ing to the form before appointed: And That" all and every fuch perfon, who shall (without fome lawful Impediment, to be allowed and approved by the Ordinary of the place) neglect or refuse to do the fame within the time aforefaid, or (in cafe of fuch Impediment) within one month after such Impediment removed shall ipfo fatto be deprived of all his faid Ecclefiaftical Benefices and Promotions; and That from thenceforth, it shall and may be lawful to, and for all Patrons, and Donors, of all and fingular the faid Ecclefiaftical Benefices and Promotions, or any of them (according to their respective Rights and Titles) to prefent, or collate to the fame, as though the perfon or perfons fo offending, or neglecting, were dead.

And be it further enacted by the Authority. aforefaid, That in all places, where the proper Incumbent of any Parfonage, or Vicarage, or Be nefice with Cure doth refide on his Living, and keep a Curate, the Incumbent himself in person (not having fome lawful Impediment, to be alJowed by the Ordinary of the place) fhall once (at the leaft) in every month openly and publickly read the Common-prayers and Service, in, and by the faid Book prefcribed, and (if there be Occasion) adminifter each of the Sacraments and other Rites of the Church, in the Parish Church or Chapel, of, or belonging to the fame Parfonage, Vicarage, or Benefice, in fuch order, manner and form, as in, and by the laid Book is appointed, upon pain to forfeit the fum of Five

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pounds to the use of the poor of the Parish for every offence, upon conviction by confeffion, or proof of two credible Witneffes upon oath, before two Juftices of the Peace of the County, City, or Town-Corporate where the offence fhall be committed, (which Oath the faid Juftices are hereby impowered to adminifter) and in default of payment within ten days, to be levied by diftrefs, and fale of the goods and chattels of the Offender, by the Warrant of the faid Juftices, by the Church-wardens, or Overseers of the Poor of the faid Parish, rendering the furplufage to the party.

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And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That every Dean, Canon, and Prebendary of every Cathedral, or Collegiate Church, and all Matters, and other Heads, Fellows, Chaplains, and Tutors of, or in any College, Houfe of Learning, or Hofpital, and every publick Profeffor, and Reader in either of the Univerfities, and in every College elsewhere, and every Parfon, Vicar, Curate, Lecturer, and every other perfon in holy Orders, and every Schoolmalter keeping any publick, or private School, and every person Inftructing, or Teaching any youth in any houfe or private family as a Tutor, or School-master, who upon the First day of May, which fhall be in the year of our Lord God, One thousand fix hundred fixty-two, or at any time thereafter fhall be incumbent, or have poffeffion of any Deanry, Canonry, Prebend, Malterhip, Headship, Fellowship. Profeffor's

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place, of Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicarage, or any other Ecclefiaftical Dignity or Promotion, or of any Curate's place, Lecture, or School; or fhall inftruct or teach any youth as Tutor, or Schoolmaster, fhall before the Feaft-day of St. Bartholomew, which fhall be in the year of our Lord One thoufand fix hundred fixty two, or at or before his or their refpective admiffion to be Incumbent, or have poffeffion aforefaid, fubfcribe the Declaration or Acknowledgment following, Scilicet,

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A. B. Do declare that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatfoever, to take Arms against the King, and that I do abhor that traiterous Pofition of taking Arms, by His Authovity, ageinlt His Perfon, or against thofe that are commiffionated by Him; and that I will "conform to the Liturgy of the Church of Eng"land, as it is now by Law established. And I I" do declare that I do hold, there lies no Obli

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gation upon me, or on any other perfon, from "the Oath, commonly called the Solemn League "and Covenant, to endeavour any change or al"teration of Government, either in Church or

State; and that the fame was in itself an un"lawful Oath; and impofed upon the Subjects "of this Realm against the known Laws and "Liberties of this Kingdom."

Which faid Declaration and Acknowledgment shall be fubfcribed by every of the faid Mafters

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and other Heads, Fellows, Chaplains, and Tutors of, or in any College, Hall, or House of Learning, and by every publick Profeffor and Reader in either of the Univerfities, before the Vicechancellor of the refpective Univerfities for the time being, or his Deputy; And the faid Declaration or Acknowledgment fhall be fubfcribed before the respective Archbishop, Bishop, or Ordinary of the Diocefe, by every other perfon hereby enjoined to fubfcribe the fame, upon pain, that all and every of the perfons aforefaid, failing in fuch fubfcription, fhall lofe and forfeit fuch respective Deanry, Canonry, Prebend, Maftership, Headship, Fellowship, Profeffor's place, Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicarage, Ecclefiaftical Dignity or Promotion, Curate's place, Lecture, and School, and fhall be utterly difabled, and ipfo facto deprived of the fame; and that every fuch refpective Deanry, Canonry, Prebend, Mastership, Headship, Fellowship, Profeffor's place, Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicarage, Ecclefiaftical Dignity, or Promotion, Curate's place, Lecture and School fhall be void, as if fuch perfon fo failing were naturally dead.

And if any School-mafter or other perfon, inftructing or teaching Youth in any private House or Family, as a Tutor or School-mafter, fhall, Inftruct or Teach any Youth as a Tutor or School-master, before Licence obtained from his refpeâive Archbishop, Bishop, or Ordinary of the Diocese, according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm (for which he fhall pay twelve pence.

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only) and before fuch fubfcription and acknow ledgment made as afotelaid; Then every fuch School mafter and other, Inftructing and Teaching as aforefaid, fhall for the firft offence fuffer three months Imprisonment, without Bail or Mainprize; and for every fecond and other fuch offence fhall fuffer three months Imprisonment without Bail or Mainprize, and alfo forfeit to His Majefty the fum of five pounds.

And after füch fubfcription made, every fuch Parfon, Vicar, Curate, and Lecturer fhall proéure a certificate under the Hand and Seal of the refpective Archbishop, Bifhop, or Ordinary of the Diocese, (who are hereby enjoined and required upon demand to make and deliver the fame) and fhall publickly and openly read the fame, together with the Declaration, or Acknow ledgment aforefaid, upon fome Lord's day within three months next following, in his ParifhChurch where he is to officiate, in the prefence of the Congregation there affembled, in the time. of Divine Service; upon pain that every perfon failing therein fhall lofe fuch Parfonage, Vicarage, or Benefice, Curate's place, or Lecturer's place respectively, and fhall be utterly difabled, and tpfo facto deprived of the fame; And that the laid Parfonage, Vicarage, or Benefice, Curate's place, or Lecturer's place fhall be void, as if he were naturally dead.

Provided always, that from and after the Twenty-fifth day of March, which fhall be in the year of our Lord God, One thoufand fix hundred