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A47684 A copy of the speakers letter to the vice-chancellour and the heads of houses of the Vniversity of Oxford together with the protestation and declaration with it. Lenthall, William, 1591-1662. 1642 (1642) Wing L1070; ESTC R34969 5,655 17

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COPY Of the SPEAKERS LETTER To the VICE-CHANCELLOUR AND The Heads of Houses of the VNIVERSITY of Oxford together with the PROTESTATION and DECLARATION with it OXFORD Printed by LEONARD LICHFIELD Anno Dom. 1642. TO THE VICE-CHANCELLOVR and the HEADS of HOVSES of the Vniversity of OXFORD Mr Vice-chauncellour IT is now some moneths since that the Protestation taken by the Lords and House of Commons was sent downe into the Country with an expectation that it should be generally taken throughout the Kingdome for a Testimony of their good Concurrence with the Parliament But through the remissnesse of some of those that had the care of recommending it to others very many there be that have not hitherto taken it Now the House of Commons having discovered many dangerous designes plotted against the Parliament and especially that of the fourth of this instant Ianuary which had it taken effect would have strucken not only at the Priviledges but the very being of Parliaments as will more appeare by the Declaration herewith sent unto you which the House desires you to publish through all parts of the University of Oxford have thought fitt once againe to recommend the taking of this Protestation and have therefore commanded me in their name to desire you and all and every the Heads of Houses in the same University to meet together in one place as soone as possibly you may and there to take the Protestation your selves and then to call together all and every the Masters Schollars and Servants of the same University being of the age of 18. yeares or upwards and tender unto them the Protestation to bee taken in the presence of you the said Mr Uice-chancelour and the said Heads of Houses and to take the names both of those that doe take and doe refuse to take the same Protestation and to returne them unto the Burgesses serving for that University before the 20th day of February next wherein the House desires your greatest care and diligence as a matter very much importing the good both of the King and Kingdome which being all I have in Command I rest 8o Febr. 1641. Your very loving friend William Lenthall SPEAKER Die Mercurij 5o Maij. 1641. IT is this day Ordered by the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament That the Preamble together with the Protestation which the Members of this House made the third of May shall be forthwith Printed and the Copies Printed brought to the Clark of the said House to attest under his hand to the end that the Knights Citizens and Burgesses may send them downe to the Sheriffes and Iustices of Peace of the severall Shires and to the Citizens and Burgesses of the severall Cities Boroughs and Cinque Ports respectively And the Knights Citizens and Burgesses are to intimate unto the Shires Cities Boroughs and Cinque Ports with what willingnesse all the Members of this House made this Protestation And further to signify that as they justify the taking of it in themselves so they cannot but approve it in all such as shall take it WE the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament finding to the great griefe of our hearts that the designes of the Priests and Iesuites and other Adherents to the See of Rome have of late been more boldly and frequently put in practise then formerly to the undermining and danger of the ruine of the true reformed Protestant Religion in His Maiesties Dominions established And finding also that there have been and having iust cause to suspect that there still are even during this sitting in Parliament indeavours to subvert the Fundamentall Lawes of England and Ireland to introduce the exercise of an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Government by most pernicious and wicked Councells Practises Plots and Conspiracies And that the long intermission and unhappy breach of Parliaments hath occasioned many illegall Taxations whereupon the Subiect hath been prosecuted and grieved And that diverse Innovations and superstitions have been brought into the Church multitudes driven out of His Maiesties Dominions Iealousies raised and fomented betwixt the King and His people a Popish Army levyed in Ireland and two Armies brought into the Bowells of this Kingdome to the hazard of His Maiesties Royall Person the consumption of the Revenues of the Crowne and Treasure of this Kingdome And lastly finding great cause of Iealousie that indeavours have been and are used to bring the English Army into a misunderstanding of this Parliament thereby to incline that Army with force to bring to passe those wicked Councells Have therefore thought good to ioyne our selves in a Declaration of our united Affections and Resolutions and to make this ensuing Protestation I A. B. doe in the presence of Almighty God Promise Vow and Protest to maintaine and defend as farre as lawfully I may with my life power and estate the true Reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same Doctrine and according to the duty of my Allegiance His Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate As also the Power and Priviledges of Parliament The lawfull Rights and Liberties of the Subject and every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall doe in the lawfull pursuance of the same And to my power and as farre as lawfully I may I will oppose and by all good wayes and meanes indeavour to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by Force Practise Councells Plots Conspiracies or otherwise doe any thing to the contrary of anything in this present Protestation contained And further that I shall in all just and Honourable wayes indeavour to preserve the Union and Peace between the three Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland And neither for hope feare nor other respect shall relinquish this Promise Vow and Protestation Whereas some doubts have been raised by severall persons out of this House concerning the meaning of these words contained in the Protestation lately made by the Members of this House viz The true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same doctrine This House doth declare That by those words was and is meant onely the publike Doctrine professed in the said Church so farre as it is opposite to Popery and Popish Innovations And that the said words are not to be extended to the maintaining of any forme of Worship Discipline or Goverment nor of any Rites or Ceremonies of the said Church of England H. ELSYNG Cler. PARL. De COM. A Declaration of the House of Commons touching the late breach of their Priviledges And for the Vindication thereof and of divers members of the said House WHEREAS the Chambers Studies and Trunks of Master Denzill Hollis Sir Arthur Haslerigg Master Iohn Pym Master Iohn Hampden and Master William Strode Esquires Members of the House of Commons upon Munday the 3.