...The Oath of Supremacy. I AB Do utterly testifie and declare in my conscience, That the Kings Highness is the only supreme Governor of this Realm, and of all other his Highness Dominions and Countries, as well in all Spiritual or Ecclesiastical things or causes, as Temporal...

...DoAor of Divinity, do utter, teftify and deШ5. fenet me. " clare in my Confcience, that your Majefty is the only Supreme Governor of "this Realm, and of all other your Highnefs Dominions and Countries, as well " in all Spiritual and Ecclefiaftical Things or Caufes,...

...place, the fundamental principle of the Reformation of the English and and Irish Church, that " no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm." . " Now this scheme, so artfully contrived, of making the king a partner with the pope...

...queen, who had to declare that : ' the queen's highness is the only supreme governor of this realm ... as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm ; and therefore I do utterly renounce and forsake all foreign jurisdictions, powers, superiorities...

...under the penalty of a premunire, viz. "That the king, is " the only supreme governor of this realm as " well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or " causes, as temporal : and they will assist and " defend him in such jurisdiction and authority." See no,w, the hopeful s.tate...

...sovereign lord king Charles II. is the only supreme governor of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dominions and countries, as well in all spiritual...prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to nave, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or...

...Supremacy. " I, AB do utterly testify and declare in mv conscience, That our sovereign lord king Charles II. is the only supreme governor of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dormniuns and countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or causes, as...

...whatsoever." And 1 do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, stale or potentate ii.iili, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.' 4. Upon which their said majesties did accept tliu crown and royal dignity...

...having authority to rule all Estates and Degrees committed to his charge, Clergymen, as well as Laymen ; and that no foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State,...or authority, Ecclesiastical or Spiritual, within this realm : And, together with these Acknowledgements and Declarations, every Person at his Ordination...

...repeatedly taken ? I mean the oath of supremacy : part of which runs thus ; " And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : so help me God." Now is not the conferring of orders an act of the highest ecclesiastical...