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A92551 A declaration of the Parliament of Scotland, to all his Majesties good subjects of this kingdome. Concerning their resolutions for religion, King and kingdoms, in pursuance of the ends of the Covenant. Scotland. Parliament. 1648 (1648) Wing S1225; Thomason E441_18; ESTC R203478 6,867 15

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Majesty or that he should be hindred from and so made uncapable of any Act of Government in relation to the affairs of Scotland no Answer at all was returned thereto untill the Commissioners from both Houses now residing here did in March last give to us a large Declaration from them acclaiming the sole power of the disposing of the Person of the King in England We do not conceive it fit at this time to insist upon any violation made of the large Treaty concerning the remainder of the money due upon the brotherly assistance nor of the Treaty for the Army in Ireland whose service there was due in Anno 1643. by a subscrivit Accompt 312000. l. sterling though we can never part from the interest of that Army till they be justly satisfied for their long and faithfull services For as money neither was the cause nor motive to any of our undertakings nor resolutions whatever hath been falsly suggested by our Enemies so wee shall not value it to much as now to mention it amongst the causes and grounds of our proceedings at this time By the large Treaty betwixt the Kingdoms of Scotland and England it is provided That if any Armies bee leavied in any of the Kingdoms and the neighbour Kingdome thereby harmed or wronged that then the Estates of the Country by which it is done shall be obliged to pursue take and punish the offenders with all rigour The Kingdome of Scotland hath divers times desired the performance of this Article and in particular the Parliament of Scotland upon the 16. of Ianuary 1647. To which the Houses in their Letter of the 27. of Ianuary ingaged themselves to the Parliament of Scotland That the English Garisons being delivered up and the Scottish Army marched out of England They should take that desire into speedy consideration Upon the 16. of Iuly 1647. the Scottish Commissioners desired performance hereof But through the prevalencie and power of the Sectaries no reparation satisfaction nor answer was given And although by the eighth Article of the Treatie 1643. It is agreed that no Cessations Pacifications nor agreement for peace whatsoever shall bee made by either Kingdome or the Armies of either Kingdom without mutuall advice and consent of both Kingdomes which engagement the Houses of Parliament also repeated in their Letter of the 17 of January 1648. to observe that Article after the removall of our Army out of England yet contrary thereunto the Army of Sectaries and their adherents framed Proposalls destructive to the Ends of the Covenant which were presented to his Majesty without the advise or consent of the Kingdom of Scotland And thereafter by their power and prevalency the Houses of Parliament have laid aside the Propositions agreed on by both Kingdoms have contrary to the Treaty presented Propositions and Bills to his Majesty against which the Commissioners of this Kingdom by order and according to their instructions did protest as being destructive to Religion the Crowne and union of the Kingdomes These dangers so eminently threatning Religion and Government call upon us as Christians as Subjects as Scotchmen to a duty to God our King and Countrey and to our oppressed and heavily afflicted Brethren in England who are faithfull and constant to the cause of God We have therefore resolved in the first place to endeavor assay all brotherly and amiable means of repairing and making up such differences or breaches as may otherwise necessitat this Kingdom to ingage in a War And therefore we do intend to send to the Honourable Houses of the Parliament of England These following necessary and just desires for Religion His Majesty and good and peace of these Kingdoms 1 That an effectuall course be tane by the Houses for enjoyning the Covenant to be taken by all the subjects of the Crown of England conforme to the first Article of the Treaty and conform to the Declaration of both Kingdomes in anno 1643. By which all who would not take the Covenant were declared to be publike enemies to Religion and the country and that they are to be censured and punished as professed adversaries and malignants And that Reformation of and Uniformity in Religion be setled according to the Covenant That as the Houses of Parliament have agreed to the Directory of Worship so they would take a reall course for the practicing thereof by all the subjects in England and Ireland that the confession of Faith transmitted from the Assembly of Divines at Westminster to the Houses be approven that Presbyteriall government with the subordination of the lower Assemblies to the higer be setled and fully established in England and Ireland and that any effectuall course be taken for suppressing and exterpating all Heresies Schismes particularly Socinianism Arminianism Arrianism Anabaptism Antinomionism Erastianism Familism Brownism and Independencie and for perfecting what is yet further to be done for extirpating Popery Prelacy and suppressing the practise of the Service Book commonly called the Book of English Common Prayer 2 That conform to the former desires of this Kingdom the Kings Majesty may come with honour freedom and safety to seme of His houses in or neare London that the Parliaments of both Kingdoms may make their applicacations to Him for obtaining His Royall assent to such desires as shall be by them presented to Him for establishing Religion as is above exprest and setling a well grounded peace 3 And to the end that all Members of both Houses who have been faithfull to this Cause may freely and safely returne and attend their charges the City of London may enjoy its liberty and priviledges which it had before the late encroachment of the Armie the Parliament may sit and voice with freedome and safety both Kingdomes without interruption or disturbance may make their applications to His Majesty and the setling of Religion and Peace may be no longer hind red and obstructed that the present Army of Sectaries under the Command of Thomas Lord Eairfax of Cameron bee disbanded and none imployed but such as have or shall take the Covenant are wel affected to Religion Government excepting from the said disbanding the garrisons necessary to be kept up by the Parliament of England for the safety of that Kingdom which are desired to be commanded by such as have or shall take the Covenant and are well affected to Religion and Government as aforesaid Wee will not doubt but the Honourable Houses will seriously weigh and consider how necessary and just these our demands are to which we will expect a satisfactory answer But if through the influence and power of the Army of Sectaries that now invirons them these our desires be slighted and rejected Yet we resolve by Gods assistance in all our proceedings never to break on our part the uniō betwixt the kingdomes nor to encroach upon the nationall rights of the subjects of England or entrench upon their just liberties much lesse is it our intention at all to make