Naturalization (Children Born Abroad During the Troubles) Act 1677

II. and enabled to take Titles of Honour, Lands, and other Rights and Privileges, as if born or English Parents within this Kingdom.

Such Persons to receive the Sacrament and take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy as herein mentioned; and have Proof thereof by Certificate and Witnesses;

And bee it further enacted and declared by the authoritie aforesaid That the Children and all other persons as aforesaid and every of them shall be and are hereby enabled and adjudged able to all intents constructions and purposes whatsoever as well to demand as to have and enjoy any Titles of Honour Mannours Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and all other Priviledges and Immunityes belonging to the Leige People and Naturall Subjects of this Kingdome and to make his or their resort or pedigree as Heire to his their or any of their Auncestors Lyneall or Collaterall by reason of any Descent Remainder Reverter Right or other Title Conveyance Legacy or Bequest whatsoever which hath may or shall descend remaine revert accrue come or grow unto the said Children or the persons borne as aforesaid or any of them as alsoe to have and enjoy all Mannours Lands and Tenements or other Hereditaments by way of Purchase or Gift of any person or persons whatsoever as alsoe to prosecute pursue maintaine avow and justifie all and all manner of Actions Suites and Causes and all other things to doe as lawfully liberally freely and fully as if the said Children and the persons borne as aforesaid and every of them had beene and were borne of English Parents within this Kingdome or as any other person or persons borne within this Kingdome may lawfully in any wise doe, Any Law Act Statute Provision Custome or other thing whatsoever had made done promulged proclaimed or provided to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. Provided alwayes That noe Person other then the persons expressely named in this Act shall have any benefit thereby except such person shall within seaven yeares next ensueing receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and within one moneth next after such receiving the Sacrament take the Oathes of Alleigiance and Supremacy in some of his Majestyes Courts at Westminster and deliver into the Court at the same time a Certificate of such his receiveing the said Sacrament and then make proofe thereof by Witnesses to be examined viva voce upon Oath.