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... officer , and a premature close of the poll ; of bribery and treating in the sitting member ; and claim- ing the right to have been returned Petition of one of two candidates for an English borough , returned upon a double return ...
... officer , and a premature close of the poll ; of bribery and treating in the sitting member ; and claim- ing the right to have been returned Petition of one of two candidates for an English borough , returned upon a double return ...
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... returning officer , or such others as shall be legally deputed by him . § 2. And be it further enacted , that if any sheriff , mayor , bailiff , or other returning officer , shall admit any person to be polled without taking such oath ...
... returning officer , or such others as shall be legally deputed by him . § 2. And be it further enacted , that if any sheriff , mayor , bailiff , or other returning officer , shall admit any person to be polled without taking such oath ...
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... officer of any member to serve in par- liament , shall , immediately after the reading the writ , or precept for the election of such mem- ber take and subscribe the following oath , viz . " Returning ... returning off- " or sums of money ...
... officer of any member to serve in par- liament , shall , immediately after the reading the writ , or precept for the election of such mem- ber take and subscribe the following oath , viz . " Returning ... returning off- " or sums of money ...
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... returning officer , elector , or person taking the oath or affirmation Penalty of wil hereinbefore mentioned , shall be guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury , or of false affirming , and be thereof convicted by due course of law , shall ...
... returning officer , elector , or person taking the oath or affirmation Penalty of wil hereinbefore mentioned , shall be guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury , or of false affirming , and be thereof convicted by due course of law , shall ...
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... officer at all elections by freemen , im- mediately after act 2 Geo . 2 C. 24 . 7. And be it further enacted , by the au- the returning thority aforesaid , that the returning officer shall read , or cause to be read , openly , this act ...
... officer at all elections by freemen , im- mediately after act 2 Geo . 2 C. 24 . 7. And be it further enacted , by the au- the returning thority aforesaid , that the returning officer shall read , or cause to be read , openly , this act ...
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Page cxxvii - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page xxvi - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page cccxx - Parliament by law, and, until so defined, shall be those of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and of its members and committees, at the commencement of this Constitution.
Page xxviii - ... to the utmost of my power against all traitorous conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which shall be made against his person, crown, or dignity. And I will do my utmost endeavour* to disclose and make known to his Majesty and his successors, all . ; treasons and traitorous conspiracies which I shall know to be against him, or any of them.
Page i - Christ, at, or after, the consecration thereof, by any person whatsoever ; and that the invocation, or adoration, of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page ccxxvii - Conspiracies, which may be formed against Him or Them ; And I do faithfully promise to maintain, support and defend, to the utmost of my power, the Succession of the Crown, which Succession, by an Act intituled — An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Page cxxviii - Second and since his decease pretended to be and took upon himself the stile and title of King of England by the name of James the Third or of Scotland by the name of James the Eighth or the stile and title of King of Great Britain hath any right or title whatsoever to the crown of this realm...
Page xxix - James, and since his decease pretending to be, and taking upon himself the style and title of king of England, by the name of James the third, or of Scotland, by the name of James the eighth, or the style and title of king of Great Britain, hath not any right or title whatsoever to the crown of this realm, or any other the dominions thereunto belonging.
Page cxxix - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation, and promise heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian. So help me God.
Page ccxxii - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.