bishop of Canterbury, Edward Lord Archbishop of York, James Duke of Montrofe, George Earl of Winchelfea and Nottingham, Heneage Earl of Aylesford, John Lord Eldon, Edward Lord Ellenborough, and the Right Honourable Sir William Grant; which Council fhall from time to time meet as Her Majesty shall be pleased to direct, and fhall also have Power to meet in manner by this A& directed; and if it should happen that any of them the faid Charles Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward Lord Archbishop of York, James Duke of Montrofe, George Earl of Winchelfea and Nottingham, Heneage Earl of Aylesford, John Lord Eldon, Edward Lord Ellenborough, or the Right Honourable Sir William Grant, fhould depart this Life, or by Inftrument in Writing communicated to Her Majefty, fignify their Intention to decline to act, then and in fuch Cafe it fhall be lawful for the Queen's Moft Excellent Majefty, from time to time, by an Inftrument in Writing figned and fealed by Her Majefty, revocable at her Will and Pleafure, to nominate and appoint fome one Perfon, being or having been a Member of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, to be a Member of the faid Council, to advise and affift Her Majefty as aforefaid, in the Room and Place of each and every of the faid Councillors fo departing this Life, or declining to act as aforefaid; which Nomination and Appointment fhall be forthwith certified by an Inftrument in Writing, figned and fealed by Her Majefty, to the Lords of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, and shall be entered in the Books of the faid Privy Council.

XVI. And be it further enacted, That each and every Member Members of Her of Her Majesty's Council fhall, within the Space of Five Days after Majefty's Counhis Appointment by virtue of this Act, or by virtue of Her Majefty's cil to take Oath. Nomination and Appointment in manner aforefaid, take an Oath before the Lord High Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal, or Commiffioners for keeping the Great Seal of Great Britain, or the Lord Prefident of His Majefty's Privy Council, or the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, for the time being refpectively, or either of them, who are hereby feverally and refpectively required and empowered to adminifter the fame, when required fo to do by any Perfon fo appointed a Member of Her Majefty's Council as aforefaid; and the Perfon adminiftering fuch Oath, fhall give to the Member of Her Majefty's Council taking the fame, a Certificate of the fame having been fo taken, figned with his Hand; which Certificate fhall be forthwith tranfmitted to His Majefty's Privy Council, and entered in the Books of the faid Privy Council; and fuch Oath shall be in the Form following; that is to fay,

I

A. B. do folemnly promife and fwear, That I will truly and Oath faithfully counsel and advife the Queen's Moft Excellent Majefty, according to the beft of my Judgment, in all Matters and Things relating to the Trufts committed to Her Majefty, touching the

* Care of His Majefty's Royal Perfon, and the Refumption of the

• Perfonal Exercife of the Royal Authority by His Majesty.'

Council may examine the

XVII. And be it further enacted, That Her Majefty's Council, Her Majesty's or any Three or more of them, fhall have Power and Authority at all times, when they fhall judge it neceffary, to meet, and call before them and examine upon Oath, the Phyficians and all other Perfons others upon attendant on His Majefty, during the Continuance of his Illness, Oath

B 4

touching

Phyficians an

touching the State of His Majefty's Health; and all Matters relating thereto (which Oath any Member of the faid Council is hereby authorized and empowered to adminifter); and to afcertain the State of His Majefty's Health by all fuch other ways and means as shall appear to them to be neceffary for that Purpose.

XVIII. And be it further enacted, That Three or more of the Members of the Council appointed to affift Her Majefty in the Execu tion of the Trufls committed to Her Majefty by this Act, fhall, in cafe fuch Truits fhall then be in force, meet on fome Day in the firft Week in April One thoufand eight hundred and eleven, and fome Day in the firft Week of every Third Month thereafter; and fhall, whilft the faid Trufts fhall continue in force at every fuch Meeting, declare the State of His Majesty's Health at the time of each of fuch Meetings refpectively, and fall forthwith tranfmit a Copy of fuch Declaration to the Prefident of His Majefty's Most Honourable Privy Council, or in his Abfence to one of His Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, who fhall thereupon caufe the fame to be inferted in the Books of the Privy Council.

