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fairs, Anotiproperi*fora;ny efanother Nation
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of "their firPc Lettegeand at the faid lafi Se-»  

étion afafwer eboph tehat"§and,.etheir oteher _‘rt01.t'
gether : And a1th‘oug»h, by. this meteheehz we

{hall be  rced often 12.0 fali imo ibme rape» % A

A titionse (pheig: Letter having thefaime thin gs

almoffin evefy.~Pa:er”agr.aeph}: yet that nothing
may be omitted, weflnall take that courfe.

V Bu: before W600-mete thofe pafticularsfi 
we.’n1uPc needs takewyfiriotice of one mi{’caI<e,¢
;g€fiCfa~1Iyifl1PlyCd initheir‘ Lecters,a.ndemore

thenonce~ plainlyheld fo'rth(eAs ife%theKings

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Answeafe

  0 this,being but an enumeration cf Fueh things; V

about which they werem prcfent Propofitions
to the King, and to deal with him and the Heuies

(w'2s.) Concerning Forms in Religion ire thisNa-t l
tion; and for that we meet With the fame patticteafi
lars in molt parts of their Letter upon feveral occa-

fions, we {hall fay no more here, but, That it is well
known to the Commifseioners, what pains hath been

taken already in that afl’air,and how much time ipien:

about it ;,and we doubt not but God will belio with

Al? us, as we {hall dothat, for promoting and ellablillv

ing of Religion in this Nation, which God by his
Word {hall difcover to us to be his will and our duty
init. But whatever the Propofitions were, which

7 ' (they fay) theyhadto ptefentto the King, contem-
 ing anything to be eflablifbecl, prevented or per---
 fe<Stedirrthis*Nation,we hopethey were not meant

tohavc been prelentedto the late King byitltefnfd

A   alone,‘ without the Parliament 0fE2sglmd,t fortbat»

; ‘wctcto h-aveaffumed tothemfelves and him apower ,
 ‘ of impofieg Laws upen this Nation as theypleafed
A (lwhieh were aninftingemcntofl theldiflimf3i..- Rights
audit Liberties of the free People of this Nation,’

A A contrary to all Treaties, and thClCOVenan!:l£ felf,‘

“ 1 and an llfurpationi not robe induced without jail in»

A dignation on our parts; and reparatioft oflthcmmndt

  A yet theirlanguage feerns toimxpott no lefs:  if
7 they mealntlkopofitions jfrem them, to have been
 peeefented to the Parliament, and theniifapproved)

l A B A    £0

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  me the King, as frdm bozh Kingdoms ; We have ii-3 A  
» ready had cxpericncWVciieno»t,1gi1ofatimiggingthe Com»   A

mifsioncrs “of Scamzmz’ m an imereii or c0mmuni- *  
cation with u3,in i?mpofi:ionsconccrning the afihirs. “:4

~ of this Nation, and my 100 much ofmuicipiyirxg 

Propoifiiions orAd.drefi'es to that Man, and attend»
ing foriour PC3665 the pleaiurc of him, who foiftiic
advancement of A his own VViil, Pam: and Perfoniazi‘
Inieréfi, againfi the Pubiique Imcrefi of A the fee-

vcral Kingdoms, hath beenthc chicfAu:hor,%Con»   
~ tinucr and Renewer, of all the Wars and Tmublcs

in the three Kingdoms, and hath] tooabundantiy
a:icmoni’cra:ed,That he would not willingly admic of

any Peace or Settlement, but for the advantage of j
his and his families Incercfhto the pubiique prejudice. ‘i

oi the ievcrai Kingdoms, or at ieait of misV.~%

LETTER, Secft. 2.

 

 V fiian: of M55 Ifinggiam areiiétymd mar expefimm,
grown exceedizzg big!» .3 This afmce bat"/J been piacm’ an
téafiaflageta the Hsmfés, wbicl: dziripag ‘fimzz/"4z§?z'oMs of

  if: M am" gm:2‘gm_f we do perceive, téztt tée c{z‘flM- V ‘V

lyiglxefz‘ mzcmememt , [mt/a imprifimed 4,wlfi~c!M’ed4 A h
A great nziméer 9fMem5er.wf Iurliamenti, czaxdgjfven gm...

imfim tamafiy ether: to mi:/Bdraw, éemmfe itézeyifiazde thy

mmm as? as, 23:’ 4 fives Iiarliamemt :, A T/mt Ayplicatiam 

aszrg: sbwzéie M yam for ipraceedimg again/i t/is-Kiizg to take a-
my $9.5: life, mad for c/waging t/76 Gawmmem (if tlzzk

AI<'z’;¢gd'om§ and firwng ezzdezwarsare sisfed, ta aaziermrn _t£;g

maze mmni af Refarmgtim, ta mfl afxbe Mfmflery, Md"
éaszmafmée a Tmimtim pf 41! Keligims and Farm of War»

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V 2' ; efeeelfle Zea efi"ee"e’ te eleffrey tiae Gee;/E. Weeeeie ease
jifgeiens have beeee ezegegeef, med free/feeee all eke emf; of
eiye Salem: Leegeee eme! C'e.'Ueeeeeee, M wire:/ér éveth Idegdems
have fmereemvee/5 eeplifteei l9emele)w Alwigbey Geezflfieecereq

