The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial.

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Title: The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial.
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Subject terms: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, -- Earl of, 1629-1685.; Test Act (1673); Scotland -- History -- 1649-1660.; Scotland -- History -- 1660-1688.
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Act Ch. 2. P. 2. C. 1. Anno 1669. Act asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons, and in all Causes Ecclesiastik.

THE Estates of Parliament having seriously considered, how necessary it is, for the good, and peace of Church and State, that His Majesties Power, and Authoritie, in relation to maters, and Persons Ecclesiastical, be more clearly asserted, by ane Act of Parliament: Have therefore thought fit it be enacted, asserted, and declared: Likeas, His Majestie, with advice, and consent of his Estates of Par∣liament, doth hereby enact; assert, and declare, that His Majesty hath the supreme Authority, and Supremacie over all Persons, and in all causes Ecclesiastical within this his Kingdom: And that by vertue thereof, the ordering, and disposal of the external Government, and Policie of the Church, doth properly belong to His Majestie, and his Successors, as ane inherent right of the Crown, and that His Majesty, and his Succes∣sors, may setle, enact, and emit such Constitutions, Acts, and Orders, concerning the administration of the external Government of the Church, and the Persons imployed in the same, and concerning all Ecclesiastical meetings, and maters, to be proposed, and deter∣mined therein, as they, in their Royal Wisdom shall think fit. Which Acts, Orders, and Constitutions, being recorded in the Books of Councel, and duelie published, are to be observed, and obeyed by all His Majesties Subjects, any Law, Act, or Custom, to the contrary, notwithstanding: likeas, His Majesty, with advice, and consent foresaid, doth rescind, and annull all Lawes. Acts, and Clauses thereof, and all Customs, and Consti∣tions, Civil, or Ecclesiastick, which are contrary to, or inconsistent with His Majesties Supremacy, as it is hereby asserted, and declares the same void, and null, in all time coming.