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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronation-oath-act-1688/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronation-oath-act-1688/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "aep/WillandMar/1/6",
  "legislation_title": "Coronation Oath Act 1688",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coronation-oath-act-1688",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act for Establishing the Coronation Oath.\nOath heretofore framed in doubtful Words.\nWhereas by the Law and Ancient Usage of this Realme the Kings and Queens thereof have taken a Solemne Oath upon the Evangelists at Their respective Coronations to maintaine the Statutes Laws and Customs of the said Realme and all the People and Inhabitants thereof in their Spirituall and Civill Rights and Properties But forasmuch as the Oath itselfe on such Occasion Administred hath heretofore beene framed in doubtfull Words and Expressions with relation to ancient Laws and Constitutions at this time unknowne To the end therefore that One Uniforme Oath may be in all Times to come taken by the Kings and Queens of this Realme and to Them respectively Adminstred at the times of Their and every of Their Coronation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Short title given by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), Sch. 2"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/1/6/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:26:38.249717+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}