 13:, A reellyemd eeeefieetly ee perfeem. e’I‘b§e eenfieler men of

tbefle e/eiezgeeieeb fxfffdiflglj“r0fi£’[9;$ig?4flo{fill we /aeem
wizbfeers, The: 4»: they ezrefar e/eeprefem matter efgreeze
prmmeee of the eemtfiaf Gee! egeizefi ees, eliflaenareéle

_j a eg be‘: Name, we! 2: reproach to Religion; [21, ifperfi/ledeee, ’

that they /beflgreetly weaken mm’ divide eee among]? ear V

fislvee, eemiteferreigze Enemies ageieefi eee, advance the

% ’ Popifla Intereje‘, lefl: Ireland, and in ebe end prove e1eflm-

efiirve to the Reformed Religion, and to “tbepeeee and leap»
pieeefleftbefie Kingdems.

eeANsWER.

E are verry forty to Fee many of zhcfe paffagcs
in their Lectmwhich if we flmuld pafs ever in
fiiencmve fhould do wrong to the publique Gaufe in

our hands; And ifwe anfwer them as we ought, we  
F muff fpeaknhechin~gs we-had rather forbear. From
whence thefe late Adifirafiiens (which they fay are  

egtown is; high) had their firfi comrivance, andfrom
whom they were fomc-need in their breeding‘ and in-
fancyg we are-«not ignorant (choughthere are chcfe
0% the 3COtifl1 Nation that know it hem‘-:r% then we)
and how eheffiingdom of; Seeelemel did in the midfi:

cf thofe difimficions invade us with a great Army, 4
A is knawnm 3.11 men-_pvi'1ichwi:?i3o;z: the extraordinary

powemf Godappeaeing W0nder§'ul1y§or—us, had
ove.ewhe?;med"us, as the ftaee of oueamirswere then
  A    A B“ 3     implicated

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b A implicated and diflrafied by the wdrkirlagof ezhcbfixid?  
  hcontrivanccs; and raifing of Infurrefiiqns in mofi A V

parts of thcLand , and asAA‘ou':: Forces were thcnin 
fcvctal places divided, and Acngagcdfor fupprcifihng *
fuchblnimrreflionsz But as God was then pl-eafcdto 

A bbwn our own weak condiriomand execute judgement 

by a handful of men uponhthc proud Enemy,that had’  A

a-{ready fwalibwcd us up in Dgefign, and againflt all
obiigazions of Leagucsband Tr:-my, and the {'0 much
pretended Covcnanzfin the mofi hatefuhlhfzebdifragous

  Amzmer,d1id invade us in our diflraacbd condition, and

in all other places of the Kingdom was with. us,bl‘ef«
fingohurbforccs with fucccfs, to a happy Acndingof
this-fecond and moflt dangerous War; fo we hope

he willcarry uszzhroughhin the execution of Jufiicc - V A

impartially upon all the principal Auzhors of thefe “ 
. Trbublcs and Diflracftiong andthcrcby to lay the

A A furer Foundation of aféund Peace (the cxecurionof A

jufiicc being the bcfi: mxeanhs to cfiabiiflu the tranqui‘-_A
lity ahdhappilnefs ‘off aAn‘y‘pcopEe)&‘withouc our thus.
proceeding, even againfi the grcatcfl Offiznder, the

‘ King (for whom this Letter pleaded) we could not

e‘xpe&mf:"eany cud of ‘our'lTroubi”es. A   

A Tomazzhey fay Concerning a farce piabccd upon
tha pA3.fl3g€s to the H.ou{es, and the ref? that foilobw~
czhinchazpoint, We ihould havehexpeaed (of an
memo havchcard leaf}: of that, from. chcfc Comb-
miz{fiOfiCTS:Of Scatl.md:b It is not fix moncths fince,
thhatfche Army 0f the P‘aAriiamem:Aof Scotland, which
invaded zhis AKingdohm,. being by the blcfling of God
mercomc) zhcbbfe that now g“oAvern bafliairs there (when

were before oppreflbd by rhem)Lraifed Forccs ofrheir,    

awn aubchoritgg and by fo1:ccc,aufcd them hvvhcy had
  A A‘ A  ‘aha;

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the hParIiamcn"tary authority, to fl y Emu Ec2'enéw'gém,

eand(hythehhecIp of our Forces then i;n7the Norzh,

A ‘ invited to their afl'1fiance)dhid compel the d isbanding
 ofrhc Forcesxhere remainingehat were raifed by the
 ‘Par!-"i:ament; aeed having moedefled their ‘awn Forces,
A did call another ”P'arl»iamene: wfszfie the farmer wes,hy

Ad-joumnienrw, continued, and gave fuch‘ Limi-‘

Y tationis to the new Eleéfions, aseheyjudged mofi for
 the -Insereft, Safety and Peace of th!::!: ‘Kingdome;

And that Par1’ia!ment hath fince fete ueder the pea-

.te<9cion nfethcafc Forces fo raifed: AH which particu-
Ah lars put together, do ccrtamly amount to as much ir-

regularity andhereach (in formjzof bmh Privvi:le<’ige

‘ of Pariiamem:_.,and Freedom of Eleéiziones thereI:o«, 
. asthaewhich our Army (raifed by fuli authority of
Pariiament, for defence of the Libertieseof this

