33 Geo. 3. c. 21. Irish. Not to authorize the keep ing of arms, &c. nor to exempt from forfeitures re specting arms, unless seised possessed of a of 1000l. or upwards, save as to Roman freehold estate catholics of of 10l. per ann. and less than 1007. or of 3001. and who shall have po § 6. Provided also, that nothing herein contained shall extend to authorize any papist, or person professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, to have or keep in his hands or possession, any arms, armour, ammunition, or any warlike stores, sword blades, barrels, locks, or stocks of guns, or fire-arms, or to exempt such person from of a freehold any forfeiture or penalty, inflicted by any act reestate of 1004. specting armis, armour, or ammunition, in the per annum, or hands or possession of any papist, or respecting personal estate papists having or keeping such warlike stores, save and except papists, or persons of the pish or Roman catholic religion, seised of a freehold estate of one hundred pounds a year, or possessed of a personal estate of one thousand pounds or upwards, who are hereby authopersonal estate rized to keep arms and ammunition as protestless than 1000l. ants now by law may; and also, save and extaken the oath cept papists or Roman catholics possessing a freehold estate of ten pounds yearly value, and less than one hundred pounds, or a personal estate of three hundred, and less than one thousand pounds, who shall have at the session of the peace in the county in which they re(For the oath, side, taken the oath of allegiance prescribed to see stat. 1314 be taken by an act passed in the thirteenth and § 1. Irish.) fourteenth years of his present majesty's reign, And make affi- entitled An act to enable his majesty's subjects, davit in open of whatever persuasion, to testify their allegiance to him; and also in open court, swear and subscribe an affidavit, that they are possessed of a freehold estate, yielding a clear yearly profit to the person making the same of ten pounds, or a personal property of three hundred pounds above his just debts, specifying therein the name and nature of such freehold, and nature of such personal property, of allegiance as herein. Geo. 3. c. 35. court, &c. ture of property to be specified in affidavit. na 21. Irish. Affidavit to be preserved by sixpence fee. ing such affidavit, &c. may clerk of peace; Persons mak which affidavits shall be carefully preserved by 33 Geo. s. c. the clerk of the peace, who shall have for his trouble a fee of sixpence, and no more, for every such affidavit, and the person making such affi davit, and possessing such property, may keep and use arms and ammunition as protestants may, so long as they shall respectively possess a property of the annual value of ten pounds and upwards, if freehold, or the value of three hundred sc. pounds, if personal, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding. use arms as up protestants, lics may hold places of trust, take degrees fellows of any founded, pro member of the § 7. And be it enacted, that it shall and may. Roman cathobe lawful for papists, or persons professing the civil and milipopish or Roman catholic religion, to hold, ex- tary offices, or ercise, and enjoy all civil and military offices, under his maor places of trust or profit under his majesty, jesty; may his heirs, and successors, in this kingdom; and or professorto hold or take degrees, or any professorship in, ships, or be or be masters, or fellows of any college, to be college to be hereafter founded in this kingdom, provided hereat that such college shall be a member of the vided such university of Dublin, and shall not be founded college be a exclusively for the education of papists, or university of persons professing the popish or Roman catho- Dublin, &c. lic religion, nor consist exclusively of masters, fellows, or other persons to be named or elected on the foundation of such college, being persons professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, or to hold any office or place of trust, in, and to be a member of any lay body corporate, except the college of the holy and undivided trinity of queen Elizabeth, near Dublin, without taking and subscribing the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, or abjuration, or making or subscribing the declaration required to be taken, made, and subscribed, to enable any person to hold and enjoy any of such declaration on places, and without receiving the sacrament of crament, &c. Roman catho- member of any porate, except lege, without taking the oath of allegiance, &c. or subscribing receiving sa 21. Irish. 