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Anno Regni
GEORGII II.

REGIS

Magne Britannia, Francie, & Hiberniæ,

DECIMO NONO.

At the Parliament begun and holden at Westmin-
fter, the First Day of December, Anno Dom. 1741,
in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our So-
vereign Lord GEORGE II. by the Grace of
GOD, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland,
King, Defender of the Faith, &c.

And from thence continued by feveral Prorogations
to the Seventeenth Day of October 1745, being
the Fifth Seffion of this prefent Parliament.

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EDINBURGH:

Printed by RICHARD WATKINS,
His MAJESTY's Printer. M.DCC.XLVI.

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117:2 1903

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Anno decimo nono

GEORGII II. Regis.

An Act more effectually to pro hibit and prevent Paftors or Minifters from officiating in Epifcopal Meeting-houfes in Scotland, without duly quali fying themselves according to Law; and to punish Perfons for reforting to any Meetingboufes where fuch unqualified Paftors or Minifters hall officiate.

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HEREAS it is noto- Preamble,
rious, that for many
Years last past, dur-

ing the Reign of His prefent
Majefty, and of His late Ma-
jesty King George the First, a
great Number of Meeting

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houfes

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4 Anno Regni decimo nono houses have been fet up and maintained in the City of Edinburgh, and other Parts of Scotland, by Perfons profeffing to be of the Epifcopal Communion, whereof the Paftors or Ministers have never taken the Oaths to His Majefty, or His Royal Father; nor ever did, in exprefs Words, during the Exercife of Divine Service, pray for His Majefty, and the Royal Family; by Means whereof, thofe illegal Meetings have greatly contributed to excite and foment a Spirit of Difaffection amongst Numbers of Perfons in that Part of the Kingdom, against His Majefty's Perfon and Government; which hath been one of the Caufes of the wicked and unnatural Rebellion, lately raised and carried on against His Majesty, in Favour of a Popish Pretender: And whereas the Abuse of so much Lenity and Forbearance, as has. been

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been hitherto fhewn under the
gracious and mild Government
of His Majefty, and His Royal
Father, towards fuch Nonjuring
Epifcopal Minifters, makes it
abfolutely neceffary, that the
Laws in Force concerning them
be more punctually executed,
and that fome further Provifion
be made, to prevent the Con-
tinuance of fo great a Mischief;
be it therefore enacted by the
King's most Excellent Majefty,
by and with the Advice and
Confent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons,
in this prefent Parliament af-
fembled, and by the Authority
of the fame, That all and every Sheriffs, &
the Sheriffs of Shires, Stewards to enquire into
of Stewartries in Scotland, and Epifcopal
their Deputies, and the Magi-houses.
ftrates of Royal Boroughs, fhall,
and they are hereby authorized
and ftrictly required, with all-
convenient Speed, on or before
the First Day of November, in

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the Number of

Meeting

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