Kingdozmhath done, infecfiuding fomc Members of
Parliament, and Imprifening others; who had he-

  .gun., carryed 0:11, and were proceeding, refohreély-,.
 to finiih-A. fuch~,a Co~njem&ion wieh the common Ene-
, my, asrwould vifihiy have re:-edited up:hoféeLibee--
  ticsinto hishandadebarred tharjcxflice upon De-

linquents, to which even the Ccvffnanit did engage,

’a§ndfd‘efea:edel1e hopes of that Reformation, and
precluded the CO£‘ifid<iI‘3t§OZ‘.l of chofemattersof Re-
«ligidn, which thefe Coimrmffioners. here plead for,
and for which onely or principally (they fay) may

V wereimpIoyeed.hith-er. “fheImpriioning of ibme of
V which _Memherfs, is aileegeei by the Army to he
, 2-(amongfi: ozheeethinga) for Confederacies or Cor»
efrefponcifengies with that P:::.rty hid Seat1end,again9c
whom, and ineh-oie Engagemhenw and Aétings 5   fee A

-which the efaid1'Commi:ce.e of Efiates there, hath fa

ewe  

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—'t3t‘0C€CG1od as nforefaid i(whichtwe futapofe still in

due time be made appearaceordingly) Neither furely

can our continuing (withoutthofe Members) totiit \

in Parliament, under the fnfeguard of this Army, 

he leis jnftifiabieg in form, then their Committee of
Efl:ates,fitting under the proreétion of that force they
had io raifed as aforefaici, without the Members they

had driven awaythereby, or then their new Patlia-‘ ‘

tnents fitting by vertue of thofe aétings , and under
~pt0tc&i0n of the fame'Force. We do not mention
theft things, as condemning them, or to recrimi-1
nate, or retort upon them, nor do we think their ex-
amples to be out or the Armies juflification 5 forit
is the juftnefs of the grounds and ends, the integrity
of Intentiongandtneceflityof the aétings in relation

to thofe ends,thet only can juftifie themor us in fuch i 4

Proceedings. But we conceive thefe Com mifsioners .

might well have fpared the mention oithef: partieu-
lars,both for that they are (hangers to our Interefi,&*:
ought not to interpoie in it; and for that they_,and the
«Committee of Eftatet that fem; them, have aaed

higher inthe fame nature themfelves, and their Pat» 

iiarnent now fits by the power of thofe aétings.

And whereas they fay, T/be L51/leméer: wereflectlmled A

ez'n«ri73g mznfeéfiaes of bigbefl mtmmt, The late Pa-t
pers from the Army,   and our late Refolutiont in re.
ietion to that ieclufion, may fixflfieientiy evidence,
That it was itnrnediately done,nnd is continued, up»
on oeetfion of that Vote of the fifth of Detemh.
ieii: Wherenpon weieave it to he confidered, wee.

thet. thofe Tranfefiions in reietion to which the -
Memhetn tteteexciuded, were not their endeavors“ "

oi eioiingttith the King, to the tieietting of thoie
 ~ rnnttert

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matters of   Religious eoneernmerm fotwhieh thefe
Commifsioners were fent , and do here fo much
wage; or whethet the Members fo excluded, were

l any other, then fuch as were guilty of that cneleavor.
i And whereas they fay, It barb coca/itmefd many atlam
l ta withdrew, ‘éeceeft they mama: 45? ea efree Parliament;

whether thisbe their judgement, or the Commiifim

nets own, we know not -._-,« iffome Members, that are
abfent,be of thatjudgement, that they cannot aft’

freely, we neither force their judgements, not finde

A out {elves under anylfuch force, as to hinder the free

exceciféoi ourown: We doubtinothutflrrong_en-

deavote are ufed (as they have been and will be) to

0V€1‘t11tnialltotI~lIc &thOroW RCf01‘maCi0~fl;3ti*“d€h€ Re-
formation in Scotland hath not Wanted oppofitionlin
their own Nation, and endeavors of £'ubvAerfioAn, as
Well formerly as now lately, o by that wicked Army
that invaded use: In which aétion had they p‘tofper-
ed; thele Comrnilfilonets and their friends there ,
mightfutely have expeéied the utter extirpating of
their Reformation, and all that had pretended toit,

A although that‘Army ptoiefi“ed ello for the Co«ve- %
  nant. Bul.'WhythC Commiliionets complain of it

tons, We underftand not, not ate confcioue of any
guilt inoppofirxg Reformation, hut“truPt that God
willicetry on hisown wotlt of 3 petfeét and thorow
Refotmetilon, accottlingto his own will, in: his
own way, lagainfi all the endeavors l and oppofitione

  of any ptophanenefs or formality whatfoever: Ariel‘
we ttuli: alfo, that God will melee us faithful A in the

conttihlution of our txtmoft p§)Wt‘:l‘ to that end, as fat
as he {hell revealhis will unto us coneernmg out

A duty in it. For calling off the Miniliterygwe have no —

fl-iCh:

