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of laws, by regal authority, without confent of parliament, is illegal ; 



* 2. As is alfo the diipenling with laws ; 



' 3. And the like of the court for ecclefiaftical caufes ; 



' 4. The like as to levying money without grant of parliament ; 



' 5. That it is the right of the fubjects to petition the king ; and all 

 commitments and profecutions for fuch petitioning are illegal ; 



' 6. That the railing or keeping a ftandmg army within the king- 

 dom in time of peace, unlets it be with confent of parliament, is 

 a gain ft law ; 



' 7. That the fubjeds, who are proteftants, may have arms for their 

 defence, fuitable to their conditions, and as allowed by law ; 



' 8. That the eledion of members of parliament ought to be free ; 



' 9. That the freedom of fpeech, and debates or proceedings in par- 

 liament, ought not to be impeached or queftioned in any court, or place 

 out of parliament ; 



' lo. That excellive bail ought not to be required, norexceflive fines 

 impofed, nor cruel and unufual punifhments inflided ; 



' II. That jurors ought to be doely impanneled and returned ; and. 

 that jurors who pafs upon men in trials for high treafon, ought to be 

 freeholders ; 



' 12. That all graiits, and promifes of fines and forfeitures, of parti • 

 cular perfons before convitT:ion are illegal and void ; 



' 13. And that for redrefs of all grievances, and for the amending, 

 ftrengthening, and preferving, of the laws, parliaments ought to be 

 held frequently. 



' And they do claim, demand, and infift upon, all and fingular the 

 premiies, as their undoubted rights and liberties ; and that no declar- 

 ations, judgments, doings, or proceedings, to the prejudice of the peo- 

 ple, in any of the faid premiies, ought in anywife to be drawn here- 

 after into conlequence or example. 



' Having therefor particular encouragement from the declaration of 

 his highnefs the prince of Orange, and an entire confidence, that he 

 will perfed: the deliverance fo far advanced by him, and will ftill pre- 

 ferve them from the violation of their rights, which they have here 

 aflerted, and from all other attempts upon their religion, rights, and 

 liberties. 



' II) The faid lords fpiritual and temporal, and comm.ons, alTcmblcd 

 at Weftminfter, do refolve, that William and Mary, prince and prin- 

 cefes of Orange, be, and be declared, king and queen of England, 

 France, and Ireland ; to hold to them during their lives, and the life 

 of the furvivor of them ; but the fole and full exercife of the regal 

 power to be only in the prince, though in the names of both ; and, 

 after their deceafe, the crown to defcend to the heirs of the princefs, 

 and, failing fuch, to the princefs Anne of Denmark and the heirs of 



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