An Act for rendring more effectual an Act made in the third year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act to prevent and avoid dangers which may grow by popish recusants; and also of one other Act made in the first year of the reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Act to vest in the two universities the presentations of benefices belonging to Papists; and for vesting in the lords of justiciary power to inflict the same punishments against Jesuits, priests, and other trafficking Papists, which the privy-council of Scotland was impowered to do by an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled, Act for preventing the growth of popery.

Date:

1714]