...lords and commons, solemnly assembled, declared, that " king " James the Second, having endeavoured to '•' subvert the constitution of the kingdom,...the original contract between king " and people, and having violated the funda " mental laws, and withdrawn himself, had ab" dicated the government; and...

...It was voted by both Houses of Parliament, 6th Feb. 1688, that " King James II. having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking...the original contract between King and people ; and having, by the advice of Jesuits and other kicked persons, violated the fundamental laws, and withdrawn...

...was considered by paragraphs ; the first of which was, " That king James the 2d having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people :" To which the committee, and the House afterwards, agreed without any amendment. Now, when it appears...

...considerable majority, the following memorable vote, " That King James the " Second having endeavoured to subvert the " constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the " original contract between the king and people, " and having, by the advice of the Jesuits and " other wicked persons, violated...

...following, the Commons presently came to this resolution, That King James the 2d haveing endeavour'd to subvert the Constitution of the Kingdom, by breaking the original contract betwixt King and people, and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons haveing violated the...

...endeajl^i " ed to subvert the constitution of this £Tng" dom, by breaking the original contract be" tween King and people ; and by the advice " of Jesuits, and other 'wicked persons, hav" ing violated the fundamental laws, and hav"ing withdrawn himself out of this kingdom, " hath abdicated...

...wicked perfons, having violated the fundamental " laws -, and having withdrawn himfelf out of this kingdom ; " has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby " vacant." They then proceeded to declare, " that William " and Mary, prince and princefs of Orange, be, and be...

...constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the origin.nl contract between king and people; and, by the »(¡vice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, having violated...fundamental laws ; and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom, lias abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant." The lords and...

...I6S9, viz. " That King James the Se' cond, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of ' this kingdom, by breaking the original contract between...fundamental ' laws, and having withdrawn himself out of this king' dom, hath abdicated the government," &c. — makes this observation upon it ; " The word...

...no right to the crown ; and- was departing from the great whig principle, that a king who endeavours to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between the king and people, and violating the fundamental laws, is deemed to have forfeited the crown ; which...