AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, For a Bill ordered to be sent to the KINGS majesty, to be transmitted under the great seal of England.  
CONCERNING The qualifications of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, who shall be admitted to sit in Parliament for this kingdom of IRELAND. And for disbanding of those who refuse to take the Oath.  
THis Ordinance of the House of Commons( in Parliament assembled) is Printed and Published according to ORDER.  
Printed by C. A. DUBLIN. and: 1647.   

AN ORDINANCE of the COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, for a Bill ordered to be sent to the Kings Majesty; to be transmitted under the great seal of England, &c.  
THis house taking into serious consideration the lamentable condition of this kingdom at this present, in a manner wholly wasted, and brought to utter ruin and desolation, by the impious and wicked conspiracies and practices of many of the Popish Profession.  
And seeing plainly that the Rebellion was begun under the pretence and colour of Religion, tendeth to the destruction of the Kings Majesty, his heires and successors, to draw the Subjects of this realm, from the subjection and allegiance, which by the laws of God and nature, they owe unto his Sacred Majesty, and the crown of England.  
And for as much as many the Members of this house betraying the trust reposed in them, by the Common wealth; have treaterously shewed themselves prime conspirators, and actors in this horrid Rebellion.  
For the avoiding therefore of such hurts, perils, dishonours, and inconveniences as at present, and hereafter His Majesty, and this kingdom do and may suffer by reason of the said Rebellion, stirred up and fomented by those; who depend upon the jurisdiction and power, of the Sea of room, unjustly claimed and usurped within this realm; and also of the dangers by the favourers of the said usurped power, of whom so many are at this time appearing in open Rebellion now acting such unpareled Cruelties, and unheard of bloody inhumanities towards the british, and Protestants of this kingdom.  
It is on the considerations aforesaid ordered, and ordained, that any person that heretofore hath been elected, and now is a Knight, Citizen, or burgess for this present Parliament, and now present shall be no longer deemed a Member of this House, or have any voice therein, unless he shall forthwith openly in this house accept, and take the oath expressed, and forthwith in one Act made in this kingdom, in the second year of queen ELIZABETH of famous memory, entitled an Act restoring to the crown the ancient jurisdiction over the State ecclesiastical, and spiritual, and abolishing the foreign power repugnant to the same according to the tenor and effect hereafter following, that is to say.  

J. A. B. do utterly testify and declare in my conscience that the Kings Highnesse is the onely supreme governor of this realm, and of all other His Highnesse Dominions, and Countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or Causes, as temporal, and that no foreign Prince Person, Prelate, State, or Potentate, hath or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, prehemenence, or authority, ecclesiastical, or s●●rituall within this realm. And therefore I do utterly renounce and forsake all foreign jurisdictions, powers, superiorities, and authorities, and promise, that from henceforth I shall bear faith and true allegiance to the Kings Highnesse, his Heires and successors, and to my power shall ass●st and defend all jurisdictions, privileges, worthies, and authorities granted, or belonging to the Kings Highnesse, his Highnesse, his Heires, and successors; or united and annexed to the imporiall crown of this realm.  
So help me God by the Contents of this book.   
And it is further ordered, and ordained, that all other the Members of this house, who are now absent, and have no hand in the said Rebellion, and every other person which hereafter shall be elected a Knight, Citizen, or burgess for this Parliament, or for any other Parliament or Parliments, hereafter to be holden within this realm, shall from henceforth before he shal enter into the Parliament House, or have any voice there, openly accept and take the said Oath before the Lord chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the great seal of this kingdom for the time being, or in his absence before the Lord chief Justice, of His Majesties Court of Chief-Place, or the Lord chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Common-Pleas, or the Lord chief Barren of His Majesties Court of Exchequer, for the time being, or such other person or persons of His Majesties privy council, or of his Majesties Judges of this kingdom, as shall be authorized to minister the said Oath.  
And that he which shall for the present continue in, or hereafter enter into the Parliament-House, without taking the said oath, shall be deemed no Knight, Citizen, or burgess for this present, or any other Parliament or Parliaments to be hereafter, nor have any voice therein; but shall be to all intents, constumations and purposes as if he had never been returned, nor elected Knight, Citizen, or burgess for the present nor any other succeeding Parliament, and shall suffer such pains and penalties, as if he had presumed to sit in the same without relation, return, or Authority.  
And it is also ordered and ordained that the Committee under name Sir Paul Davis Knight, Mr. Recorder of Dublin, Mr. Recorder of Drogheda, Mr. Roger Brereton, Mr. Anthony Dopping, Mr. Stephen Stephens, shall attend the Right Honourable the Lord Justices of this kingdom, and humbly move their Lordships in the name of this House, that a bill be drawn to the effect of the order with such additions, alterations, and enlargements as shall be thought fitting to be transmitted into England, under His majesties great seal, and to be thence returned into the kingdom, to be passed as a Law; To which end the said Committee are forthwith to draw a draft of the said Bill, and to present the same unto the said Lord Justices.  
Copia vera ex. 16. 41. Per phil Ferneles, clear: Parl: Dom: come:  
FINIS.