KING. 



tliis is not only consonant to the principles promise to do. After this, the king or 

 of nature, reason, liberty, tind society, but queen, laying his or her hand npon the 

 has always been esteemed an express part Holy Gospels, shall say, The tilings which 

 of the common law of England, even I have here before promised, I will per- 

 when prerogative was at the highest, form and keep, so help me God. And 

 But to obviate all doubts and difficulties then shall kiss the book. It is also requir- 

 concerning this matter, it is expressly de- ed, both by the Bill of Rights, 1 William 

 clared, by statute 12 and 13 William III. and Mary, 'statute 2, c. 2, and the act of 

 c. 2, That the laws of England are the settlement, 12 and 13 William III. c. 2, 

 birth-right of the people thereof; and all that every king and queen, of the age of 

 the kings and queens who shall ascend twelve years, either at their coronation, 

 the throne of this realm, ought to admi- or on the first day of the first parliament, 

 nister the government of the same accord- upon the throne in the House of Peers, 

 ing to the said laws ; and all their officers (which shall first happen) shall repeat and 

 and ministers ought to serve them respec- subscribe the declaration against Pope- 

 tively, according to the same ; and, there- ry, According to 30 Charles*!!, statute 2, 

 fore, all the laws and statutes of this realm c. 1. 



for securing the established religion, and The above is the form of the coronation 

 the rights and liberties of the people oath, as it is now prescribed by our laws ; 

 thereof, and all other laws and statutes of the principal articles of which appear to 

 the same, now in force, are ratified and be at least as ancient as the mirror of jus-. 

 Confirmed accordingly. See LIBERTIES, tices, (c. 1. sect. 2.) ; and even as the time 



1. 3. tr. 1. 



As to the terms of the original contract 

 between king and people, these it seems 

 are now couched in the coronation oath, 

 which, by statute 1 William and Mary, 

 c. 6, is to be administered to every king 

 and queen, who shall succeed to the im- 



of Bracton. See 1. 3. tr. 1. c. 9, the act 

 of union, statute 5 Ann, c. 8, recites and 

 confirms two preceding statutes ; the one 

 of the parliament of Scotland, the other 

 of the parliament of England; which en- 

 act, the former, that every king, at his ac 



perial crown of these realms, by one of cession, shall take and subscribe an oath, 

 the archbishops or bishops in the presence to preserve the Protestant religion, and 

 of all the people ; who, on their parts, do Presbyterian church government in Scot- 

 reciprocally take the oath of allegiance to land ; the latter, that at liis coronation he 

 the crown. shall take and subscribe a similar oath to 



As to the king's prerogatives, revenues, 

 civil list, and authority, see the title PRE- 

 ROGATIVE. 



This coronation oath is conceived in the 

 following terms : 



preserve the settlement of the church of 

 England, within England, Ireland, Wales, 

 and Berwick, and the territories there- 

 unto belonging. 



KIXG at arms, or of arms, an officer who 



The archbishop or bishop shall say, will directs the heralds, presides at their chap- 

 you solemnly promise and swear to go- ters, and has the jurisdiction of armory. 

 vern the people of this kingdom of Eng- There are three kings of arms in England, 

 land, (qucre Great Britain. See statute 5 namely, Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. 

 Ann. c. 8, sect. 1. and this dictionary, title KING, Garter principal, at arms. He, 

 Scotland ;) and the dominions thereto be- among other privileges, marshals the so- 

 longing, according to the statutes in par- lemnities at the funerals of the prime no- 

 liament agreed on ; and the laws and cus- bility, and carries the garter to kings and 

 toms of the same ? The king or queen princes beyond sea, being joined in com-. 

 .shall say, I solemnly promise so to do. mission with some peer of the kingdom, 

 Archbishop or bishop, Will you to your See GARTER. 



power cause law and justice, in mercy, KING, Clarencieux, at arms. This king 

 to be executed in all your judgments? (who is next to Garter) is called CJaren- 

 King or queen, I will. Archbishop or cieux, from the Duke of Clarence, to 

 bishop, Will you to the utmost of your whom he first belonged; for Lionel, third 

 power maintain the laws of God, the true son of king Edward III. marrying the 

 profession of the gospel, and the Protes- daughter and heir to the Earl of Ulster in 

 tant reformed religion established by the Ireland, with her had the honour of Clare 

 law ? and will you preserve unto the in the county of Thomond, whereupon. 

 bishops and the clergy of this realm, and he was afterwards created Duke of Cla- 

 to the churches committed to their rence, or the territory about Clare; which 

 charge, all such rights and privileges as dukedom escheating to Edward IV. 6y 

 by law do or shall appertain unto them or the death of his brother George Duke of 

 any of them J King or queen* All this I Clarence, (who v/as secretly murdered 