XIX. And whereas it is neceflary that effectual Provision should be made that His Majefty may refume the Perfonal Exercife of his Royal Authority, as foon as His Majefty is restored to fuch a State of Health as to be capable of refuming the fame;' Be it therefore enacted, That when it fhall appear to Her Majefty the Queen, and to any Four or more of the Council, appointed by this Act to aflist Her Majefly in the Execution of the Truft committed to Her Majefty by this Act, affembled at any Meeting held in pursuance of Her Majesty's Royal Will and Pleafure fignified for that Purpofe, or affembled under the Direction of this Act, or in pursuance of His Majefty's Royal Will and Pleafure fignified to Her Majefty and her Council for that Purpofe; which Council of Her Majesty is hereby required to affemble in the Prefence of Her Majefty, upon His Majelly's Royal Will and Pleasure being fignified for that Purpose, that His Majefty is restored to fuch a State of Health as to be capable of refuming the Perfonal Exercife of the Royal Authority, it fhall and may be lawful for Her faid Majefty, by the Advice of any Four or more of her faid Council, to notify the fame, by an Inftrument under Her Majefty's Hand, and figned alfo by the faid Four or more of Her Majefty's faid Council, and addrefled to the Lord Prefident of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council for the time being, or in his Abfence to One of His Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State; and the faid Lord Prefident or Secretary of State fhall and is hereby required, on the Receipt thereof, to communicate the fame to the faid Regent, and to fummon forthwith a Privy Council, and the Members of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council are hereby required to affemble in confequence of fuch Summons; and the faid Lord Prefident, or in his Abfence the faid Secretary of State is required, in the Prefence of any Six or more Privy Councillors fo affembled, to caufe the faid Inftrument to be entered on the Books of the faid Privy Council.

XX. And be it further enacted, That if at any time after the faid Inftrument under the Hand of Her Majefty, and of four or more, of her faid Council, fhall have been received and entered as aforefaid, His Majefty fhall think proper, by an Inflrument under his Sign. Manual, to require the Lord Prefident of His Majefty's Moft Ho

nourable

nourable Privy Council for the time being, or, in his Abfence, one of His Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, to fummon a Council in His Majefty's Prefence, confifting of any Number of Perfons not lefs than nine, whom His Majesty fhall name, and who shall be or shall have been Members of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Council, not being Members of Her Majefty's Council, the faid Lord Prefi dent or Secretary of State fhall and he is hereby required to fummon fuch Perfons accordingly; and as well the faid Lord Prefident or Secretary of State, as the other Perfons fo fummoned, fhall and they. are hereby required to attend at the Time and Place appointed by His Majefty; and fuch Perfons fo affembled fhall be and be deemed to be a Privy Council for the Purpose hereinafter mentioned.

XXI. And be it further enacted, That if His Majefty, by the When Powers Advice of Six or more of fuch Privy Council fo affembled, fhall of Act to cease. fignify his Royal Pleafure to refume the Perfonal Exercife of his Royal Authority, and to iffue a Proclamation declaring the fame, fuch Proclamation fhall be iffued accordingly, counterfigned by the faid Six or more of the faid Privy Council, and all the Powers and Authorities given by this Act fhall from thenceforth ceafe and determine, and the Perfonal Exercife of the Royal Authority by His Majefty fhall be and be deemed to be refumed by His Majefty, and fhall be exercifed by His Majefty, to all intents and purpofes, as if

this Act had never been made.

Proclamation.

