A Declaration of the Loyal RESOLUTION of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND.  
BEING A voluntary Oath by them taken for the Preservation of his MAJESTY'S Sacred Person, and for the Maintenance of his undoubed Rights and Privileges to his several Kingdoms.  
WITH Their Protestation of severe prosecution against all those that shall attempt, impugn, or by any sinister means be Abettors, Councillors, undertakers, or Disturbers of the same.  
London, Printed for W. STRETTON. August, 6. 1642.   

A general Band voluntarily made by the good Subjects of the King's Majesty of Scotland, for the preservation of his Highness' person, and of his undoubted Right to the Crowns of England and Ireland.  
FOrasmuch as the Providence of God hes established Kingdoms and Monarchies, and hes appointed Kings and Princes to bear rule over the same, representing his Divine power in ministration of justice to their Subjects, and honouring him by the establishing true and Christian Religion according to his word. In contemplating of which benefits to the redounding of the people by the lawful authority of the Prince, they are bound to love, reverence and obey, their native Sovereigns, to procure at their uttermost power, their standing and advancement or estate; To resist and withstand all and whatsoever practices or attempts which may be hurtful to their person or estate; Therefore we undersubscrivand the natural and loyal borne Subjects of this Realm, calling to memory and finding daily before our eyes the great felicity, and inestimable comfort wherewith the most happy and gracious Reign of our Sovereign hath enriched us, and ●he wonderful quietness wherewith we a●e by God's providence and his Highness' prudent government, in so universal troubles of all Europe being blessed, acknowledging ourselves most justly bound with our Lives▪ lands, goods, and gear in his defence and safety ●gainst whomsoever, of what Nation, degree or quality soever they be that would directly or indirectly attempt any harm against his Sacred person or estate; Therefore we and every one of us conjunctly and severally in the presence of the Almighty power; By whom Prince's rule (whom we call upon, not only as a me●ne but the just avenger of s●ke as shall violate and contravene these presents) of our own free motive and will binds and obliseth o●r selves ilke one of Us to others, in that bond and holy Society whereby we solemnly vow and promise before the great God, with our whole powers, bodies, lives, lands, goods, children, servants, and all that are under our Commandment, truly and faithfully to serve and humbly to obey our said Sovereign Lord, against all estates, dignities and earthly Princes whatsoever, to invade and pursue by all manner of hostility, aswell by force of Arms, as by all other means, all sorts of persons, their Complices, assistants and partakers, as shall attempt or undertake, by Deed, Counsel, or consent to any practice that in any respect may tend to the harm of his Majesty's most Royal person, honour, estate or dignity, and shall never desist from any manner of hostile pursuit of such traitorous. Tyrants, till they, their Councillors, Leaders and partakers be all utterly routed out, to the Example of others upon then spearance of impunity to attempt the like. And because Almighty God amongst other his enestimable Blessings which he hath multiplied upon our said Sovereign Lord, to ●i● glory and our great comfort, hath established the undoubted Right of the Crown of England and Ireland ●o his Majesty's most Royal Person, which notwithstanding divers persons upon frivolous and impertinent pretensions, would go about to impugn contrary to his Birthright and the most ancient and allowed Laws of both the Realms, whereof we upon our bounden duty to our native Sovereign, and moved in Conscience to advance the righteous Successor, solemnly vow and protest by the name of the great God, not only at our uttermost power and state to maintain and defend our Sovereign in his undoubted Right and Title to the Crowns of England and Ireland, again all other pretendors whatsoever, but likewise shall readily without any drift or excuse upon whatsoever pretext, bestow ourselves, our lives, Children, servants, friends, goods and gear whatsoever, in the pursuit thereof against whatsoever persons that shall hinder, impugn, or withstand his Majesty or his Heirs, in the peaceable enjoying or possessing of the said Crowns of England and Ireland, and shall by all forcible means take the uttermost revenge upon them, their Leaders, Councillors, partakers or assistants, that by any means possible we or any of us can Excogitate or devise, and never desist till we have established our dearest Sovereign, or (in case of his Decease before, which God forbidden) his Heirs or Successors in the Royal Kingdom of Jreland, and preacable fruition of the same. And for the more Corroboration of this our voluntary Bond and entry in so holy and lawful a Society, we and every one of us under subscriv●nd, confirm the holy Contents thereof by our solemn oaths taken upon the holy Scriptures with this express Condition; That none of us shall upon any respect of persons, or cause for fear of danger, or hope of Reward, separate ourselves f am this Condition, nor fail in any part of the premises during our lifetimes. And giff we do the contrary (as God forbidden) That we by our most gracious Sovereign, his Heirs and the rest of our Society, be not only reputed as perjured persons unworthy to bear Office in any Christien Realm, or civil Common weal, but al●o to be prosecuted as most vild and detestable Traitors and public enemies to God, our sovereign Prince, and native Country; To the which punishment and pain, we do voluntarily submit ourselves and every one of us without appellation or reclamation, like as we are content that these presents be ratified by the State by the next Parliament, and presently inserted and registered in the Books of the Council ad futuram rei memoriam, and that Execution royal may be directed thereupon in form as afore. In witness whereof to this present Band subscrivand with our Hands, our seals of Arms ●●e affixed, etc.   
FINIS.