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<HEAD>ASSOCIATION <HI>Begun to be Sub&s;cribed at</HI> Edinburgh, <DATE>April 10. 1696.</DATE></HEAD>
<P>VVE the Lords and others of His Maje&s;ties Privy Council, with the Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others Under&s;ub&s;cribing, Con&s;idering that there has been a Horrid and Dete&s;table Con&s;piracy Formed and Carried on by Papi&s;ts and other Wicked and Traiterous Per&s;ons, for A&s;&s;a&s;&s;inating His Maje&s;ties Sacred Per&s;on, in Order to U&s;her in, and Facilitat a Formidable and Cruel Inva&s;ion from <HI>France,</HI> to the Ruine and Extirpation of Our Religion, Laws and Liberties: <HI>Do Therefore,</HI> Heartily, Sincerely and Solemnly Profe&s;s, Te&s;tifie and Declare, that his pre&s;ent Maje&s;ty KING WILLIAM, is Rightful and Lawful King of this Realm; And we do mutually Promi&s;e, and Solemnly Engage and Oblige our Selves, to Stand by, and A&s;&s;i&s;t one another to the outmo&s;t of our Power in the Support and Defence of his Maje&s;ties mo&s;t Sacred Per&s;on and Government, and of the true Prote&s;tant Religion, again&s;t the late King <HI>James,</HI> and the pre|tended Prince of <HI>Scotland,</HI> commonly called the pretended Prince of <HI>Wales,</HI> and all their Adherents, and again&s;t all Forreign Inva&s;ions, or Inte&s;tine In&s;ur|rections that &s;hall be Attempted or made to Di&s;turb His Maje&s;ties Right and Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion; and in ca&s;e His Maje&s;ty come to any violent or untimely Death, <HI>(which God of his infinite Mercy Avert)</HI> We do hereby further Freely and un|animou&s;ly oblige our Selves to Unite, A&s;&s;ociat, and Stand by each other in Re|venging the &s;ame upon all His Maje&s;ties Enemies and their Adherents, and in Supporting and Defending the Succe&s;&s;ion of the Crown, according to the De|claration of the E&s;tates of this Kingdom.</P>
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<P>THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council do hereby Allow the above A&s;&s;ocia|tion Sub&s;cribed by their Lord&s;hips this Day to be Printed and publictly Sold, and Appoints the &s;aid A&s;&s;ociation when Signed by any other Per&s;ons, to bear this Title, <HI>BOND of ASSOCIATION</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Sub&s;cribed by the Lords of His Maje&s;ties Privy Council, by His Maje&s;ties Spe|cial Allowance, <HI>and now Sub&s;cribed by</HI> <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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