XXII. And be it further enacted, That if His Royal Highnefs Death of Regent George Auguftus Frederick Prince of Wales fhall depart this Life dur- or Her Majefty, ing the Continuance of the Regency by this Act eítablished, or ceafe to be Regent under any of the Provifions thereof, the Lords of His Majesty's Moit Honourable Privy Council fhall forthwith caufe a Proclamation to be iffued, in His Majefty's Name, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, declaring the fame: And if Her Majefty the Queen fhall depart this Life during the time that the Care of His Majelly's Royal Perfon fhall be committed to Her Majefty according to the Provifions of this Act, the Regent fhall forthwith order and direct a Proclamation, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,

to be issued and published, declaring the fame: And in cafe the Par- Refumption of liament in being at the time of the illuing of any Proclamation declar- the Royal Au ing the Death of the Regent or of Her Majelty, or at the time of thority, Parliathe iffuing of any Proclamation for the Refumption of the Perional ment to meet. Exercife of the Royal Authority by His Majeity, fhall then be feparated, by any Adjournment or Prorogation, fuch Parliament thall forthwith meet and fit.

XXIII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That in cafe Provifo for Dif any fuch Proclamation as aforefaid fhall iffue in any or either of folution or Exfuch cafes as aforefaid, at any time fubfequent to the Diffolution or piration of Parliament. Expiration of a Parliament, and before the Day appointed by any Writs of Summons then iffued for affembling a new Parliament, then and in fuch cafe the laft preceding Parliament fhall immediately convene and fit at Weflminfler, and be a Parliament to continue during the Space of Six Months and no longer, to all intents and purpofes, as if the fame Parliament had not been diffolved or expired, but fubject to be fooner prorogued or diffolved: Provided alfo, that if any fuch Proclamation as aforefaid fhall iffue in any or either of fuch cafes as aforefaid, upon or at any time after the Day appointed by any

In cafe of Death of Her Ma

jelly, in whom Care of His Majesty's Perfou vefted.

In what Cafe
Election of

Members void.

Iffues of Money from Civil Litt

to Her Majesty and the Royal Family.

60,cool. iffued

annually out of Civil Lt to His Majetty's Privy

Purie.

Application thereof.

Writ of Summons then iffued for calling and affembling a new Parliament, and before fuch new Parliament fhall have met and fat as a Parliament, fuch new Parliament fhall immediately after fuch Proclamation convene and fit at Westminster, and be and be deemed to be a Parliament in being, to all intents and purposes, under the Provifions of this A&t.

XXIV. And be it alfo enacted, That in cafe of the Death of Her Majesty the Queen, the Care of His Majesty's Royal Perfon, and all and every the Powers and Authorities in and by this Act vetted in Her Majefty, touching the Care of His Majefty's Royal Perfon, and the difpofing, ordering and managing all matters and things relating thereto, thall be and the fame are hereby vefted in Her Majesty's Council, until due Provifion fhall have been made in relation thereto by Parliament: Provided nevertheless, That in fuch cafe nothing in this Act contained fhall extend or be conftrued to extend, to empower the Regent, or the faid Council, to nominate, appoint or remove any of the Officers or Perfons of His Majefty's Household, by this Act made fubject to the Nomination, Appointment or Removal of Her Majefty, until due Provifion shall have been made by Parliament in that behalf.

XXV. And be it further enacted, That if any Perfon, being a Member of the House of Commons, fhall accept of any Office of Profit from the Crown, by the Nomination and Appointment of the Regent in the Name and on behalf of His Majesty, or of Her Majesty the Queen, during the Continuance of the Regency hereby eftablished, the Election of fuch Member fhall be and is hereby declared to be void, and a new Writ fhall iffue for a new Election, in fuch and the like manner as if fuch Perfon had been appointed to fuch Office by His Majefty.

XXVI. And be it further enacted, That the feveral Letters Patent, Letters of Privy Seal, and all other lawful Authorities, of what Nature or Kind foever, which have been granted or iffued by His Majefty, by virtue whereof any Payments of any Sum or Sums of Money are directed to be paid out of the Monies applicable to the Ufe of His Majefty's Civil Government, for the Ufe of the Queen's Moft Excellent Majefty, or for the Ufe of any of the Branches of His Majesty's Royal Family, fhall continue to be, and the fame are hereby enacted to continue and be of full force and effect refpectively, during the Continuance of the Regency by this Act established; and that Warrants fhall be iffued by the Lord High Treasurer, or Lords Commiffioners of the Treafury, for the Payment of the feveral Sums therein refpectively contained; which Warrants the faid Lord High Treafurer, or Lords Commiffioners of the Treasury, are hereby refpectively required to iffue at the ufual and accultonied Times, and in the ufual and accustomed Manner.

