ing to the form before appointed: And That all and every fuch perfon, who fhall (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 fuch Impediment removed fhall ipfo fallo be deprived of all his faid Ecclefiaftical Benefices and Promotions; and That from thenceforth, it fhall 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 (accord ing to their respective Rights and Titles) to pre fent, or collate to the fame, as though the perfo or perfons fo offending, or neglecting, we dead.

And be it further enacted by the Author y aforefaid, That in all places, where the proper cumbent of any Parfonage, or Vicarage, or nefice with Cure doth refide on his Living, keep a Curate, the Incumbent himfelf in per (not having fome lawful Impediment, to be lowed by the Ordinary of the place) fhall of (at the leaft) in every month openly and pu lickly read the Common-prayers and Service, and by the faid Book prefcribed, and (if there Occafion) adminifter each of the Sacraments other Rites of the Church, in the Parish-Chu or Chapel, of, or belonging to the fame Pa nage, Vicarage, or Benefice, in fuch order, m ner and form, as in, and by the faid Book is pointed, upon pain to forfeit the fum of Fi

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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 Parifh, rendering the furplusage to the party.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That every Dean, Canon, and Prebendary of every Cathedral, or Collegiate Church, and all Masters, and other Heads, Fellows, Chaplains, and Tutors of, or in any College, Houle 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 person in holy Orders, and every Schoolmatter keeping any publick, or private School, and every perfon Inftructing, or Teaching any youth in any houfe or private family as a Tutor, or School-mafter, who upon the First day of May, which thall 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, Malterfhip, Headfbip, Fellowship, Profeffor's

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place, or Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicniage, or any other Ecclefiaftical Dignity:ori Promiotion, or of any Curate's place, Lecture; of School; or fhall instruct or teach any youth as Tetor, or Schoolmaster, fhall before the Fealt-day of St. Bartholomew, which fhall be in the year of gur Lord One thousand fix hundred fixy two, non at or before his or their respective admiffion to bé Incumbent, or have polletion aforefaid, subscribb the Declaration or Acknowledgment following, Scilicet. 19 907 to prove bus is desig fabet her sidi Hát day połout dobi ni gailisi A. B. Do declare that it is not lawful on any pretence whatsoever, to take Arms "against the King, and that I do abhor thathrai *aterous Pofition of taking Arms, by His Authøj "rity, ageinft His Perfon, or against thofe that! . are commiffionated by Him and that lesbik "conform to the Liturgy of the Church of Enga "land, as it is now by Law eftablifhedgAnd "ado declare that I do hold, there lies ab Obliq “gation upon me, or on any other perlon, from "the Oath, commonly called the Solemn Leagud "and Covenant, to endeavour any change or ahl "teration of Government, either in Church or "State; and that the fame was in felf an unf "dawful Oath and imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the known Laws and "Liberties of this Kingdom. ad poftem-loodǝ2 35 h an allodon syifaglen Which faid Declaration and Acknowledgment shall be subscribed by every of the faid Masters

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and other Heads, Fellows, Chaplains, and Tutors of, or in any College, Hall, or Houfe of Learn ing, and by every publick Profeffor and Reader in either of the Univerfities, before the Vicechancellor of the refpective Universities for the time being, or his Deputy; And the faid Decla ration or Acknowledgment shall be subscribed before the respective Archbishop, Bishop, or Ora dinary of the Diocele, by every other person hereby enjoined to fubfcribe the fame, upon pain, that all and every of the persons aforelaid, failing in fuch fubfcription, shall lofe and forfeit fuch refpective Deanry, Canonry, Prebend, Mas ftership, Headship, Fellowship, Profeffor's place, Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicarage, Ecclefia ftical Dignity or Promotion, Curate's place, Leci ture, and School, and fhall be utterly difabled, and ipfo fatto deprived of the same; and that eve ry fuch refpeftive Deanry, Canonry, Prebend, Mafter hip, Headship, Fellowship, Profeffot's place, Reader's place, Parfonage, Vicarage, Ecclefiaftical Dignity, or Promotion, Curate's place, Lecture and School shall be void, as if such perfon so failing were naturally dead.

And if any School-mafter or other perfon, in fru&ting or teaching Youth in any private Hopfe or Family, as a Tutor or School-master, fhall Inftrua or Teach any Youth as a Tutor or School-master, before Licence obtained from his respective Archbishop, Bishop, or Ordinary of the Diocese, according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm (for which he shall pay twelve pence P

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

And after fuch fubfcription made, every fuch Parfon, Vicar, Curate, and Lecturer fhall procure 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 Acknowledgment aforefaid, upon fome Lord's day within three months next following, in his ParishChurch where he is to officiate, in the prefence of the Congregation there aflembled, in the time of Divine Service; upon pain that every perfon failing therein thall lofe fuch Parfonage, Vicarage, or Benefice, Curate's place, or Lecturer's place refpectively, and fhall be utterly disabled, and pfo facto deprived of the fame; And that the faid 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 Twen ty-fifth day of March, which thall be in the year of our Lord God, One thoufand fix hundred agy eighty