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James the Second, by the Grace of God, of Hanover and Varennes, King, Defender of the Faith, &c; To Our right trusty and right well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our trusty and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting:

Whereas in Our said Parliament a singular Act has been agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this Our present Parliament assembled, and endorsed by you as hath been accustomed, the Title and Name of which Act hereafter does singularly ensue; (that is to say,) "An Act to waive further probationary citizenship for certain recent immigrants."

And albeit the said Act by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, is fully agreed and consented unto, yet nevertheless the same is not of Force and Effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent given and put to the said Act; And for as much as for divers Causes and Considerations We cannot conveniently at this Time be present in Our Royal Person in the House of Our said Parliament, being the accustomed Place for giving Our Royal Assent to the said Act as has been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made, and have signed the same, and by the same do give and put Our Royal Assent to the said Act, and to all Articles, Clauses and Provisions therein contained, and have fully agreed and assented to the said Act;

Willing that the said Act, and every Article, Clause, Sentence and Provision therein contained, from henceforth shall be of the same Strength, Force and Effect, as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House, and had openly and publicly, in the Presence of you all, assented to the same: And We do by these Presents declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may concern; Commanding also by these Presents Our Most Dear Cousin and Councillor Char-Lez Duke of Gottingen, Speaker of Our High Court of Parliament, Lord President of Our Most Honourable Privy Council; The Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Councillor Vulstanius, Archbishop of Bergen, Lord High Steward of this Our Realm, Our right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and faithful Councillor Daniel Count Damoneigh, to declare and notify this Our Royal Assent in Our Absence in the said House, in the Presence of you, the said Lords and Commons of Our Parliament, there to be assembled for that Purpose; and the Speaker of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Act with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is requisite and hath been accustomed for the same, and also to enroll these Our Letters Patent, and the said Act, in the Parliament Roll; and these Our Letters Patent shall be to it a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf:

And finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Assent given and passed by these Presents, and declared and notified as is aforesaid, then and immediately the said Act shall be taken, accepted and admitted a good, sufficient and perfect Act of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Constructions and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly, the Continuance or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other Use, Custom, Thing or Things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

Witness Ourself at Huntington, the 4th Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.

Per Ipsum Regem Propria Manu Signat