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A82056	A declaration and remonstrance of the present engagement of the kingdome of Scotland. With their resolutions and intentions (according to their late solemne League and Covenant) to establish the Presbyterian government in the church, to redeeme his Majesty from the hands of schismatickes, and place him in his Parliament, with honour and safety, to procure the peace of the three kingdoms, to vindicate the worthy members of Parliament, falsely impeached by the army, with the true priviledges of Parliament, and liberty of the subject. All which are not onely indangered, but by likelyhood ready to be destroyed, by the power of an over-awing tyrannicall army, under the conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax.		1647 (1647)	Wing D548; Thomason E402_14; ESTC R201823	4,299	8

A DECLARATION AND REMONSTRANCE Of the present engagement of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND With their resolutions and intentions according to their late solemne League and Covenant to establish the Presbyterian Government in the Church to redeeme his Majesty from the hands of Schismatickes and place him in his Parliament with honour and safety to procure the peace of the three Kingdoms to vindicate the worthy Members of Parliament falsely impeached by the Army with the true Priviledges of Parliament and Liberty of the Subject All which are not onely indangered but by likelyhood ready to be destroyed by the power of an over-awing tyrannicall Army under the conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax Aug 17 Printed in Edenborough 1647. The Oath taken by the Parliament of Scotland and by them prescribed to be taken by all His Majesties Loyall Subjects VVHereas it hath beene customarily used at all Nationall Assemblies Parliaments Councells that at our first comming together to take a solemne Oath before God and Man Protesting not to determine or execute any thing contrary to the word of God or prejudiciall to the honour of His Majesty only that all their studies indevours councells and determinations should be imployed to the increase of Gods glory the advancement of his Majesties honour and the peace quiet freedome and blessed prosperity of Kirke and Common-wealth which Oath and Protestation is as well for the inducement of others to wit all his Majesties loyall Subjects as themselves since it is not in their power to performe what they protest without the assistance of such his Majesties subjects as shal be commanded by them to the fulfilling of whose commands such an Oath and Protestation binds And to the end that none may bee ignorant or plead excuse after themselves have taken the said Oath and Protestation They caused to be published in Print that every man may know what they have promised and what they are to command and likewise what every ones duty is and must be if he desire to have any share or portion in their Religious protections An Oath taken by the Parliament in Scotland FOr as much as the honour greatnesse and happinesse of the Kings Royall Majestie and the welfare of the Subject dependeth on the purity of Religion as it is now established in this Kingdome the Lawes Liberties and peace thereof which ought to be sought after by all good Christians Loyall Subjects and true Patr●ots and to be furthered and maintained by them against all such as by any meanes endeavour to shake or subvert the same Therefore we under scribers and every one of us doe in the presence of Almighty God promise and vow that in this present Parliament wee shall faithfully and freely speake answere and expresse our selves upon all and every thing which is or shall be propounded so far as wee thinke in our conscience may conduce to the glory of God the good and peace of the Kirke and State of this Kingdome and imploy our best endeavours to promote the same and shall in no way advise voice nor consent to any thing to our best knowledge n●● thinke not most expedient and conducible thereunto As also that wee shall maintaine and defend with our lives powers and estate his Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate as is expressed in our Nationall Covenant and l●kewise the power and Priviledges of Parliament and the lawfull Rights and Liberties of the S●bject and by all good me●nes and waies oppose and endeavour to bring to exact tryall all such as either by force practise counsells plots conspiracies or other w●yes have done or shall doe any thing to the prejudice to the purity of Religion the Lawes Liberties and peace of the Kingdome And further that wee shall in all just in all honourable wayes endeavour to preserve union and peace betwixt the three Kingdomes Scotland England and Ireland and neither for hope feare nor oth●r respect shall relinquis● this vow and promise Thus considering how wee stand ingaged as well by this Oath as our late Solemne Nationall League and Covenant to maintaine his Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate and finding his Majesty to be in apparent danger and invironed with Sectaries whose pernicious and destructive principles are well knowne unto us to be directly against Monarchy as may appeare by their late desperate speeches concerning his Majesty as by one Lilburne and many others as that the House of Commons should thinke of that * The just mans justification pag. 1. great murtherer of England meaning the King for by the impartiall Law of God there is no exemptions of Kings Princes Dukes Earles more then Coblers Tinkers or Chimney-sweepers c. And in another place where they speake more plainely * The Remonstr●nce of many thousands page 6. we expect according to reason that yee should in the first place declare and set forth King Charles his wickednesse openly before the world and withall to shew the intollerable inconveniences of having a Kingly Government from the constant evill practises of those of this Nation and so to declare King Charles an enemy and to publish your resolutions never to have any more By these and the like speeches all reasonable men may understand what such Sectaries whatsoever they pretend intend for his Majesties safety and honour especially since wee are bound by Oath to deliver his Majestie out of the hands of such Miscreans 1. We vow and Covenant to the utmost of our Lives and Estates to effect the same 2. Consider the great designe they drive at which is to new mold the House of Commons better to effect which they first suspend Eleven Members and so more and more suddenly introducing many of their owne Independent Members in their roomes that so if possible they might promote their wicked designes in a Parliamentary way 3. Consider that they intend the ruine and destruction of the House of Lords as may appeare by many of the Sectaries printed Pamphlets and Petitions as when the * Lambes Congregati Petition to the House of Commons where they say That the Lords of this Realme ought not to sit in Parliament unlesse they do come in by election as Members of the House of Commons doe And in a Pamphlet against the House of Lords they say thus * Just man in bonds pag. 1. That the Lords are but painted Puppits and Dagons that our superstition and ignorance their owne and craft and impudence have erected no naturall issue of Lawes but the Mushromes of Prerogatives The weens of just Government put in the body of the people to paine as well as occasioning deformity sonnes of conquest they are and usurpation not of choise and election intruded upon us by power not constituted by consent not made by the people whom all power place and office that is just in this Kingdome ought onely to rise And in another place thus * Pearle in a dunghil pag 3. Why presume yee thus O yee Lords set forth