XXVII. And be it further enacted, That the Lord High Treafurer or Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury for the time being, fhall direct, and they are hereby required annually to direct the Sum of Sixty thoufand Pounds to be iffued out of the Monies of the Civil Lift Revenues to the Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purfe for the time being, in like manner, and at fuch Times and in fuch Proportions as has heretofore been ufual and accustomed in refpect to the Iffue of the Sum of Sixty thousand Pounds as aforefaid; and that the faid Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purse shall, and he is

hereby

hereby authorized and directed, during the Continuance of His Majefty's Indifpofition, out of the Monies fo iffued to him, to make fuch Payments, and iffue and apply fuch Sums, not exceeding the Sum of fifteen thousand four hundred and fixty one Pounds in the Whole in the Year, to fuch Perfons, in fuch Proportions, and at fuch Times, for fuch Purposes, and on fuch Accounts and in fuch manner as he hath heretofore ufually paid, iffued and applied the fame by the Authority and Direction of His Majefty; and the faid Keeper Part thereof at of His Majesty's Privy Purfe fhall, and he is hereby authorized and the Dipotal of directed to iffue and pay to fuch Perfon as Her Majefty may think Her Majesty. proper to appoint for this Purpofe, out of fuch Sixty thoufand Pounds as aforefaid, fuch Sums of Money, not exceeding Four thou fand two hundred and fifteen Pounds in each Quarter of the Year in the Whole, the First Payment whereof fhall be made for the current Quarter as foon as may be after the paffing of this Act, as Her Majefty fhall, by any Order or Orders in Writing made for that purpose, direct, to be by fuch Perfon fo to be appointed as aforefaid, paid and applied in fuch Sums and Proportions, and to fuch Perfons and for fuch Purposes, and upon fuch Accounts, and in fuch Manner, as the fame have been heretofore accustomed to be paid and applied, under the immediate Direction and Authority of His Majefty; and fuch Perfon, fo appointed as aforefaid, fhall, before any fuch Money fhall be iffued to him after the paffing of this Act, take an Oath before fome one of Her Majefty's Council (which Oath each of Her Majefty's faid Council is hereby authorized to adminifter), that he will faithfully apply and will justly account to Her Majetty for the faithful Application of fuch Sums of Money fo iffued to him as aforefaid; and fuch Perfon, fo appointed as aforefaid, fhall, from time to time, within One Month after the Receipt of every fuch Sum as aforefaid, render to Her Majefty a juft and true Account of the Application thereof: Provided alfo, that the Re- Provifo. mainder of the aforefaid Sum of Sixty thousand Pounds fhall be invested by the faid Keeper of His Majelty's Privy Purse in some of the Public Funds or Government Securities, in the Name of the Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purfe for the time being, in Truft for His Majefty; and that the net Surplus of the Revenues of the Application of Duchy and County Palatine of Lancafter fhall be from time to time Revenues of paid under the Order of the Chancellor and Council of the faid Duchy of LanDuchy, into the Hands of the Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purse, whofe Receipt fhall be a fufficient Discharge for the fame, and fhall by him be invested in fome of the Public Funds or Government Securities, in Manner aforefaid; and that the Governor and Company of the Bank of England fhall place the faid feveral Sums on an Account to be raised in the Books of the faid Governor and Company, intituled, "The Account of the Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Purfe;" and that upon the Death or Refignation of the present and every other Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purfe hereafter to be appointed, all and every the faid Stock or Stocks and Sum or Sums of Money arifing from the Dividends which fhall accrue thereon, fhall immediately veft in the Succeffor of the prefent or any future Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purfe refpectively, and the Keeper of His Majefty's Privy Purfe for the time being is hereby required to lay out and invest the Dividends fo accruing as aforefaid, from time to time, in the Purchase of other Stocks and Securities on the like Account,

cafter.