The Vow and Covenant apppointed by the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, to be taken by every man, in the Cities of London, Westminster, the Suburbs & liberties thereof; & throughout the whole Kingdom. Die Sabbathy 17. junij 1643. I.A.B. in humility & reverence of the Divine majesty, declare my hearty sorrow for my own sins, & the sins of this Nation, which have deserved the Calamities & judgm ts that now by upon it, And my true intention is, by God's grace, to endeavour the amendmt of my own ways; And that I do abhor & detest the said wicked & treacherous Design lately discovered; & that I never gave, nor will give my assent to the Execution thereof, but will, according to my power & vocation, oppose & resist the same, & all other of the like nature: And in case any other like Design shall hereafter come to my knowledge, I will make such timely discovery as I shall conceive may best conduce to the preventing thereof, And whereas I do in my Conscience believe, that the Forces raised by the two Houses of Parliamt are raised & continued for their just defence, & for the defence of the true Protestant Religion, & Liberties of the Subject, against the forces raised by the King: I do, here in the presence of Almighty God, declare, vow, & Covenant, that I will, according to my power & vocation, assist the Forces raised & continued by both Houses of Parliamt, against the Forces raised by the King without their Consent; And will likewise assist all other persons that shall take this Oath, in with they shall do in Pursuance thereof, And will not directly or indirectly adhere unto, nor shall willingly assist the Forces raised by the king without the consent of both Houses of Parliamt. And this vow & covenant I make in the presence of Almighty God, the Searcher of all hearts, with a true intention to perform the same, as I shall answer at the great day, when the Secrets of all Hearts shallbe disclosed. This House doth declare, that all those that shall not take this Vow, & Covenant, shall forth with be Disarmed, And no Soldiers entertained, shall receive pay until they have taken it. Sold by Thomas jennor at the Exchange.