1、權利法案（1689）（英文版）billofrights1689anactdeclaringtherightsandlibertiesofthesubjectandsettlingthesuccessionofthecrownwhereasthelordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsassembledatWestminster,lawfully,fullyandfreelyrepresentingalltheestatesofthepeopleofthisrealm,diduponthethirteenthdayoffebruaryintheyearofourlo

2、rdonethousandsixhundredeighty-eightoldstyledatepresentuntotheirmajesties,thencalledandknownbythenamesandstyleofwilliamandmary,princeandprincessoforange,beingpresentintheirproperpersons,acertaindeclarationinwritingmadebythesaidlordsandcommonsinthewordsfollowing,viz.：whereasthelatekingjamesthesecond,b

3、ytheassistanceofdiversevilcounsellors,judgesandministersemployedbyhim,didendeavourtosubvertandextirpatetheprotestantreligionandthelawsandlibertiesofthiskingdom；byassumingandexercisingapowerofdispensingwithandsuspendingoflawsandtheexecutionoflawswithoutconsentofparliament；bycommittingandprosecutingdi

4、versworthyprelatesforhumblypetitioningtobeexcusedfromconcurringtothesaidassumedpower；byissuingandcausingtobeexecutedacommissionunderthegreatsealforerectingacourtcalledthecourtofcommissionersforecclesiasticalcauses；bylevyingmoneyforandtotheuseofthecrownbypretenceofprerogativeforothertimeandinotherman

5、nerthanthesamewasgrantedbyparliamentbyraisingandkeepingastandingarmywithinthiskingdomintimeofpeacewithoutconsentofparliament,andquarteringsoldierscontrarytolaw；bycausingseveralgoodsubjectsbeingprotestantstobedisarmedatthesametimewhenpapistswerebotharmedandemployedcontrarytolaw；byviolatingthefreedomo

6、felectionofmemberstoserveinparliament；byprosecutionsinthecourtofkingsbenchformattersandcausescognizableonlyinparliament,andbydiversotherarbitraryandillegalcourses；andwhereasoflateyearspartialcorruptandunqualifiedpersonshavebeenreturnedandservedonjuriesintrials,andparticularlydiversjurorsintrialsforh

7、ightreasonwhichwerenotfreeholders；andexcessivebailhathbeenrequiredofpersonscommittedincriminalcasestoeludethebenefitofthelawsmadeforthelibertyofthesubjects；andexcessivefineshavebeenimposed；andillegalandcruelpunishmentsinflicted；andseveralgrantsandpromisesmadeoffinesandforfeituresbeforeanyconvictiono

8、rjudgmentagainstthepersonsuponwhomthesameweretobelevied；allwhichareutterlyanddirectlycontrarytotheknownlawsandstatutesandfreedomofthisrealm；andwhereasthesaidlatekingjamesthesecondhavingabdicatedthegovernmentandthethronebeingtherebyvacant,hishighnesstheprinceoforange(whomithathpleasedalmightygodtomak

9、ethegloriousinstrumentofdeliveringthiskingdomfrompoperyandarbitrarypower)did(bytheadviceofthelordsspiritualandtemporalanddiversprincipalpersonsofthecommons)causeletterstobewrittentothelordsspiritualandtemporalbeingprotestants,andotherletterstotheseveralcounties,cities,universities,boroughsandcinquep

10、orts,forthechoosingofsuchpersonstorepresentthemaswereofrighttobesenttoparliament,tomeetandsitatwestminsteruponthetwoandtwentiethdayofjanuaryinthisyearonethousandsixhundredeightyandeightoldstyledate,inordertosuchanestablishmentasthattheirreligionlawsandlibertiesmightnotagainbeindangerofbeingsubverted

11、,uponwhichletterselectionshavingbeenaccordinglymade；andthereuponthesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommons,pursuanttotheirrespectivelettersandelections,beingnowassembledinafullandfreerepresentativeofthisnation,takingintotheirmostseriousconsiderationthebestmeansforattainingtheendsaforesaid,dointhefir