33 Geo. 3. c. the Lord's supper, according to the rites and ceremonies of the church of Ireland, any law, statute, or bye-law of any corporation, to the contrary notwithstanding; provided that every scribe the oath such person shall take and subscribe the oath provided he take and sub of 13 & 14 Geo. 3. and also the following Oath. appointed by the said act, passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of his majesty's reign, entitled An act to enable his majesty's subjects, of whatever persuasion, to testify their allegiance to him; and also the oath and declaration following: that is to say, "I, A. B. do hereby declare, that I do pro"fess the Roman catholic religion. I, A. B. "do swear, that I do abjure, condemn, and de"test, as unchristian and impious, the prin "ciple that it is lawful to murder, destroy, or any ways injure, any person whatsoever, for, "or under the pretence of being an heretick; and "I do declare solemnly before God, that I be"lieve that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or "wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, "or under pretence, or colour, that it was done "either for the good of the church, or in obe"dience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever. "I also declare, that it is not an article of the "catholic faith, neither am I thereby required "to believe or profess that the pope is infal"lible, or that I am bound to obey any order in "its own nature immoral, though the pope, or any ecclesiastical power should issue or direct "such order, but on the contrary, I hold, that "it would be sinful in me to pay any respect "or obedience thereto: I further declare, that "I do not believe that any sin whatsoever, "committed by me, can be forgiven at the " mere will of any pope, or of any priest, or of any person or persons whatsoever; but that 21. Irish. "sincere sorrow for past sins, a firm and sin- 33 Geo. 3. c. "cere resolution to avoid future guilt, and to "atone to God, are previous and indispen"sible requisites to establish a well-founded expectation of forgiveness; and that any person who receives absolution without these previous requisites, so far from obtaining "thereby any remission of his sins, incurs the "additional guilt of violating a sacrament; "and I do swear, that I will defend to the ut"most of my power, the settlement and ar"rangement of property in this country as "established by the laws now in being; I do "hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abic jure any intention to subvert the present "church establishment, for the purpose of sub"stituting a catholic establishment in its stead; " and I do solemnly swear, that I will not ex"ercise any privilege to which I am or may "become entitled, to disturb and weaken the protestant religion, and protestant govern"ment in this kingdom. "So help me God." § 8. And be it enacted, that papists, or persons professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, may be capable of being elected professors of medicine, upon the foundation of sir Patrick Dunn, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Papists may be professors upon the foun dation of sir of medicine, P. Dunn. parliament, or $9. Provided always, and be it enacted, that No person to nothing herein contained, shall extend, or be sit or vote in construed to extend, to enable any person to sit or vote in either house of parliament, or to hold, exercise, or enjoy the office of lord-licutenant, lord deputy, or other chief governor or governors of this kingdom, lord high chancel hold the offices herein, or any ry to the rules office, contra and orders made by the lord-lieutenant 33 Geo. 3. c. 21. Irish. the act of and subscribe as herein. Offices enumerated. lor or keeper, or commissioner of the great seal of this kingdom, lord high treasurer, chancellor and council, in of the exchequer, chief justice of the court of pursuance of king's bench, or common pleas, lord chief ba17 & 18 Car. 2. ron of the court of exchequer, justice of the unless he take court of king's bench or common pleas, or baron the oath, &c. of the court of exchequer, judge of the high court of admiralty, master or keeper of the rolls, secretary of state, keeper of the privy seal, vice-treasurer, or deputy vice-treasurer, teller and cashier of the exchequer, or auditorgeneral, lieutenant or governor, or custos rotulorum of counties, secretary to the lord-lieutenant, lord deputy, or other chief governor or governors of this kingdom, member of his majesty's most honorable privy council, prime serjeant, attorney-general, solicitor-general, second and third serjeants at law, or king's council, masters in chancery, provost, or fellow of the college of the holy and undivided trinity of queen Elizabeth, near Dublin, postmaster-general, master and lieutenant-general of his majesty's ordnance, commander-in-chief of his majesty's forces, generals on the staff, and sheriffs, and sub-sheriffs of any county in this kingdom; or any office contrary to the rules, orders, and directions made and established by the lord-lieutenant and council, in pursuance of the act passed in the seventeenth and eighteenth years of the reign Recital of 17 of king Charles the second, entitled, An act for the explaining of some doubts arising upon an act, entitled, An act for the better execution of his majesty's gracious declaration for the settlement of his kingdom of Ireland, and satisfaction of the several interests of adventurers, soldiers, and other his subjects there, and for making some alterations of, and additions unto the said act, for the more speedy & 18 C. 2. |