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inch intention, not know yve any fuch thing in fa& .,-,’
it any of them fintle their Audience thinner then

b formerly, they may do well to examine, whether

the caufe have not been chiefly from thcmfclves”; by

A lleelting their own things, more then the things of

Chtilt: but for thofe to whom God hath given

grace to be found faithful in the work of the” G0»
ipel, and continue fo,wc ltnownot any fuch,who
- went»eithet due honor and refpefi, or competent
A ‘ maintenance amonglttus: Anal‘ as we are tefolved, l

for outparts, duringthe time of our Ttuft, fo we
are confident it will be the cage of thofe that {hall

, A ofucceed us in the Legiilative power of this Nation,
That very comfortable fubfiftence (he! be provided .

for allfuch, in What Way foever itlhall be fettled,
for themoft quiet and befi contenttnent,both of fuch
,MiniPter and people. A i

A For the Toleration of all ‘Religions and
Forms of Worlhip, that their Letter objeéts, We
know not whom they intend in that charge: As for
the truth and power of Religion, it being a thing in-
ttinfecal between God and the Soul, and the mat-
ters of Pdithinthee Gofpel being fuch, as no natu-
tal light doth reach unto, We conceive there is no

  Httmane'powetof coertion theteunto, not tote»-

{ltain men {tom be~lievin'-g what God fuffers their
judgetnents to be perfwadecl of; but if they mean
onely the outward and publique Forms of Pt0f€lE-
onot.Wor{h_ip_, We know no fuel“: univetfel Tolera-
tionendeavored or intended atnongii us, neither yet
do we finde any warrant to periecute all that do not
wotihipl God, or profefs to believe in the fame Form
that we trio.

Neither

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4 l Neitherdo we conceive that this were togdelfittofi

the caultg in which we have beenengaged: The maiina 

cattle in which we have been engagedhath been , The
Vindication of the Freedom; and Liberties» of the
Nation from.Tyranny and Slavery , whiehowe laopegl
by the blefsing of God, will be effeéted .3, and witheut

at this (being the Foundation of all theother fuperflrui ;

fitures) 4 it were in vain to pleafe ourofelves Awi-tfh appre-3 l‘

henlions of that Reformation and thofe Formalities,
which would be inthe power of an unfubdued Tyrant
to abolilh, when foevet it, {houl cl be found inconfiftent
with his other elcfignes. Buta free condition of a innit
Liberty being once ietled in the Nation, it vvillt be

_l then capable of r'ece~iving“all the additions of at [east

47:] either in civil things, or thofe of Religion .-to As
for fru (tracing; the ends of the Covenant, with private

  or finiflet encls, anymay have had therein ( which per-

haps they may fear will be fruiitated) we know not;
but, as to any publike vifible enels of it, nothing hath
pafled from us, to the frufl-ration thereof 3 we wifh

we could fay fol of the late‘ Parliament of Statlaxed, a ti
c or of Cornmifiioners that have been fent frornthem;

or t that there had been lefi: iwearing, and more pet;
formance toward allhhonefltiend odly ends.‘ Anzzhif

’ upon fnch a complex engagement to fevetatle things

 which may not always be confifient) any a&ion$
which ay beer a colour of faxler, ‘t as to one «otQt~het

particular havebeenlnécetflitated to beatnflélettakena, l

for thepreferving of the higher ancl1.'=n0‘retpti‘nc~ipal
encls_engagedl;.n for we hope inch things, which fame
are apt to renderas breech of C ovenantz ;atn”d tenciing

tofrnftratetheendsof it, lvyill~.ye‘t: beforefiocland  
l   i C   "good ‘

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0g3m;eh,‘ be feunfd the moi’: real performance and M

fulfifling thereof. And thus we might le;ave’their'
fears% (exprefledinthereemeinder of this Pamgra§ph)%
foahhate together with their promifed Grounds: which
we heveefeverally ah{'e-rered : But. that thefe things‘
enumerated (though shey were as true and fo-ums they

areerepre{entedj~fheuld alone be the maetere of iuché A

fears,‘ asvthehce theyinfer , we cannot: altogether
agree. 3 We mun: acknovirlefig, there are m:myothe~r
tlaings that have heen,‘ mdarematterof higheprov0-

  érmon to the wrarhhof Gr‘»d,,»and wherceebyeifluonor

hath ; been done“ to his e’Na‘hhme,~*hr:=d reproach brought

hponRee3"eighioh. eAnciwe~d0muclurejoycegcdfeeany A

tehdeer heart ~fo~reaH'y rem3b::~ of his own fault or

failing, as to fkirhim up E0 the mofi effefiual ende-sh

v0rs,h‘a1‘;er an univerféi change hrmd Reformcmom
eA#ndé?7wee3‘earhefiIV defire, {hat God w*»i!lh~ giveus all
fueeh  fenfeend; Inch effeeis of it 3% fled‘ that a gene:-:11
R‘efo“rrmtion in this K~in_gd0'm, may be rather the
genuine end natural refhlt of our changed mihdes,
drawing ne:areroiheG0d,h hhrethenithe “ehhxtemaal dnefe ofhah

impofing Law; If there be fuehhdivxfficm as;rowc+akef1 .

us, we hope the Caufe (hall; not been our pa rm ;, hover
hanhyof the hahdshof Ur11fOB3 b€°E‘”W€CD us and «5'm2‘M>m’
‘have been broken,  we are well abie to sziive we world

