An Act for justifying the Proceedings of Parliament in the late War, and for Declaring all Oaths, Declarations, Proclamations and other Proceedings against it, to be void.
WHereas the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament have been necessitated to make and prosecute a War in their just and lawful Defence, and thereupon Oaths, Declarations and Proclamations have been made against them and their Ordinances and Pro∣ceedings, and against others for adhering unto them, and for executing Offices, Places and Charges by Authority derived from them; and Judgments, Indictments, Outlawries, Attain∣ders and Inquisitions, for the causes aforesaid, have been had and made against some of the Members of the Houses of Parliament and other his Majesties good Subjects, and Grants have been made of their Lands and Goods: Be it therefore Declared and hereby Enacted by the Kings Majesty, and by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and by Authority of the same, That all Oaths, Declarations and Proclamations heretofore had or made against both or either of the Houses of Parliament, or any the Members of either of them, for the causes aforesaid, or against their Ordinances or Proceedings, or against any for adhering un∣to them, or for doing or executing any Office, Place or Charge, by any Authority derived from the said Houses, or either of them, and all Judgments, Indictments, Outlawries, Attain∣ders, Inquisitions and Grants thereupon made, and all other Proceedings for any the causes a∣foresaid, had made, done or executed, or to be had, made, done or executed, whether the same be done by the King, or any Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, Ministers, or any others, are void and of no effect, and are contrary to and against the Laws of the Realm. And be it further Enacted and hereby Declared by the Authority aforesaid, That all Judges, Justices of the