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The commissioners last desires to the King, for the setling of religion with His Majesties Answer delivered on Saturday last. And his Majesties engagement to a positive answer on Munday October 9. 1648. With some other overtures betweene the King and the commissioners.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).
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Wing C5560; Thomason E467_4; ESTC R205226
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THE Commissioners last Desires to the King FOR THE Setling of Religion WITH His Majesties Answer delivered on Saturday last And his Majesties Engagement to a positive Answer on Munday October 9. 1648. With some other Overtures betweene the King and the Commissioners Printed for the generall satisfaction of moderate men HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE A LETTER FROM The ISLE of WIGHT Concerning the TREATY Sir THE Commissioners presented to the King the desires inclosed for setling of Religion desiring his Majesty to passe them There hath been great arguing about them on both sides some of the particulars whereof I have formerly given you In summe his Majesty hath strove much for the Bishops and I hope hath received satisfaction therein The greatest matter herein seems now to bee about the taking of the Covenant wherein much hath been said to satisfie his Majesty And His Majesty hath now promised to deliver in His Positive Answer on Munday next by nine of the Clock If we were but got over this rub I beleeve there would not bee such another in all the rest I am perswaded that the Bishops and Doctors being about his Majesty hath caused this long dispute about the Church for they are very loath to have their Diana goe downe Sir Peter Killigrew stayes here ready to come away on Sunday if his Majesty give a satisfactory Answer If His Majesty give us but a good Answer on Munday I hope yet that there will be a good conclusion of all to an happy peace Newport 7 October 1648. THE Commissioners Desires presented to the Kings Majesty THat your Majesty according to the laudable example of your Royall Father of happy memory may be pleased to swear and signe the late Solemn League and Covenant And that an Act of Parliament be passed for enjoyning the taking thereof by all the Subjects of the Kingdome And the Ordinances concerning the maner of taking the same be confirmed by Acts of Parliament with such penalties as by mutuall advice of Parliament shall be agreed upon That a Bill be passed for the utter abolishing taking away of all Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancellors and Comissaries Deanes and Sub-Deanes Deanes and Chapters Arch-Deacons Cannons and Prebendaries and all Chaunters Chancellors Treasurers Sub-Treasurers and Succentors and Sacrists and all Vicars Chorill and Choresters old Vicars and new Vicars of any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church and all other their under Officers out of the Church of England and Dominion of Wales And out of the Church of Ireland That the Ordinances concerning the calling and sitting of the Assembly of Divines be confirmed by Act of Parliament That Reformation of Religion according to the Covenant be setled by Act of Parliament in such manner as both Houses have agreed or shall agree upon after consultation had with the Assembly of Divines That for the more effectual disableing Jesuits Priests Papists and Popish Recusants from disturbing the State and deluding the Laws and for the better discovering and speedy conviction of Popish Recusants an Oath be established by Act of Parliament to bee administred to them wherein they abjure and renounce the Popes Supremacy the Doctrine of Transubstantiation Purgatory VVorshipping of the Consecrated Hoast Crucifixes and Images and all Popish Superstitions and Errors and refusing the said Oath being tendred in such manner as shall be appointed by the said Act to be a sufficient Conviction of Popish Recusancy An Act or Acts of Parliament for education of the Children of Papists by Protestants in the Protestant Religion An Act or Acts for the true Leavie of the Penalties against them which penalties to be leavied and disposed in such manner as both Houses shall agree on wherein to be provided that His Majesty shal have no losse That an Act or Acts bee passed in Parliament wherby the practises of Papists against the State may be prevented and the Lawes against them duly executed and a stricter course taken for to prevent the Saying or Hearing of Masse in the Court or any other part of this Kingdome or the Kingdome of Ireland FINIS