=ea‘heccou;nth. : And”this~N~aTreion is very fehfihle, hmiiir 1

“ehu‘e"l1Wefi2fFered meh“3;veVpre‘veheed.ie hlfwe undev-
~flo0dhh0wamyeth1-ng we agree hbntm . fhouldunite F0-ti?
re1gheheJm“1esagamfi us, we fluould do m1rbePc to

*41a*v(%>_$,zdh‘ittM%‘V?Vehare¢at prefemhinLe::gue with all our»

v‘ffe-§§‘fm‘i%{erine N?-igeI1!’.39f§ ,“i= he ~fh;ai‘1»endevhr mhkdeal
 j_»11‘?ft1y=~ vv1ehhheh‘ti:emh  ac_co§rd1hg «m « our V eTi’rea‘tihes, A and to

keep

lceep the Articles of our feveral alliances 5 Anfiwe
hope they will we efpoufe ag quarrelfeirreign re them,
toehe-interruption of murualccemmerce Wflltll us,
Wllem-in they _a re mo;-rfl C§Jl1'C€.l:f’11$?l;dl‘= For the p 1*:c;fzz'r1€{1fll‘Tg
of the eagle; in_*t5sf:t<3l,lv and dC{l“I‘Oymglwerhellelormeed
Religion, afldthe Peace and Hegpizxelliyal lil‘;'€' King-3
doms; ‘We knownot why "fuch ;£;'i2ggel7cions cfameinm
me this Catalogue of ill Clonfvquelnces {es abjecitedm
us milells, e(asm:»my e-fleherell)e.r:heH:he"Péperbleing
publiflaecl, mightcaft the greater ediuml upen our’
prefem; tranfaéhons: Neirlxerrzarl we uncle‘rl’t:mcl any
other Reafonsg why the looting of Ireland, Q-mum be
zhme in am-ongft thofe, Confequences. But as m

that poor Kingdom ( which ethefe Commiflicmers

would feemfo iolicitous fer)” we cannot but be fenliblee
of any l‘0fst:here,l as Ours moreimmerliately, anal not
the:irs._ A ad what lofs or prejudice hath of late yeers
been incurred there , hath lbeen chiefly occafioned ,

either by the failizlg, eoreeevil’ calriegc bflphe Sqat£]]5

' Forces (entertained, and pretending ‘to ferveigé there)
on erlfe through Isrxclveqazzrzswlvlevolc, whom the.prevail,-

mg Fva€’c1<>I3:e0:f tlwfe corrupt "M€meb¢lFSel13l?¢lYam0ngi’c
us (_ in wltxole behalf. tl.%1el‘ef, C0mm.1llf1oner3'.4geewnow
efo zealouss) hacl pl.-lt_1lL“1tOe the capacity of d~o_1§1gus~and

Eizglifla 1?;-ote£’anants  there _fo much mifchief ”; yet we
V hope God willlcarry us on 10 fuel: Councels and ways,

whereby thofe lofi"es.»._m aye be recovered 3.  and that
‘Wmiferqable C0.un.trey‘ timely relieved H; notwich£’:and-
sing theieterrupfi;on—given by txhefe Papers: anezlthe
difcontentstherefiy endevored to.  eraifed,e”eto the
hinclerance of that Segrvice‘. A A 4% A   ‘A ll

6!»:     ‘ Lmrm;

. AA‘ A A A Axiwi :e.“JmA.],',A,,..u “A‘
m     . A t 29 )
' w ‘J-,"-7‘ t... .AA  ‘ " ;
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  mg. 85 ca.-. 3:

I Iarthe year A; 54.0  when the/E: Kihgdams were opprefléd

£ti1;d‘.*7‘h~ thetyqive ahii "tynmzzj qf'‘7th‘c\Pr’el4tes' , who then

were fartadmm-ed in the” defighe to iz2"trad’uce Paptrh; ~ V 

The Kizzgdam of Scotlatnd did joy: their eitdfifiéars with
tbzi; Kzkzgdom, topromra .4 free Parliammt here, loiahih

upon it {:5 the chief mew, 6) the 61 efxiizg of Goa’, tagifiié ,

a~ t'Ahec'h‘ tathe defighe: af the Preltttes‘ (wha were fludjing

the change ‘}qfhRelt;cgz"o;2h‘) am! to the e22te7fpr'i{‘es' of evil A’

  Gazmceflar: zthmt the Kin ,A (who were eiadevyorzkyg to efz‘.a- 

hlifh an Arhitrary and Tyrzmhital Gavemmezzt :3 And

dftcmutrds , when through the pawn! ma’ pfcm'ah:i2c_y qf
APtzpi!h‘s,_ Prelatei, and /Malignant»; thrfir Kihgdam was  
diflrefl:;{,Ar The Kz'i2ga’om of Scotland did enter {ma at

Salem: Leagatc and Caz: emmt 222z‘th thi!‘ Nation, For
Refbrmatzbn azfzdh Defeizcg cf’ Relz:gz'o:2,A the‘ Honor am?
Htzppfzzeféfaf the Kzhg, A and the Peace, aI2d"5'af8._?j of hthhé
threat Kii2gdamrAA ;A A and p.4rt»ict:l.arl}, fhr hrimgizg thé‘
Cfhurthte: of God therein tn the zzeerefl Cazzjuzzéliam mt
Ztzzifbrmity in Relzgioh , Caizfefiozz of Faith ,h Eahm
 A Chunh~AG¢mer22mei2t ,_ Dirtfiqzj far Warfhip had

A Catheqhizihg, fbr Extirpatzhzg  aptry, Pr:/at}, Swpefi.

