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‘1fIa6.Vf0fl!raa?1mz’ Cmiehantae iififraihtetl‘ éyatlje Lord: and commw
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, _ fembled. in Parliament have ‘Declared,
f‘ That there hath been, and now 18 a Poprfh
C “ and: trayterous Plot for the fubverfion of

the liliai-bi€“fj5Y of t;hesSubje6t ; And that in purfuance
thereof, a Popifh A-i-my, hath been raifed , and now is on
foot in divfirs parts of this Kingdom : And have further_

That in order to the ifecurity and: prefervsatiyon of the true

~ {He-r:_eas the Lords and Commons now af-”
t~he~t~rtre P-roteflzant Reformed Re1igion,and e

in afolfim-11 manne-rDeclared., V owed, and Covenantedgg .

“Prorefiant Religion, andlibierty 0-f'thc_Subje&, they g
_ ~wi\l.1 not confentsto the laying down of Arms, To long as
‘the Papifts now in open W’arreir againfi the Parliament
{hall by forceof Arms, beproteéted from the ]uPtice ’

thereof. And whereas the Lords and Commons have

declare dc, Tluat there hath been a treacherous and horrid

iD€fig;:n€-latcly d‘ifCO,V€r€id bythe great bl€ll'ing,and ef'pe-
sciall PEQNle_d€fi€@ of Gods , of diivers perfons to joyn

t11em:fel,vesyiwzitl;1 the Armies raifed: by the K 1 NC ,yi

annals to daefixroyt the Forces raifed by the Lords and

Commons in Parliamen~t,to furprife the Cities ofLom{o;¢s
iandiWe_[l;9zsin/l;cr—, with the Suburbs, and by Arms to,‘

for-cethe P-arliament : And the {aid Lords and Com—

I1:1O.n;s finding-by confiant experience, That many wjayes

«of forceeand treachery are continuallyyattemptedqio bring

to utter ruine and dePtruc5’tion the Parlirment and King-

dom, and that which is deareft, i The true Proteftant Rea e 3

"ligion, : And hat for the preventing and wit.hfian_c§l7

ssinggtlie fame, they have thought fit , That all W110 are

a true hearted and Lovers of their Countrey, fhould binde   
“the~mfelves each to other in a facrfed Vow and Covenant 3

tin manner and form as followeth, and accordingly.   r

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e/I. B. In htnnility and reverence‘ of‘ tI1e’_Divine Mai
yjeftyi declare my hearty forrow for my own fins, and
the tins of this Nation, which have defervefid the calami-
ties and judgements th-at'nowi lie upon it 5' And my true
intention is,by Gods grace,to endeavour theamendment
of my own wayes -, And that I do abhorre anddetefl:
the {aid wicked and‘ treacherous defigne lately difcoveiu
ed 3, And that I-never gave ,. nor Willgive my allent to the

a execution thereof, but will, according to my power and

vocation, oppofe, and refiftthe fainle,’and all other of the"
like nature: And in cafe ‘any other Defigne {hall hereaf!
ter come to my kn0wledg,I,wil make fuchtimely difco-
veryas I {hall conceive maybeft conduce to the‘ prevent-

ingthereof. And whereasl do in my confcienccbelieve, .

Thatthe Forces railed by the two Houfesof Parliament‘
are raifed andcontinued for their jult defencle,and forthe
defence of the true Protefiant Religion, and. Liberties of
thefSubje& , againfi the Forces railed by the King : I
do here,in the pre fence OFA-:lmighty tGod,Decl.are,Vow,
and Covenant, Thz1_[ I will,according to my power and
Vocation, aflift theForc'e7s raifed and continued by f both
Houfes of Parliament- ,,fagainfi: the Forces raifedb-y the‘
King without their confent 5 And will likewife aflifl all
other perfons t‘h:1tlh51l'lt;1kC this Oath, in what they {hall
‘do in p—urfn;mce tl1e'rof'-3 And will-‘ not direftly or indirea-
ly adhere U:-‘.»CO-,, nor ilaall;.Wi;lingl y allifl the Forces raifed i
by the King withoutthe conlientofboth Houfes of Par-
ili;1n1€1;L12;-~, t And this Vow and Covenant I‘m:1k'e in the.‘
prefence of Almighty ‘God, the Searcher of all hearts,,.
with a true intention to perform the fame , as Ifl1ill_an— ,
{Ever at the great Day,,wl1en;l1e fecrets of all hearts {hall
l:»§;di{Clo1°cs4l., ,~ i 4 . ~ - ” T i L i

