money without consent of
Parliament. 5. By keeping a standing army in time of peace without
consent of Parliament. 6. By disarming Protestants and arming Papists.
7. By violating the freedom of elections. 8. By arbitrary and illegal
prosecutions. 9. By putting corrupt and unqualified persons on juries.
10. By requiring excessive bail. 11. By imposing excessive fines and
cruel punishments. 12. By granting fines and forfeiture against
persons before their conviction.

It is then declared that "the late King James the Second having
abdicated the government, and the throne being thereby vacant,"
therefore the Prince of Orange ("whom it hath pleased Almighty God to
make the glorious instrument of delivering their kingdom from Popery
and arbitrary power") did by the advice of "the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and divers principal persons of the Commons "summon a
Convention Parliament."

This Convention Parliament declares, that the acts above enumerated
are contrary to the law. They then bestow the Crown on William and
Mary--the sole regal power to be vested only in the Prince of Orange--
and provide that after the decease of William and Mary the Crown shall
descend "to the heirs of the body of the said Princess; and, for
default of such issue, to the Princess Anne of Denmark[1] and the
heirs of her body; and for default of such issue, to the heirs of the
body of the said Prince of Orange."

[1] The Princess Anne, sister of the Princess Mary, married Prince
George of Denmark in 1683; hence she is here styled "the Princess of
Denmark."

Here follow new oaths of allegiance and supremacy in lieu of those
formerly required.

The subsequent articles are as follows: IV. Recites the acceptance of
the Crown by William and Mary. V. The Convention Parliament to provide
for "the settlement of the religion, laws, and liberties of the
Kingdom." VI. All the clauses in the Bill of Rights are "the true,
ancient, and indubitable rights and liberties of the people of this
Kingdom." VII. Recognition and declaration of William and Mary as King
and Queen. VIII. Repetition of the settlement of the Crown and
limitations of the succession. IX. Exclusion from the Crown of all
persons holding communion with the "Church of Rome" or who "profess
the Popish religion" or who "shall marry a Papist." X. Every King or
Queen hereafter succeeding to the Crown to assent to the Act
[i.e. Disabling Act of 1678 (S478)] "disabling Papists from sitting in