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<HEAD>An <HI>ACT</HI> of Parliament pa&s;&s;ed in the Fir&s;t Parliament of King <HI>Charles</HI> the Second in <HI>Scotland,</HI> concerning the League and Covenant, and Di&s;charging the Renewing thereof with|out His Maje&s;ties Warrand and Approba|tion.</HEAD>
<P>FOra&s;much as the power of Arms, and entring into, and making of Leagues and Bonds, is an undoubted Privilege of the Crown, and a proper Part of the Royal Prerogative of the Kings of this Kingdom, and that in Recogni&s;ance of His <HI>Ma|je&s;ties</HI> Ju&s;t Right, the E&s;tates of Parliament of this his mo&s;t Anci|ent Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> have declared it high Trea&s;on to the Subjects thereof, of what&s;oever Number, le&s;s or more, upon any pretext what&s;oever, to ri&s;e, or continue in Arms, or to enter into Leagues and Bonds, with Foreigners, or among them&s;elves, without His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> &s;pecial Warrand and Approbation, had and obtained thereto, and have Re&s;cinded and Annulled all Acts of Parliament, Conventions of E&s;tates, or other Deeds what&s;oever, contrary to, or incon&s;i&s;tent with the &s;ame; And whereas during the&s;e Troubles, there have occurred divers things, in the making and pur&s;uance of Leagues and Bonds, which may be occa&s;ion of jealou&s;ie in, and be|twixt His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Dominions of <HI>Scotland, England</HI> and <HI>Ireland.</HI> There|fore, and for preventing of all Scruples, Mi&s;takes or Jealou&s;ies that may hereafter ari&s;e upon the&s;e Grounds, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with Advice and Con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, doth hereby De|clare, that there is no Obligation upon this Kingdom by Covenant, Treaties or otherwi&s;e, to endeavour by Armes a Reformation of Religion in the Kingdom of <HI>England,</HI> or to meddle with the publick Government and Admini&s;tration of that Kingdom. And the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> with Advice and Con&s;ent fore&s;aid, doth Declare, That the League and Covenant, and all Treaties following thereupon, and Acts or Deeds that do, or may relate thereto, are not Obligatory, nor do infer any Obligation upon this Kingdom, or the Subjects thereof, to meddle or interpo&s;e by Armes, or any Seditious way, in any thing concerning the Religion and Government of the Churches of <HI>England</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> or in what may concern the Admini&s;tration of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Government there. And further, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with Ad|vice and Con&s;ent of His E&s;tates, doth hereby Di&s;charge and Inhibit all His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Subjects within this Kingdom, that none of them pre&s;ume upon any Pretext of any Authority what&s;oever, to require the renewing or &s;wearing of the &s;aid League and Co|venant, or of any other Covenants, or publick Oaths concerning the Government of the Church, or Kingdom, without His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> &s;pecial Warrand and Approbation; And that none of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Subjects offer to renew and &s;wear the &s;ame, without His <HI>Maje|&s;ties</HI> Warrand, as &s;aid is, as they will be an&s;werable at their highe&s;t Peril.</P>
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