国民权利与自由和王位继承宣言

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1、权利法案（1689）（英文版）billofrights　　1689　　anactdeclaringtherightsandlibertiesofthesubjectandsettlingthesuccessionofthecrown　　whereasthelordsspiritualandtemporalandcommonsassembledatwestminster，lawfully，fullyandfreelyrepresentingalltheestatesofthepeopleofthisrealm，diduponthethirteenthdayo

2、ffebruaryintheyearofourlordonethousandsixhundredeighty-eight[oldstyledate]presentuntotheirmajesties，thencalledandknownbythenamesandstyleofwilliamandmary，princeandprincessoforange，beingpresentintheirproperpersons，acertaindeclarationinwritingmadebythesaidlordsandcommonsinthewordsfol

3、lowing，viz.：　　whereasthelatekingjamesthesecond，bytheassistanceofdiversevilcounsellors，judgesandministersemployedbyhim，didendeavourtosubvertandextirpatetheprotestantreligionandthelawsandlibertiesofthiskingdom；　　byassumingandexercisingapowerofdispensingwithandsuspendingoflawsandthee

4、xecutionoflawswithoutconsentofparliament；　　bycommittingandprosecutingdiversworthyprelatesforhumblypetitioningtobeexcusedfromconcurringtothesaidassumedpower；　　byissuingandcausingtobeexecutedacommissionunderthegreatsealforerectingacourtcalledthecourtofcommissionersforecclesiasticalc

5、auses；bylevyingmoneyforandtotheuseofthecrownbypretenceofprerogativeforothertimeandinothermannerthanthesamewasgrantedbyparliament；　　byraisingandkeepingastandingarmywithinthiskingdomintimeofpeacewithoutconsentofparliament，andquarteringsoldierscontrarytolaw；　　bycausingseveralgoodsubj

6、ectsbeingprotestantstobedisarmedatthesametimewhenpapistswerebotharmedandemployedcontrarytolaw；byviolatingthefreedomofelectionofmemberstoserveinparliament；　　byprosecutionsinthecourtofkingsbenchformattersandcausescognizableonlyinparliament，andbydiversotherarbitraryandillegalcourses；

7、　　andwhereasoflateyearspartialcorruptandunqualifiedpersonshavebeenreturnedandservedonjuriesintrials，andparticularlydiversjurorsintrialsforhightreasonwhichwerenotfreeholders；　　andexcessivebailhathbeenrequiredofpersonscommittedincriminalcasestoeludethebenefitofthelawsmadefortheliber

8、tyofthesubjects；　　andexcessivefin