all Iudgements, Indictments, Outlaries, Attainders; Inqui&s;itions and Grants thereupon made, and all other Proceedings for any the cau&s;es afore&s;aid, had, made, done or executed, or to be had, made, done or executed, whether the &s;ame bee done by the King or any Iudges, Iu&s;tices, Sheriffes, Mini&s;ters, or any others, are void and of no effect, and are contrary to and again&s;t the Lawes of this Realme. And be it further Enacted and hereby Declared by the Authority afore&s;aid, That all Iudges Ju&s;tices of the Peace Mayors, She|riffes, Con&s;tables, and other Officers and Mini&s;ters &s;hall take notice hereof, and are hereby prohibited and di&s;charged in all time to come, from awarding any Writ, Proce&s;&s;e or Sum|mons, and from pronouncing or executing any Judgement, Sentence or Decree, or any way proceeding again&s;t, or mole&s;ting any of the &s;aid Members of the two Hou&s;es of Parliament, or again&s;t any of the Subiects of this Kingdome, for any the cau&s;es afore&s;aid.</HI></P>
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