12、stplace(astheirancestorsinlikecasehaveusuallydone)forthevindicatingandassertingtheirancientrightsandlibertiesdeclare：thatthepretendedpowerofsuspendingthelawsortheexecutionoflawsbyregalauthoritywithoutconsentofparliamentisillegal；thatthepretendedpowerofdispensingwithlawsortheexecutionoflawsbyregalaut

13、hority,asithathbeenassumedandexercisedoflateregalauthority,asithathbeenassumedandexercisedoflate,isillegal；thatthecommissionforerectingthelatecourtofcommissionersforecclesiasticalcauses,andallothercommissionsandcourtsoflikenature,areillegalandpernicious；thatlevyingmoneyforortotheuseofthecrownbyprete

14、nceofprerogative,withoutgrantofparliament,forlongertime,orinothermannerthanthesameisorshallbegranted,isillegal；thatitistherightofthesubjectstopetitiontheking,andallcommitmentsandprosecutionsforsuchpetitioningareillegal；thattheraisingorkeepingastandingarmywithinthekingdomintimeofpeace,unlessitbewithc

15、onsentofparliament,isagainstlaw；thatthesubjectswhichareprotestantsmayhavearmsfortheirdefencesuitabletotheirconditionsandasallowedbylaw；thatelectionofmembersofparliamentoughttobefree；thatthefreedomofspeechanddebatesorproceedingsinparliamentoughtnottobeimpeachedorquestionedinanycourtorplaceoutofparlia

16、ment；thatexcessivebailoughtnottoberequired,norexcessivefinesimposed,norcruelandunusualpunishmentsinflicted；thatjurorsoughttobedulyimpanelledandreturned,andjurorswhichpassuponmenintrialsforhightreasonoughttobefreeholders；thatallgrantsandpromisesoffinesandforfeituresofparticularpersonsbeforeconviction

17、areillegalandvoid；andthatforredressofallgrievances,andfortheamending,strengtheningandpreservingofthelaws,parliamentsoughttobeheldfrequently.andtheydoclaim,demandandinsistuponallandsingularthepremisesastheirundoubtedrightsandliberties,andthatnodeclarations,judgments,doingsorproceedingstotheprejudiceo

18、fthepeopleinanyofthesaidpremisesoughtinanywisetobedrawnhereafterintoconsequenceorexample；towhichdemandoftheirrightstheyareparticularlyencouragedbythedeclarationofhishighnesstheprinceoforangeasbeingtheonlymeansforobtainingafullredressandremedytherein.havingthereforeanentireconfidencethathissaidhighne

19、sstheprinceoforangewillperfectthedeliverancesofaradvancedbyhim,andwillstillpreservethemfromtheviolationoftheirrightswhichtheyhavehereassertedandfromallotherattemptsupontheirreligion,rightsandliberties,thesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsassembledatwestminsterdoresolvethatwilliamandmary,princea

20、ndprincessoforange,beandbedeclaredkingandqueenofengland,franceandirelandandthedominionsthereuntobelongingtoholdthecrownandroyaldignityofthesaidkingdomsanddominionstothem,thesaidprinceandprincess,duringtheirlivesandthelifeofthesurvivortothem,andthatthesoleandfullexerciseoftheregalpowerbeonlyinandexec

21、utedbythesaidprinceoforangeinthenamesofthesaidprinceandprincessduringtheirjointlives,andaftertheirdeceasesthesaidcrownandroyaldignityofthesamekingdomsanddominionstobetotheheirsofthebodyofthesaidprincess,andfordefaultofsuchissuetotheprincessanneofdenmarkandtheheirsofherbodyandfordefaultofsuchissuetot

22、heheirsofthebodyofthesaidprinceoforange.andthelordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsdopraythesaidprinceandprincesstoacceptthesameaccordingly.andthattheoathshereaftermentionedbetakenbyallpersonsofwhomtheoathshaveallegianceandsupremacymightberequiredbylaw,insteadofthem；andthatthesaidoathsofallegianceands

