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Our sovereign lady, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ratifies, approves and perpetually confirms the first act of King William and Queen Mary's parliament, dated the fifth of June, one thousand, six hundred and eighty nine, intituled act declareing the meeting of the estates to be a parliament, and of new enacts and declares that the three estates then met together the said fifth of June, one thousand, six hundred and eighty nine, consisting of noblemen, barons and burrows, were a lawfull and free parliament, and it is declared that it shall be high treason for any person to disown, quarrell or impugne the dignity and authority of the said parliament. And farder, the queen's majestie, with consent foresaid, statutes and declares that it shall be high treason in any of the subjects of this kingdom to quarrell, impugne or endeavour by writeing, malicious and advised speaking, or other open act or deed, to alter or innovat the Claim of Right or any article thereof.