ENGLAND'S SAFETY: OR THE Two Unanimous Votes OF THE Last Good PARLIAMENT Concerning the Duke of York being a Papist, WITH Their Address to HIS MAJESTY To be revenged on the PAPISTS in case HIS MAJESTY come by a Violent Death.  
Published for the Information of all True Protestants, that they may not be afraid, nor ashamed, openly to Act and Oppose the DUKE, and his Adherents from Inheriting the Crown of England, in case HIS MAJESTIE'S Life (which God forbidden) be taken from Him.  
LONDON, Printed for A. Brewster. 1679.   

Die Martis, 25ᵒ Martii. 1679.  
REsolved, nemine contradicente, by the Lords Spiritual, and Temporal, and Commons in Parliament assembled; That they do declare, that they are fully satisfied by the proofs they have heard, there now is, and for divers years last passed hath been a Horrid, and Treasonable Plot, and Conspiracy, contrived and carried on by those of the Popish Religion, for the Murdering of his Majesty's sacred Person, and for subverting the Protestant Religion, and the ancient, and established Government of this Kingdom.  
Jo. Brown Cleric' Parliamentor'.   

Sunday, April 27. 1679.  
Resolved, 
 NEmine contradicente, That the Duke of York being a Papist, and the hopes of his coming such to the Crown, hath given the greatest Encouragement and Countenance to the present Conspiracies and Designs of the Papists against the King and Protestant Religion.  
Ordered, 
 That the Lord Russel do go up to the Lords to desire their Concurrence to this Vote.  
Ordered, 
 That the Secret Committee bring in an Abstract of all those Letters they have, or can come by, that concern the Duke of York as to the Plot, with all speed.   

Sunday, May 11. 1679.  
Ordered, 
 That a Bill be brought in to disable the Duke of York to Inherit the Imperial Crown of this Realm.  
Resolved Nemine contradicente, 
 That in Defence of the King's Person and the Protestant Religion, this House doth declare, that they will stand by His Majesty with their Lives and Fortunes; and that if His Majesty should come by any violent Death, (which God forbidden) that they will revenge it to the utmost on the Papists.  
Ordered, 
 That these Votes be drawn in the form of an Address, to be presented to His Majesty, which is as follows.  

May 14. 1679. 
 Most Dread Sovereign,  
We your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, do with all humble gratitude acknowledge your most gracious Assurances your Majesty hath been pleased to give us of your constant care to do every thing that may preserve the Protestant Religion, of your firm Resolution to defend the same to the utmost, and your Royal Endeavours that the Security of that Blessing may be transmitted to Posterity. And we do humbly represent to your Majesty, That being deeply sensible that the greatest hopes of Success against our Religion in the Enemies thereof the Papists, are founded in the Execrable Designs which they have laid against your Sacred Person, and the Life of your Majesty; which it is not only our Duty, but our Interest, with the greatest hazard to preserve an● defend. We have applied our Councils to the making such provisions by Law as may defeat these Popish Adversaries, their Abbetters and Adherents, of their hopes of gaining any Adv●●tage by any Violent Attempts against your Majesty, and may utterly frustrate their expectation of subverting the Protestant Religion thereby in time to come. And further, to obviate by the best means we can, all wicked Practices against your Majesty, while any such Laws are in preparation and bringing to perfection. It is our Resolution, and we do declare, That i● Defence of your Majesties Person, and the Protestant Religion▪ we will stand by your Majesty with our Lives and Fortunes, and shall be ready to revenge upon the Papists any Violence offered by them to your Sacred Person; In which we hope your Majesty will graciously please to be the more assured, as we ourselves ar● the more encouraged, in that the hearts of all your Majesty's Protestant Subjects with the most sincere Affection and Zeal join with us herein.   
May the 19th. The House of Commons attended His Majesty with this Address, whereunto His Majesty was pleased to return this Gracious Answer following:  

Gentlemen,  
I thank you for your Zeal, for the Preservation of the Protestant Religion, and my Person; and I assure you I shall do what in me lies to preserve the Protestant Religion, and am willing to do all such things, as may tend to the good and benefit of my Subjects.   

Wednesday, May 21. 1679.  
The Chairman of the Committee of Secrecy reports several Letters, most of them tending to the great Assurance and Confidence the Popish Party had, by reason of the Duke of York's being a Papist: After which the Bill to dis-inable the Duke of York to Inherit the Imperial Crown of this Realm, was read a second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House on Friday next then following.   
FINIS.