 | William Crookshank - Scotland - 1812 - 420 pages
...government ; in which it was declared to. be treason for subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or any other pretence whatsoever, to enter into leagues and...against the king, or those commissioned by him ; and consequently, passive obedience and nonresistance were hereby established; and had this been observed... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 680 pages
...court. Part of the oath, as it was originally framed, was that it was unlawful, under any pretence, to take up arms against the king, or those commissioned by him ; and the amendment, which sought to qualify it by adding the word 'lawfully,' before commissioned, was thrown... | |
 | William Crookshank - Scotland - 1812 - 408 pages
...indict him for maintaining .' that it was lawful lor subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or any pretence whatsoever, to enter into leagues and covenants, or to take up armr, against the king, or thons commissioned by him, or to put limitations upon their due obedience... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1815 - 770 pages
...court. Part of the oath, as it was originally framed, declared that it was unlawful, under any pretence, to take up arms against the king, or those commissioned by him ; and the amendment, which sought to qualify it by adding the word " lawfully" before "commissioned," was... | |
 | John Brown - Great Britain - 1823 - 456 pages
...members of it, or of the privy council, should swear, that it is unlawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take up arms against the king, or those commissioned by him ; and that they should never endeavour any alteration of either church or state. Quite infuriated with, the loss... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Great Britain - 1834 - 394 pages
...should lake the following oath : — " I swear that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take up arms against the King, or those commissioned by him, and that I will not at any time endeavour any alteration of government in Church or State." In vain did Lord... | |
 | sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 pages
...should take the following oath : — " I swear that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take up arms against the King, or those commissioned by him, and that I will not at any time endeavour any alteration of government in Church or State." In vain did Lord... | |
 | Robert Wodrow, Robert Burns - 1835 - 516 pages
...the king's majesty and estates of parliament do declare, that these positions, " that it is lawful to subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or other pretence...and covenants, or to take up arms against the king; ur that it is lawful to subjects, pretending his majesty's authority, to take up arms against his person... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Reformation - 1841 - 602 pages
...and declare that I judge it unlawful for subjects, under pretext of reformation, or any other pretext whatsoever, to enter into Leagues and Covenants, or...against the king, or those commissioned by him, and all those gatherings, petitions, &c., that were used in the beginning, and carrying on of the late... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - Great Britain - 1841 - 524 pages
...the following declaration : — "I, AB, do sincerely affirm and declare, that I judge it unlawful to subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or other pretence...whatsoever, to enter into leagues and covenants, or take up arms against the king, or those commissionated by him : and that all these gatherings, convocations,... | |
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Perth, under subscribing, sincerely affirm and declare, that we judge it unlawful in subjects, upon pretence of reformation, or other pretence whatsoever, to enter into leagues and covenants, or to take up arms against the King, or those commissioned... 