" fiAz'tz'a?é, hHeref§.e,A S¢hz'fm,tPropAh4iA2ehe[r,R

A A A azxahhtxphtzt/Zaehhxcr»
IE4/[he fhtézzd‘ mrztm:~1‘to fbuzzdt Daétrizza  A For murmzl
;I’M{=?9hr*ZIzztio22 of we Rights" and PrtTv2fledge: af hthehpar-ta
Zzbnhehts, 4;2t{"?hLAa‘hertzT.‘g: of‘ hthe2,Kz'7;gdom;h5M angf_7%?hd{f3-

‘\ taarggerzhzgofAA[/ahgzzdiarigs, x1v!2zfz:g72 traits, a;za*m;1z2¢em;; ~ '

Am¢§zAtAs',A ‘thdt.hz"'m!eh Kaffiirmatiah of Relxgibnsdivvzh/e {hie
 ‘from [hair mp/e, or we of the: Kihgdamy fram‘d‘n;-
other , 07' mahe any F4fi‘ioizth‘07" Party wrmozzg thtléipehplé,
cqzzfingryza thrlr League ahd_Cavena;2t , That they might

hie"‘hrought ta puhiihe Tryhl t and Pumflmeht; fir pm-

    

(A  apfiatfaever. A

fete?’        

fer?‘ving- P ucé and twiazz éetwixt the Kzkgdomsj ” mad‘

deféndimg Vow marker in tbs? Ceuflz, am! ¢'0i5'l‘ihy.i2¢g
therein M2 the: da}: of our Liz: ex, zealau/I} ma! mzffaently
ageizefi all Oppq/itz'ar1,e and for pramatiizg the fame M...

cording to our efianw, agaizefi 45! Lets and Impedimemts

        A N s W E R.  V 

M 0 this third Seétionj which containswhat the
   _‘ Kingdom of Scozl422d‘hath done far this King-
dom", andsvhat they have undertaken; VVe fay, what

” ever the welaffefied in Scatljzmd did,i-52' their brotherlike

afl"'e<S’cion so this Nation A ( when our preflhres were

. heaviefl uponus) ‘fveefhalf notforget : %We deny not,
e their firft coming mm B flglamz’ wasan occafionof the

calling of this Parliament ; and we were not~unrhank-

 fultotmhem fo-rflwhat they then did’, bureour of'abro-

tzherly dckmwleedgment of the be“’nefit,, gave themfor
their brozherley aflifi-ante g;oAo‘-o on «I: We cl-efire 31 Fe

the C"ommi{fibners !"I1ElyA‘I‘CII1€!FIbE!‘", that th*e71afl*

e£Pa.1:I,ieament ebefofe this, fuffered it Fell’ to be broken
up, without» any vifibie hopes of ever feeingeahnather,

A re}:-her then énntribute (honeys to the King, when they.»

Tm it vvouldehave been employed to the oppreffing

eand ruining-of the Saarifb Nation : Anede"Ieng_before~

this, eboughw:e—fl10ufd forget itr the People of Sm!»-

A lafid have left it upon Record '( with much gratitude:

 8.i3diffu1:b),;~lhat‘1ind€r God 1”. tlgey weree deliveredt by
the Forces of-‘this; Nation , 1n the very infancy of

their Reformetion%from the Fremb, and therewith-

.theAvPopi{b.» yoke ;_ which nothing under God Mrhenm
 e };1indred from putringon ,. but that feaifonablee and ef-
feflufl aflifiauce they received from heflcee. VVE

e  alfo th§§y?e31unét»' forget {<3 thou, Thatwe have. A’

w 

at 4! ‘

h (2z3

riot heéfi Waihtin-g" to 0ur'Friends in Scotland, ivhé

‘now have the governing Power there, whenthey
were brought lovvtby the power of the Army .-. which
(by Order of the P;2r1iam.e~m: of Scotland Jinvadfed
this Nation, to the breach of a1} Leagues and Treaties
between us. And when that Army, by the juft hand
of God :2g3.iflfl' them, K we~re deflroyed, anti that Liew

tenant Geneml Cmmzvel in purfuance of that Viétory
' (with our Force:~s:) marched to the Borders , Afor‘;there-
' rcevery of our Townsrhhfiretacheroufly taken‘ from us)
He enrred not 5' 6 09' 14m?’,‘”irt H0fiility[ arid wi-thOu.t7Difw
;crimination,.roretaliate the injuries and fpoyl, this
” hN2tt1'0t1 fuffered from that invading Army,’ Vbmt came
to the afiifiance of the wei-afieéized there, upon their