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— — Parliament, do take {peciallcare {peedilyee
to {endidown into their {everall Countiesa

 ’v I .’ l-lat all the Knights and Burgeifes now in '

competent number of the Copies of the Vow and

Covenant unto the Deputy-Lievtenants, and Com- i

tnit"tees of Parliament in their Ieverall Counties, and

frequirea Certificate from them of the day when they i
were received , which they are to return unto the =
Clerk of the Houfe of Commons, that {o an accompt

i may be given of it asthere {hall be occafion.

i2, That the {aid Deputic-Lievtenants and Coma '
mittees do within -{ix dayes at the utmoft, difperle the t
1 {aid Copies unto every Parifh C'hur'chTor Chappel in '

their feverall Cou_nties,to be delivered unto the Mini-

{lers or Church-Wardens of the {aid fevcrall Chm‘-r h
ches 5 which they {hall ‘fend,’ together with a Precept 
underfome one or more of their hands‘, commanding :
the {everall Mini{’t'ers»and Church-{Wardens to -return ' - ‘

a true Certificate within twenty dayes , of thenames

of thofe who {hall not take it,junto {uch perfon Within‘
a the l11id{everalliCounties,as {hztll by the {aid Deputie-

Lieutenants and Comthittees or {ome of them be a C -
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pointed to receive the fame. J p 9   . -e
’ 3. That the Mimfters of the {everall Churches or

Chappels {hall give publike notice upon f.the“firfi t-

Lords day after their receipt oF {uch Copies,-, &c.

what day the {aid Vow and Covenant {hall be taken .
 A‘ 3 in.

“in their feverall Patiiliea, 

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the time not to exceed the
feventhday after fuchnotice. t A V

4; That before the dayes fo appointed’; the ‘Con-”

elhzblesiof every To'wn within the fetid fcverall Pari-

fhes , {hall bringunto the Mineiflersil the Names fair
written, of z1lIl‘rnen above the age of Fifteen, refiding
within their lfeverall‘To,wns or Viillages, Amid the

(:l1‘1-Wcll-Wal‘Cl€fl,S of every Pa1fifl:i,{l1al’lbefore the {aid A

dlé1y:fo~-ztppointecl ,i_ provid'e~ a Regifter Book ; In the
b’Cg1fi-H'iI1g'Of‘“ which, 'fhal.l‘ be the Vow and Cove,nant

fair W1'itt:ent, W-herein‘every man after he hath. taken the. 
f3e<1d”VoWiancl Covenant, {hall write his na1ne,otma1§e

his "Ina?-fl< whereunto his name lhgall be w1*itten.
 5'. A «Th-atettthjs Vowiand Covenant {hall be taken by

all men in the Church within the ifeverztill Parifhe-s ’ T

Where-the»-y do refitde, in the piefence of the lvIin‘if’ceifs,

Cl*I!t1rC'li—V&la‘t'dfflS,‘ Side‘-men and Conftables Of 
L fa-iid Pafifflj, or two of them at the leaft I joyntly with

the M’i‘n~i4f’c'er, t=l,1‘e~parti‘esl{t;.nndiing up, and eithert audiiy.

\ bly pronouncing all the words of the fame , or ellé» A

fo'm~egon‘e’having then folemnly read over the whole,

antltztken it in their fight and hearing, they fhalil’ t,ak.€: n

the'Coventtnt in their’ hancl, {laying-,% And’VIj B;

t:1~k*e~this’Vo\v ancl¥*"Covenant, &c. As itis inlthe, lztft

Claufe of‘ the‘ Covenant, unto the end .tl1¢1'eol’.t

6. 'I§"h«at* l‘FZtI1Vv:t’€_llCll1]giI1 the l‘).9..l,‘lll1C:l@ nottcomje'

and take ten~e--fE:id’V‘ow and Covenant; as afo1‘€1A23i;dt,i late
the firPt day appointedfor the fame, then the llwi,/l'l"11lll<§.I'