23、upremacybeabrogated.i,a.b.,dosincerelypromiseandswearthatiwillbefaithfulandbeartrueallegiancetotheirmajestieskingwilliamandqueenmary.sohelpmegod.a.b.,doswearthatidofrommyheartabhordetestandabjureasimpiousandhereticalthisdamnabledoctrineandposition,thatprincesexcommunicatedordeprivedbythepopeoranyaut

24、horityoftheseeofromemaybedeposedormurderedbytheirsubjectsoranyotherwhatsoever.andidodeclarethatnoforeignprince,person,prelate,stateorpotentatehathoroughttohaveanyjurisdiction,power,superiority,pre-eminenceorauthority,ecclesiasticalorspiritual,withinthisrealm.sohelpmegod.uponwhichtheirsaidmajestiesdi

25、dacceptthecrownandroyaldignityofthekingdomsofengland,franceandireland,andthedominionsthereuntobelonging,accordingtotheresolutionanddesireofthesaidlordsandcommonscontainedinthesaiddeclaration.andthereupontheirmajestieswerepleasedthatthesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommons,beingthetwohousesofparlia

26、ment,shouldcontinuetosit,andwiththeirmajestiesroyalconcurrencemakeeffectualprovisionforthesettlementofthereligion,lawsandlibertiesofthiskingdom,sothatthesameforthefuturemightnotbeindangeragainofbeingsubverted,towhichthesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsdidagree,andproceedtoactaccordingly.nowinp

27、ursuanceofthepremisesthesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsinparliamentassembled,fortheratifying,confirmingandestablishingthesaiddeclarationandthearticles,clauses,mattersandthingsthereincontainedbytheforceoflawmadeindueformbyauthorityofparliament,dopraythatitmaybedeclaredandenactedthatallandsing

28、ulartherightsandlibertiesassertedandclaimedinthesaiddeclarationarethetrue,ancientandindubitablerightsandlibertiesofthepeopleofthiskingdom,andsoshallbeesteemed,allowed,adjudged,deemedandtakentobeandthatallandeverytheparticularsaforesaidshallbefirmlyandstrictlyholdenandobservedastheyareexpressedinthes

29、aiddeclaration,andallofficersandministerswhatsoevershallservetheirmajestiesandtheirsuccessorsaccordingtothesameinalltimetocome.andthesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsseriouslyconsideringhowithathpleasedalmightygodinhismarvellousprovidenceandmercifulgoodnesstothisnationtoprovideandpreservetheir

30、saidmajestiesroyalpersonsmosthappilytoreignoverusuponthethroneoftheirancestors,forwhichtheyrenderuntohimfromthebottomoftheirheartstheirhumblestthanksandpraisesdotruly,firmly,assuredlyandinthesincerityoftheirheartsthinkanddoherebyrecognize,acknowledgeanddeclare,thatkingjamesthesecondhavingabdicatedth

31、egovernment,andtheirmajestieshavingacceptedthecrownandroyaldignityasaforesaid,theirsaidmajestiesdidbecome,were,areandofrightoughttobebythelawsofthisrealmoursovereignliegelordandlady,kingandqueenofengland,franceandirelandandthedominionsthereuntobelonging,inandtowhoseprincelypersonstheroyalstate,crown

32、anddignityofthesaidrealmswithallhonours,styles,titles,regalities,prerogatives,powers,jurisdictionsandauthoritiestothesamebelongingandappertainingaremostfully,rightfullyandentirelyinvestedandincorporated,unitedandannexed.andforpreventingallquestionsanddivisionsinthisrealmbyreasonofanypretendedtitlest

33、othecrown,andforpreservingacertaintyinthesuccessionthereof,inanduponwhichtheunity,peace,tranquilityandsafetyofthisnationdothundergodwhollyconsistanddepend,thesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsdobeseechtheirmajestiesthatitmaybeenacted,establishedanddeclared,thatthecrownandregalgovernmentofthesai