defire 5% andwe,ehout ofa; (career; the oppreHi0h'of
our Friends, before we had heard either from himohr
them,» gave Order, That upon‘ their defireghhe fhoufd
afford them all feahfonableereltief and affxfianhcet-; ahd
accordinly fu_ch‘0f our V Forceswere left there, as
thofe eurt f-ri-ends judged treceffiry ( for _ the finifhing
th€iI'.W’OI'ka and fetling Eh€iI'rrf€Cu!”it.ya eagainfi thofe
who had oppreffedthem, and invaded us.) “And forth?-
with matched the ref‘: out of that Kingdom 54 that

rhey might not be at Further chargeand hurthen’there-
  to. So ash(we truft) we have gzven fuficient ‘demote A

flratioe, Thatwe have not forghat Narionalrlnvafihn
on, d:e!"erre&”0ur F:-iermis , and rhehonefi: Party in
that Nation , but afliited and flood by them: and
given them our heft help to pm: aflrlzirs again into their
hands.     A  ‘V  g  
For thefipitomeof the Covenant,‘ that isthe neat-

" ter ofrhe reft of this Seflion, weconcevivetliere is 4
htt1ereai'on for them» to objeftx the breaking thereof A

7 unto

Ik-

imto us, being» whoilybmléen, and .311 T1=eeti’es« with
it, by that ,Niation.-at Invafiong vvltuch had more God
”almofl:: mir;acu10u.flY 513994: and brxwght to ngughta
:all the particulafsee they h3V‘~‘3 wumerarcda had bffifl
vburied in the overflow1flg5;0f Tyrarmy and Propham

mfg .. Omly becaufe,th.e divieiing the K1'ng from his
A  [?eQ;)1e is one particuI_aru.rged : We w<-:,>uI4d have it

wemembred , who motefied againfithe Kings pgifimg
four ms at   the me of WW: about ihe we of De-
ggméer, 3 54,7. Cehxch thouled have been the affurance

of aefoflowing Treat}-') not Qmely u-fur-%piug’.rherein a  
1-yiegareixge voyce upem the Legzflmve power at eEi?;.;;**~ A

ilarxd, .1 b!Ji1".¢bCii.“‘1g t§”i3eif€1'YjJ The Vifihlfi” C3-UF3  “(-3 Pm"
:ceedi.ngeeet*hen toea ‘Treaty; and wberfwer thu was not

‘V ,»mm«e trulyw a means of'%divid1ngAthfi‘e King 51‘-04?? W65  

‘People, We leave its theixez.§gme1*t 0«f13.HWg";£}€£1  As
_ forepreferyingg Peace a:1}.f1.a:‘:é1r‘>t2 between the ‘N4 t aims,
~ awewfihethw,,g,0ujd'h;;V¢ let the p:«.i{S§ for we ‘bxufh
~:oe‘repe:aé fo eoften, that it was: broken by that N;£tiO£‘i3I

G

3 A6: webeing znvadcd be“ rhfiier Army» {freon-$5? the

e ~ Authority ofthe_ir.F’arliame£1t.ee And to t'his‘Vp3.r1:icu~

I31-5 wefhal! adde thusmuch more, That we were [0
render of keephg the Tre..2ties , and fo defirousrif

maintaining the linion, that \.v3S‘Y)y;fhem begun, *be- 

  -tween the two Natieonseg that aeIth0u'gh%We.kneW wekl,
byewhat fgjririt the affars of Scatlaedewere 21160 aflfda
-andwtm :zfl’eé?ci0n they had to P6309: W110 W151‘? "1
e ower:- A and were not ignorant that 3, ~\N'ar was &ev_'er~
 mined:, and Forces levxed agamfi} us eariy Iii’? €orr"fl;?;s
mdthgc manyof om‘ OWE} Deehmqxzen-ts» aeande*MW.»21:‘g«
~ manta; diddaxly flock View ¢.S'tatLw6!,eand were egmtertcmtw
<}e~2!, there, and wbuld not. be%de¥.iv€rei e‘C0PUU15h-mffifs

A T:;hov%11et€5}?1i£?€dZECGICHDE :0 §h¢eveXPr»efiFeFm‘; ‘Of the

».w

A   Treaty.»

"'Trcai1§y; by our Commifiioners thcfe Eefideniyby oiii
 efpeciagl Order rothem Fm-‘that purpofe; yet wefor- V
A’ bare,r1cit onelyito putGm-ifons, intothe Towns of
~B,,arm?c£ andC'ar1iie, bccaufe it {tamed again& the
  great Treaty; but did not fa much as bring any :9 the %
‘ Bordczrs (as we might have done, and laid them at fuel:
A 'i:IiPeance, as might have prevented the furprife of
thgfe Towns) becaufia we would not givcalarrhro

that Nationpr caufe any apprehenfign in caur Friends
there , that we had any mtentions af I-1c)fh11ry¢:-zgainfh

  them 5 but we rather chofe to have a breath made up-
on us: then to makczt: , and to haveourTowns taken‘
‘from use (whxch wéforefaw washke to happen) rathen

then to do any thing that might be interpreted,Vt0 ‘tenfi  

to%abreach of Union» or ofthe Treatrics = And we re?-

pem: 2301: our tendemefs therein (though weAaren@tA
unfenfible of what we fuffercd by i_t,) God having