fh;:ll_apzp'oi—nt at-lother cltavl; for it fpeedil'yVafte1‘.l:,'  I t

the Cllu1!,C'l1-Wra-1’€lCfl‘1S, or Tome for the_m,are to go um i
the houfe-s wvhere they clwell, and give them petionall  
t notice , and ifthey be not tatihome , ‘ then to leave the:

notice

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.n"®itiC€p‘With"f€fIi1E~Of the hopufe,ofth‘e ’da‘y’apjp‘ointed'fof “ ‘
t‘h’eir?ti2ikain‘g?'of%jt4, '«an'd if they ’fhal‘1 jn‘ot<c~orne and take A
it at‘t%h'at' ti'ffie,theye.:1hay -be retnrned _fo:r refufers ‘Ofit.

‘ 7.‘ 3I‘hat t=he.Mi_n*i»ftersta?ntd Chtitrch-wardens of the
feverall Pa15ifl1e‘s"5 {hall within twenty d aye t: after their
receipt of the {aid Copies of the_Vow and‘Covenant._,p
rnakea true C‘ert.i«fic=zf1te of the ‘names of’-a,;lel'i”i1_ch within 1
atheir°Pa1‘iifl1es as“&1‘onom11:e it , unto fuch perfon as 
{hall be appointed for that purpo{e,who {hall fpeedily
return them unto fhé‘D€p_uti€—L-ieLI€€~nahtS ., or C om~
*1m‘ittee"s~’of ’P’afrli'ar‘nent"in ‘that County , or any three-fof
them -, . to’geth‘er‘Withth‘e names of all finch Miinifl€~l’S.
as do not {end in their Certificates “Within the itwenity

A d‘ayes‘as'afo*réiiZ1id. iiW’h‘efeof.' the faid Deputie-Lieute-

nants o‘r Com—m?itte'es‘arc tomarke Dupl.=i'ca?ts , keepinog
one ‘part with them, and retutning the othet i'ealedtun-
*£O"th€ Ulefk of the Hotifee’o‘f Commons. _

-8'. That the raid Deputy-‘Lieutenantsotand Commit-
tees of13ai5liament;ot vfome ofthern,d'o forthwith dif-* i

j Larm, oriieauife to -beodif’-arm'ed , all thoifcetihat H1311‘-mt
take the {aid Vow and Covenant.“'And,i-fit can be‘:pm-y V

ved by anyone witneITe.that they had’ in their CllflC0diE
any Atihs what'?fo'ever:, at the time‘ of itllie  a-kin’g'o‘f’
this Covenant, *o:r’.at anytime fince, which tilieeyiihalsl
‘not then (deliver unto thofe appointed for to Teize thre
fame, then th‘ey"fl1al1‘befforthwithieommiteeaw7to%pni-
ffomwithout Bay} or Main-prize; , L. . e
_ A 9. That n’o S"oul‘diers entertained "fha1lrece\ive.e~any
Pay from the Sl::1‘f.‘i€o,’*‘l.1ti‘ltil’1i "they %11ave inthe p1‘e‘:fen“(:"ei of
2- the Comma nder, and”fomeo,;M‘iniftci=, taken%tl1eV;o1wi
and Coxfenannt p A   t ’ i
  i ‘ Diet .

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i   '  ' Die‘Sa[7lMt/9i5 I7 fun_iiA,%1643.» '
% is this day o1°d.eréd by the Lord;s    Z‘
.~ %and Commons in Pa:rliLam<~:nt all t‘
% fif(*.‘i_[i1bl€’d , ‘That _p_¢ub1jk_e Tllankfgi;
~%5'i_ng %t:h01fQw0;u‘tth«e whole King’-— 
dom, ‘ 50: the difC0vé1‘y*V(if}»t'h(2. iatéi T’ “f
-_ElOt5fl1al;l be on Tlam‘-fday 'c{)fi1e 
j§h1*eé:w%eeks;Ab;§hg the thirtecnfzh of 

 Cdvenant and Oath {hall be tens.  
1f%'c¥!ge;red‘%t0 eVery%m2m in th%e fevérall 
Parifh Churches andChappe1s th0~
j %3jQwout.the.Ki11gd0n1,%af;e1‘ the Sf.iI"-%  

 filon or Evening Prayers ‘lhall be fig

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