The Bardon papers : documents relating to the imprisonment & trial of Mary Queen of Scots / edited for the Royal Historical Society by Conyers Read ; with a prefatory note by Charles Cotton.

Date:
1909
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Credit: The Bardon papers : documents relating to the imprisonment & trial of Mary Queen of Scots / edited for the Royal Historical Society by Conyers Read ; with a prefatory note by Charles Cotton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    anywise be impeached, molested, imprisoned or troubled in body, landes, or goodes but shall therof stand cleerly dischardged without any manner of impeachmente, any lawe or statute what- soever to the contrarye notwithstanding ; And for as much as all the horrible treasons and conspiracies before in this acte mencioned have growen by the said Mary and other her adherentes chieftly for this cause and purpose,—to bringe againe into this realme the detestable and usurped authoritye of the Sea of Rome, and therby to subjecte the imperiall crowne of this realme, and the faithfull and loving subjectes of the same, to the bondage, tyranny and thraldome of the said Sea and so to chaunge and alter the true and sincere relligion of God nowe established within the realme; may it therfore please your Majestie for th’avoydinge of such great daungeres and perilles, as by any such wicked attempt might ensue to this your Majestie’s realme, and the good subiectes of the same, that it may be enacted by thauthoritye of this presente Parliament ;— That if any person or persons of what state or degree soever he or they be shall, at any tyme or tymes herafter willingly, advisedly and directly do, make or procure, or assent to be done, made, or procured, any acte or thinge to thintent that therby the usurped power, or any the pretenced jurisdiction or authorise of the said Sea of Rome, nowe by the lawes and statutes of this realme justly abolished, shall or may in any wyse be brought againe or used within this realme, or within any your Majestie’s dominions and 1 countries, that then every such offence and offences shalbe taken, judged and deemed to be highe treason, and the offendours therin shalbe taken to be traytours, and being therof indicted and lawfully attainted and convicted according to the lawes of this realme, shall suffer paynes of death and also shall lose and forfeyte all his and their landes, tenementes, goodes, and cattailes, as in cases of high treason is used and accustomed ; provided allwayes, that if it shall happen herafter any peere of this realme to be endicted of any offence >»