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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92456	A letter from the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland residing here at London, to William Lenthal Esquire, Speaker to the House of Commons. Concerning the present proceedings in this Kingdome, against religion, the King, and Government: together with their declaration and protestation, against the taking away of his Majesties life.	Scotland. Parliament.	1649 (1649)	Wing S1002F; Thomason E539_11; ESTC R205709	4,365	13

A LETTER From the Commissioners of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND Residing here at LONDON To WILLIAM LENTHALL Esquire Speaker of the House of COMMONS Concerning the present Proceedings in this Kingdome against Religion the King and Government TOGETHER With their Declaration and Protestation against the taking away his Majesties Life Printed ANNO DOM. 1648. SIR THe Committee of Estates of the Kingdome of Scotland understanding that the honourable Houses of Parliament were proceeding in a Treaty for Peace with his Majesty did about the beginning of the last Moneth Authorize Us to present Propositions to his Majesty And Particularly to deale with him and the honourable Houses for establishing the Covenant and Presbyteriall Government the Confession of Faith Directory for Worship and Catechisme For preventing the toleration of Idolatry Popery Prelacy Superstition Blasphemy Heresie and Schisme And for perfecting the great worke of Reformation and Uniformity according to the Covenant the substanee whereof hath been formerly communicated in a letter from the Committee of Estates to both Houses and by one of our Number upon his reception at the Committee of Derby-house by Order from the Houses of Parliament But to our great grief wee doe perceive That the distractions of this Kingdome are beyond our expectation growne exceeding high That a force hath been placed on the passages to the Houses Which during transactions of highest concernment hath imprisoned and secluded a great number of Members of Parliament and given occasion to many others to with-draw because they find they cannot act as in a Free Parliament That applications are made to You for proceeding against the King to take away his life And for changing the Government of this Kingdome And strong endeavours are used to Overturne the whole worke of Reformation to cast off the Ministery and introduce a toleration of all Religions and Formes of Worship And so in effect to destroy the Cause wherein both Nations have been engaged And frustrate all the ends of the solemne League and Covenant which both Kingdomes have sworne with up-lifted hands to Almighty GOD sincerely really and constantly to performe The consideration of these things doth exceedingly trouble us and fill our hearts with feares That as they are for the present matter of great provocation of the wrath of God against us dishonourable to his Name and a reproach to Religion So if persisted in That they shall greatly weaken and divide us amongst our selves Unite forraigne Enemies against us Advance the Popish interest Loose Ireland and in the end prove destructive to the reformed Religion and to the Peace and happiness of these Kingdomes In the yeare 1640. When these Kingdoms were oppressed under the Yoke and tyrannie of the Prelates who then were far advanced in the designe to introduce Popery The Kingdome of Scotland did joyne their endeavours with this Kingdome to procure a free Parliament here looking upon it as the chief meane by the blessing of God to give a check to the designes of the Prelats who were studying the change of Religion and to the enterprises of evill Councellors about the King who were endeavouring to establish an Arbitrary and tyrannicall Government And afterward when through the power and prevalency of Papists Prelates and Malignants this Kingdome was distressed The Kingdome of Scotland did enter into a solemne League and Covenant with this Nation For reformation and defence of Religion the Honour and happinesse of the King and the Peace and Safety of the three Kingdomes And Particularly for bringing the Churches of God therein to the neerest conjunction and uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith forme of Church governement Directory for worship and Catechising For extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophanenesse and whatsoever shall be found contrary to found Doctrine For mutuall preservation of the rights and priviledges of the Parliaments and liberties of the Kingdomes For discovering of Incendiaries Malignants and evill Instrument that hinder reformation of Religion divide the King from his people or one of the Kingdomes from another or make any faction or party among the people contrary to this League and Covenant that they might be brought to publique triall and punishment For preserving Peace and union betwixt the Kingdomes and defending one another in this Cause and continuing therein all the dayes of our lives Zealously and constantly against all opposition and for promoting the same according to our power against all Lets and Impediments whatsoever In pursuance of the Solemne League and Covenant both Houses of Parliament have often declared That they will establish the reformation of Religion Extirpate Popery and Prelacy and suppresse heresie and Schisme And that they will maintaine the fundamentall Government of this Kingdome by King Lords and Commons And when the common Enemy being subdued the Scottish Army was to goe out of this Kingdome in the beginning of the yeare 1647. And his Majesty by consent of both Kingdomes was to come to Holdenby The Houses of Parliament did declare both to the King and to the Kingdome of Scotland That respect should be had to the safety and preservation of his Majesties Person in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes according to the Covenant And when the King should be at Holdenby and the Scottish forces gone out of this Kingdome That they would joyne with the Kingdome of Scotland in imploying their best endeavours to procure his Majesties assent to the Propositions agreed on by both Kingdomes And in case the King should not give his assent thereunto That the Houses were resolved still to maintaine the happie Union already setled betweene the two Kingdomes according to the Covenant and Treaties The Parliament of Scotland did at the same t●me also publish a Declaration of their intentions whereof one copie was delivered to his Majesty and another to the Houses of Parliament That in the interim untill his Majesty should give satisfaction to both Kingdomes in the Propositions of Peace there should be no harm prejudice injury or violence done to his royall Person That there should be no change of Government other then had beene for the three yeares preceding And that his Posterity should be no wayes prejudiced in their lawfull succession to the Crowne and Government of these Kingdomes These being the engagements of both Kingdomes joyntly together and severally one to another for the ends aforesaid Wee hold it our duty to endeavour That reformation of Religion be setled and established as is before expressed And Especially that the toleration of Idolatry Popery Blasphemy heresie and Schisme be prevented least wee partake in other mens Sinn●s and thereby be in danger to receive of their plagues That the rights and priviledges of Parliament may be preserved That there may be no change of the fundamentall Government And that there be no harme injury or violence offred to his Majesties person the very thought whereof the Kingdome of Scotland hath alwayes abhorred as may appeare by