Magnae Britanniae notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse remarks upon the ancient state thereof / by John Chamberlayne.

  • Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.
Date:
1737
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Credit: Magnae Britanniae notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse remarks upon the ancient state thereof / by John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Anabaptifls; neverthelefs, fince the Revolution, all his Majefty’s Proteftant Subjeds, difienting from the Church of England, are, by an Ad in the Firft of King William and Queen Mary, exempted from the Penalties of certain Laws therein mentioned : So that no Man is to be molefted upon account of his Religion, that takes the Oath of Allegiance to his pre- fent Majefty, [and the Oath of Abjuration required by an Ad of 13 Will. III. and confirmed by feveral fubfequent Ads with fome fmall Alterations: lnfteaa of which Oath and De¬ claration, the Quakers folemn Affirmation of the like Tenor is accepted; and by an Ad of 8 Geo. I. Cap. 6. they were indulged lb far as to have the Name of God ftruck out of their Affirma¬ tion and Declaration. But in Cafe of Life and Death, they muff fwear, or can’t be Witneftes] and fubfcribes the Declara¬ tion enjoined in an Ad of 30 Car. II. entituled, An Aft to pre¬ vent Papifts from fitting in either Houfe of Parliament, when ten¬ dered to them. There is alfo a Toleration granted to the Quakers, who fcru- ple the taking of an Oath ; and the Declaration every fuch Per¬ son fhall make and fubfcribe, is as follows : I A. B. ao ffncereip p?omife ana folemntp acdare before (25oa ana die ^to^la, tljat 31 totll be % rue ana jpaitlj* fill to King George: 3inB 31 fotemnlp p^ofef# anaae* dare, tljat 1 ao from mp Peart abboj, Deteff, ana re* nounce, a0 3f|mpiou0 ana Beretical, tlyat aamnable ©oc* trine ana idcfition, art)at^d^ince0 Cpcotnmumcatea oLz> ©epjibea bp tlje ope, 02 anp 3lutbo?itp from tlje &re tif Rome, map be SDepofea* 0^ $Durtljerea bp ti)eir &>ub* jett0, 0^ anp other totjatfoeber: 3lna3| ao aeclare, that no tfo^eign nee, ^feerfon, Relate, gtfate, 0? idoten* tate, t)atl)> oj oug()t to babe anp Softer, Hjurifoitfton, ^uperio^itp, id^eminenre, C£ aiutljo^itp, Ccclefiafli- cal oj Spiritual, toirljin tiji0 $ealm. And they muff fubfcribe a Profeflion of their Chriftian Be¬ lief in thele Words: 1A. b. |0;ofef0 Jpaitfi in <25oa tfje 5Patf|er, ana in 3|efu0 Cbrifi i)i0 Eternal £on> tl)e true (USoD, ana in tfje ^otp Spirit, one <25oa bleflfea fo^ ebermo^e: 3lna ao ao fcnotoleage tfje $o!p &cripture0 of tlye UPlti ana ifteb? 2Tettament to be giben bp ©ibine 3|nfpiration. In Oliver Cromwell's Time the ‘Jews were in fomemeafure tolerated in London, and they are fince continued by the bare Permiflion of our Princes, and differed to hire a private Houfe, wherein to hold their Meetings : They were not at firft confi¬ gurable either for Number (not making aboye 80 or 100 Fa- D 3 milies