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 eng Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688 -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- History -- Revolution of 1688 -- Early works to 1800. eebo The preliminaries to the crown of Scotland, as proposed by the grand committee. : Licensed and entered according to order. n/a 1689 2 482 3 0 0 0 0 0 62.24 D The rate of 62.24 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-07 Sampled and proofread 2014-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE PRELIMINARIES TO THE Crown of Scotland , As Proposed by the Grand Committee .

Licensed and Entred according to Order .

SIR ,

THE Committee for Setling the Government , which was appointed to draw up the Grievances and Preliminaries to the Setling the Throne , have agreed on the following Preliminaries :

I. That all who shall succeed to the Imperial Throne of this Kingdom , shall be of , and publickly profess , the true Reformed Religion presently professed in this Kingdom . II . That they shall Marry none but those that profess the said Religion . III . That before they enter to the Exercise of the Legal Power , or Administration of the Government , that they be bound to take the Coronation-Oath ; And that all Deeds done by them before their taking the said Oath , be null , and the Subjects not obliged to obey them . IV . T●at the Government of the Church by Bishops , be Abolished , and Presbytery Established . V. That all Officers of State , Privy-Councellors , Lords of Session , and all Officers of the Army , and Governours of Forts , be named by the King with Consent of Parliament ; and in the Intervals of Parliaments , by Consent of the Council ; and such Nominations in the Interval of Parliament , only endure to the next ; and if not approved by them , to be null , and all Commissions otherwise granted , to be null . VI . That the Power of the Militia , and of Peace and War , be in the King and Parliament . VII . That in Forfaultures for Treason , the King and his Donators shall be obliged to pay the forfaulted Persons lawful Debts contracted before the Forfaulture ; at least their Estates shall be liable therefore : And the Sub-Vassals shall incur no hazard by their Superiours Forfaultures . VIII . All Waird-holdings , and its Effects , extinguished . IX . That no Money be levied , without Consent of Parliament . X. Free-Quarters and locality for Soldiers , be discharged . XI . That some Law be made like that of the H●beas Corpus in England ; And that Subjects be not Imprisoned causa indicta ▪ and kept in Prison not tried . XII . That there be frequent , or Triennial Parliaments . XIII . That Treasons be more specially designed . That the Subjects be not Forfaulted upon frivolous Grounds . XIV . That the imposing of Arbitrary and Exorbitant Fines be discharged . XV . That the Judges Places be ad vitam aut culpam .

The Committee is to report the foresaid Grievances or Preliminaries Thursday next .

Sir , Yours at Command .

LONDON : Printed for Ric . Baldwin in the Old-Bailey .

MDCLXXXIX .