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❧ Die Mercurii: 5ᵒ Maii. 1641.  
IT is this day ●●dered by the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament, That the Preamble, together with the Prot●●ation, which the Members of this House made the third of May, shall be forthwith Printed▪ and the Copie● Printed brought to the clerk of the said House, to attest under his hand, to the end that the Knights▪ Citiz●s, and Burgesses may send them down to the Sheriffs and Justices of Peace of the several Shi●s, and to the Citizs and Burgesses of the several Cities, Boroughs, and Cinque Ports, respectively. And 〈…〉 Knights, Citiz●●s, and Burgesses, are to intimate unto the Shires, Cities, Boroughs, and Cinque Ports, with what willingne●● all the Members of this House made this Protestation: And further to signify, that as they justify the taking of it in themse●●s, so they cannot but approve it in all such as shall take it.  

WE the Knight Citizens, and Burgesses of the Commons house in Parliament, finding, to the great grief of our ●earts, that the designs of the Priests and Jesuites, and other Adherents to the See of Rome, have 〈◊〉 late been more boldly and frequently put in practice then formerly, to the undermining and danger 〈◊〉 the ruin of the true reformed Protestant Religion in His majesty's Dominions established: A●●●inding also that there have been, and having just cause to suspect that there still are, even during this 〈…〉 ting in Parliament, endeavours to subvert the fundamental laws of England and Ireland, a●● to introduce the exercise of an Arbitrary and tyrannical Government, by most pernicious and wicked Coun●●s, Practices, Plots, and Conspiracies: And that the long intermission▪ and unhappy breach of Parliaments, h●●h occasioned many illegal Taxations, whereupon the Subject hath been prosecuted and grieved: And that divers Innovations and Superstitions have been brought into the Church; multitudes driven out of His Majesti Dominions, jealousies raised and fomented betwixt the King and His people, a Popish Army levied in Ireland, ●●d two Armies brought into the bowels of this Kingdom, to the hazard of His majesty's royal Person, the co●umption of the Revenues of the Crown, and Treasure of this Kingdom: And lastly, finding great cause of jealousy, that endeavours have been, and are used to bring the English Army into a misunderstanding of this Parl●●ment, thereby to incline that Army, with force to bring to pass those wicked counsels, Have therefore thought ●●od to join ourselves in a Declaration of our united Affections and Resolutions, and to make this ensuin● Protestation.   

I A. B. do ●n the presence of Almighty God, Promise, Vow, and Protest, to maintain and defend, as far as lawfully I may, with my life, power, and estate, the true Reformed Protestant Religion, expressed ●n the Doctrine of the Church of England, against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realm, contrary to the same Doctrine, and according to the duty of my Allegiance, His Maj●●ties royal Person, Honour, and Estate; As also the Power and privileges of Parliament; The lawful Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and every person that maketh this Protestation, in whatsoever he shall do in the lawful pursuance of the same. And to my power, and as far as lawfully I may, I will oppose, and by all good ways and means endeavour to bring to condign punishment, all such as shall either by Force, practice, Counc●●s, Plots, Conspiracies or otherwise, do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained. And further, that I shall in all just and Honourable ways endeavour to preserve the Union and Peace between the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland; And neither for hope, fear, nor other respect, ●hall relinquish this Promise, Vow, and Protestation.    

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of John Bill. 1641.