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Great Bull of 1811
THAT the subjects of the Apostolic Kingdom reserve the ability to all commentary in the public and private sphere even beyond the confines of that which is considered to be tasteful, including blasphemy, though the latter rightfully and shall be discouraged by whatever means of law necessary though under no pain of death or imprisonment;
THAT peaceable assembly of the subjects of the Kingdom is permitted by an authority higher than Our own and shall not be abrogated except to defend against heresy;
THAT the subjects of the Apostolic Kingdom shall have no obligation to quarter the armies of His Imperial Majesty and that We and Our descendants shall take every measure to prevent such occurrence, and that no soldier in Our service shall be quartered in the home of a subject of the Apostolic Kingdom except in times of domestic war;
THAT the teaching of the Church and tradition of the Empire be affirmed that no subject of the Kingdom may be held in slavery to another, and that no subject of the Kingdom, in territories foreign or domestic, within the Empire or without, may hold another man as a slave as it is incongruent with the dignity of the human person;
THAT We, as much as practicable, shall resolve to, whenever possible, respect the subsidiary order of society and make no measure to impose on the subjects of the Kingdom whatever is unnecessary relative to their own ability and capacity for enterprise and industry, and that such resolution will be respected to the best of Our knowledge and Our ability and that of Our descendants until the end of time;
THAT the Holy Catholic Church shall never be attacked, abrogated, or otherwise molested in any capacity, affirming the vow We took upon coronation and the obligation of Our position as Defender of the Faith, and that the Kingdom, to the best of its ability, shall work to enhance the position of the Faith within the Kingdom, within the Empire, and throughout the world, and that We and our descendants shall endeavor to further the Faith of our people through charity, good works, construction of churches and church schools, and any other measure necessary;
THAT the subjects of the Apostolic Kingdom shall, except for treason or heresy, be guaranteed a trial either by jury of their peers or by a Royal judge upon their choice, and that such trial shall be as speedy as possible;
THAT We and our descendants shall never abrogate or otherwise seize the land of a subject of the Kingdom except for treason without compensation or without due process of law, and further that We recognize the fundamental good of ownership and particularly land ownership, and that We and our descendants shall endeavor, on Royal lands, to ensure fair, reasonable, and broad ownership of lands;
THAT the subjects of the Apostolic Kingdom shall have a new tax or taxes imposed on them only by consent of a common council of the people; and
THAT We, as Apostolic King of Urcea, and Our descendants, shall bind ourselves to these solemn resolutions in the eyes of God and man, and that We shall endeavor to uphold these God-given and affirmed rights to the best of Our ability, and that We shall not forget these obligations as steward ordained by God.