34、dkingdomsanddominions,withallandsingularthepremisesthereuntobelongingandappertaining,shallbeandcontinuetotheirsaidmajestiesandthesurvivorofthemduringtheirlivesandthelifeofthesurvivorofthem,andthattheentire,perfectandfullexerciseoftheregalpowerandgovernmentbeonlyinandexecutedbyhismajestyinthenamesofb

35、oththeirmajestiesduringtheirjointlives；andaftertheirdeceasesthesaidcrownandpremisesshallbeandremaintotheheirsofthebodyofhermajesty,andfordefaultofsuchissuetoherroyalhighnesstheprincessanneofdenmarkandtheheirsofthebodyofhissaidmajesty；andthereuntothesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsdointhenameo

36、fallthepeopleaforesaidmosthumblyandfaithfullysubmitthemselves,theirheirsandposteritiesforever,anddofaithfullypromisethattheywillstandto,maintainanddefendtheirsaidmajesties,andalsothelimitationandsuccessionofthecrownhereinspecifiedandcontained,totheutmostoftheirpowerswiththeirlivesandestatesagainstal

37、lpersonswhatsoeverthatshallattemptanythingtothecontrary.andwhereasithathbeenfoundbyexperiencethatitisinconsistentwiththesafetyandwelfareofthisprotestantkingdomtobegovernedbyapopishprince,orbyanykingorqueenmarryingapapist,thesaidlordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsdofurtherpraythatitmaybeenacted,thata

38、llandeverypersonandpersonsthatis,areorshallbereconciledtoorshallholdcommunionwiththeseeorchurchofrome,orshallprofessthepopishreligion,orshallmarryapapist,shallbeexcludedandbeforeverincapabletoinherit,possessorenjoythecrownandgovernmentofthisrealmandirelandandthedominionsthereuntobelongingoranypartof

39、thesame,ortohave,useorexerciseanyregalpower,authorityorjurisdictionwithinthesame；andinallandeverysuchcaseorcasesthepeopleoftheserealmsshallbeandareherebyabsolvedoftheirallegiance；andthesaidcrownandgovernmentshallfromtimetotimedescendtoandbeenjoyedbysuchpersonorpersonsbeingprotestantsasshouldhaveinhe

40、ritedandenjoyedthesameincasethesaidpersonorpersonssoreconciled,holdingcommunionorprofessingormarryingasaforesaidwerenaturallydead；andthateverykingandqueenofthisrealmwhoatanytimehereaftershallcometoandsucceedintheimperialcrownofthiskingdomshallonthefirstdayofthemeetingofthefirstparliamentnextafterhis

41、orhercomingtothecrown,sittinginhisorherthroneinthehouseofpeersinthepresenceofthelordsandcommonsthereinassembled,orathisorhercoronationbeforesuchpersonorpersonswhoshalladministerthecoronationoathtohimorheratthetimeofhisorhertakingthesaidoath(whichshallfirsthappen),make,subscribeandaudiblyrepeatthedec

42、larationmentionedinthestatutemadeinthethirtiethyearofthereignofkingcharlesthesecondentitled,_anactforthemoreeffectualpreservingthekingspersonandgovernmentbydisablingpapistsfromsittingineitherhouseofparliament._butifitshallhappenthatsuchkingorqueenuponhisorhersuccessiontothecrownofthisrealmshallbeund

43、ertheageoftwelveyearstheneverysuchkingorqueenshallmake,subscribeandaudiblyrepeatthesamedeclarationathisorhercoronationorthefirstdayofthemeetingofthefirstparliamentasaforesaidwhichshallfirsthappenaftersuchkingorqueenshallhaveattainedthesaidageoftwelveyears.allwhichtheirmajestiesarecontentedandpleasedshallbedeclaredenactedandestablishedbyauthorityofthispresentparliament,andshallstand,remainandbethelawofthisrealmforever；andthesamearebytheirsaidmajesties,byandwiththeadviceandconsentofthel