The oath taken by British sovereigns at their coronations is laid down by a statute dating from 1688. Any oath taken other than in accordance with the correct statutory form is contrary to law. Taking the authorised form of the oath is a condition on which the crown is held by any individual. The oath taken by the present sovereign omitted the promise to govern according to the statutes agreed upon in Parliament. Any variance from the statutory form is problematic but the clause omitted is the clause that most clearly expresses the central concern of the Williamite settlement. The deficiencies in the oath taken, while reasonably apparent, do not appear to have been judicially recognised hitherto. The legal basis of the present oath has been raised in the political sphere but potential difficulties have been set aside on grounds of expediency. Given the unlawfulness of the oath taken, there is a political and constitutional imperative in establishing that deficiencies in the oath do not fatally taint the reign which follows. This article will advance two possible legal means of reconciling an improper oath with a perfectly valid reign.

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加冕誓言

英国君主在加冕典礼上的宣誓是由 1688 年制定的法令规定的。任何不按照正确的法定形式宣誓的宣誓都是违法的。采取授权形式的宣誓是任何个人持有王冠的条件。现任君主的宣誓忽略了根据议会商定的法规进行治理的承诺。任何与法定形式的差异都是有问题的，但省略的条款是最清楚地表达了威廉姆和解的核心问题的条款。宣誓的缺陷虽然相当明显，但迄今为止似乎并未得到司法承认。目前宣誓的法律基础已在政治领域提出，但出于权宜之计，已将潜在的困难搁置一旁。鉴于宣誓的非法性，在政治和宪法上都必须确定宣誓的缺陷不会对随后的统治造成致命的污染。本文将提出两种可能的法律手段，以使不正当的誓言与完全有效的统治相协调。