国民权利与自由和王位继承宣言.doc

权利法案（1689）（英文版） bill of rights 　　1689 　　an act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject and settling the succession of the crown 　　whereas the lords spiritual and temporal and commons assembled at westminster， lawfully， fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm， did upon the thirteenth day of february in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred eighty-eight [old style date] present unto their majesties， then called and known by the names and style of william and mary， prince and princess of orange， being present in their proper persons， a certain declaration in writing made by the said lords and commons in the words following， viz.： 　　whereas the late king james the second， by the assistance of divers evil counsellors， judges and ministers employed by him， did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom； 　　by assuming and exercising a power of dispensing with and suspending of laws and the execution of laws without consent of parliament； 　　by committing and prosecuting divers worthy prelates for humbly petitioning to be excused from concurring to the said assumed power； 　　by issuing and causing to be executed a commission under the great seal for erecting a court called the court of commissioners for ecclesiastical causes； by levying money for and to the use of the crown by pretence of prerogative for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by parliament； 　　by raising and keeping a standing army within this kingdom in time of peace without consent of parliament， and quartering soldiers contrary to law； 　　by causing several good subjects being protestants to be disarmed at the same time when papists were both armed and employed contrary to law； by violating the freedom of election of members to serve in parliament； 　　by prosecutions in the court of kings bench for matters and causes cognizable only in parliament， and by divers other arbitrary and i