Order in Council - Recording King Charles III's Oath Relating to the Security of the Church of Scotland [2022-09-10]

Order in Council - Recording King Charles III's Oath Relating to the Security of the Church of Scotland [2022-09-10]

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Church of Scotland

Privy Council

Order in Council of King Charles III recording his oath for the security of the Church of Scotland and directing that a copy be transmitted to the Court of Session to be recorded in the Books of Sederunt another copy be entered in the Council Book.

King Charles III

2022-09-10

Jason Loch

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament made in Scotland, entitled “An Act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government”, which is made part of another Act, entitled “An Act ratifying and approving the Treaty of Union of the two Kingdoms of Scotland and England”, and of another Act passed in England in the 5th year of the late Queen Anne, entitled “An Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland”, it is provided that after the decease of Her said late Majesty, the Sovereign succeeding to Her in the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain shall at all times coming at His or Her Accession to the Crown, swear and subscribe that they shall inviolably maintain and preserve the Settlement mentioned in the said Act of the true Protestant Religion with the Government, Worship, Discipline, Rights, and Privileges of the Church of Scotland.

AND His Majesty having this day in His first General Council taken the Oath according to the Forms used by the Law of Scotland and subscribed the same in two several instruments is pleased to order, as it is hereby ordered, that one of the said instruments, which is hereunto annexed, containing the said Oath taken and signed by His Majesty, and witnessed by the Lords of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council then present, be transmitted to the Court of Session, to be recorded in the Books of Sederunt and afterwards to be forthwith lodged in the State Papers of Scotland, and that the other of them remain among the Records of the Council and be entered in the Council Book, and that all persons concerned do take notice hereof and govern themselves accordingly.

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