New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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That the most excellent Princess Sophia Electress and Dutchess Dowager of Hannover daughter of the most Excellent Princess Elizabeth late Queen of Bohemia daughter of our late Sovereign Lord King James the First of happy memory be and is hereby declared to be the next in succession in the Protestant line to the Imperiall Crown and dignity of the said realms of England France and Ireland with the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging after His Majesty and the Princess Ann of Denmark and in default of issue of the said Princess Ann and of His Majesty respectively and that from and after the deceases of His said Majesty our now Sovereign Lord and of Her Royall Highness the Princess Ann of Denmark and for default of issue of the said Princess Ann and of His Majesty respectively the Crown and Regall Government of the said Kingdoms of England France and Ireland and of the Dominions thereunto belonging with the Royall state and dignity of the said Realms and all honours stiles titles regalities prerogatives powers jurisdictions and authorities to the same belonging and appertaining shall be remain and continue to the said most Excellent Princess Sophia and the heirs of her body being Protestants And thereunto the said Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons shall and will in the name of all the people of this Realm most humbly and faithfully submitt themselves their heirs and posterities and do faithfully promise that after the deceases of His Majesty and Her Royall Highness and the failure of the heirs of their respective bodies to stand to maintain and defend the said Princess Sophia and the heirs of her body being Protestants according to the limitation and succession of the Crown in this Act specified and contained to the utmost of their powers with their lives and estates against all persons whatsoever that shall attempt any thing to the contrary.