...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...Pre-eminence or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual within this Realm : And therefore i do utterly renounce and forsake all Foraign Jurisdictions, Powers, Superiorities...

...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...

...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 temporal ; aod that no foreign prince, person, frelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to nave, any jurisdiction,...

...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...

...inasmuch as he must thereby have declared, that the king was the only supreme governour of all his dominions and countries, " as well in all spiritual...or ecclesiastical things or causes, as temporal." This could not consistently be done by one who believed the pope to be the supreme head of the Christian...