-owned: out A Catife , am? bortz 4witnef§‘"tD our defirc of
%   Peace, by firetching out his hand upon that H ypocri.-

cal and Faith— breaking Armyand their adherents, and

-by recIucingthem4 to a necefsity of ordering mrherefib

tution of onr%Towmns. W  f 
\ LE T1‘ 1:-: Rs S1=.c'1'. 4.;

IN;;iurfzw2ce%c:f we Saiemzz L edgy: and Ca¢:ezzarzt,~éatb
Hozafe: have often declared 3 ‘T but t/at} MY! eflaé2l,z'Lh

V the Reformat iazz cfRéligz'an, &.extz‘i-pate Papeav} and Pig-
Izecy, azzdfupprefv HereޢandS;bzfm,; rim! tbg xvii! maim V
A win the Fuzmlamezzml Gmverzzmem af t£7.'3{K£ngd0??9, 5}

King, Lara} Mddommam‘ : Azzdwém the common enemy

% éeiisgg fi;édwed,tbe Scotifb arm} my raga out a;"tfJz3' 232g ~
  a-’am,iz2 the éegzknimg aftéejeerg 547.A' 22d’EIt2'V Majefi}

Vy  mzzfmt of 60:51 Kfzégdams, saw to came ‘mtg Holdcnby.

The

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  The Haafe§hhbf‘Pdr!i4me:¢t did declare hath tax: the Kizgzg      A

med tam Kingdame afScohtl:::nd, :2 hair arefpefr’ rfbazgzdihg
hm’ tab the fafetyprefewvaztzozz cgfhéx 'M’;zj effiesh P evfiynfi

  in thejvreférfimtihzbzz ;z2zc{ defame of the truck @1253 iaiz amfi
h Liéerties   of the Kihgdomes according to the Cmvezzzmta
‘ hh ;A2m’.t12heI»2j,t‘heK2ng fhouldée at Holcienby cmdtheSz—ot~
j % giflahforcesgoize om‘ ;ofthz'5hKi72gdom,Thath they wazdd jojn
  with the Kingdome-ofjSc0tIand £72 employing their heft?

£:z¢{¢;woz(rs~;to prac.z¢r%ehhz"s Majefiiehs aflévzt :10 the Prepafi-4»
117022: agreed on  hath Ifizagdamj é<s,A22«d m cafe the Kz'::2g

    fhou[d2¢0t§2"Ue”h.hish afleirt theretmtoa that the Hozzfes
 were reflalfuedfli/I tohhhmzgiiztaihe the happy union ;21re.<z~-
“    fetledhetweezze thetmo Kingdome$,% according mg the

  €at‘emi72t am’ Treaties}; ThehParlz'azme;2t of«Sc0tIand~

,   didat ‘the frzmhe ti’??? 41f0PH«51ifl9 4 Dheclamtim oftheir A
 iizreiztigzzs zrhefeqfozse Copy was delweredio, his Afa-
jheft')§,a7¢al hgnohrheriwsthehflozxfer c3fP:trlz'amei2t,) _t~haztz?;z‘ _

 h theh£z2theiim.(uz2’t£lIhhi§ Majefly fhozdd give f4tzh's_faé?£-A
éntoh hoth%hKzi2ga’ames~ 21¢ thhehP~r43[2offti;az»25h hofpeace) there A

V fhaztldhe 22¢ hawiéwe, }W‘€jz¢dice,«~hz72jzzy_:;: gar’:/ioleme c{ai2'e% ta

A his‘ Rajrall Perfbxg Thatathere fhozzld 663 no chwge of’
44 Ghovernmeiet, other; theiz“ hhaa’ .ém for hthreeyeazrs pr~ec-e-
  ciinggh  thhazthhis gzofierirj fhduld he :20 AA mzye: ;v:2«'e;iz.4-

. diced iiztheirlawfullfupcefiofi ‘tavtheh Cramééh name’ 65:»-

    A*zg¢mmezatVof"thefeKifigd¢mes.

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NV fhrtfiffefiion, Thcyfay,wh1é1'th the  {Es

  
  

 ? .ahi1dt:he?rhNatiQn.haved¢cIared; and heréhhagaina

-of Popéry and Prclaty and fuppreffionof Herc»

 fyand Schifme 5‘ 4nd It; hthis wefii11fay,wc; {ha-1:1

reckon up Reformation 0fR6Iigion.,eXtirpat£on M <

indeavom:  

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iinfieavohr (wifh aI"itha"t;Eaower that Godh.hé;thh‘‘hhhgiveh’ ‘
1.139 that Rehgzon may be reformed eaecofdfmg‘ to the A

word 0fG0d5» which is the rule eofettrurhg and me;
which- is {'0 reformed according rofhe bef’cJRefermecl'
Churches” for the very rule‘ of thezhre ‘Reformation? is

alfothe Scriptures,ff0»wl1ichwhat C hutch foevfer‘
 draws moft neere 1331 hrs Reformatxonathat 1s1:he»befl:

Reformed Ghurch, ‘And. if we fhould acknowledge
any one Church to be fo well ReFormec1.ehas.ier might

ohtreudhe irs~Reformaetion fora patterrxegwheichothers

1?11huf%necefl”ari1y follow, -(tlxough ire! coehfemneityem. to.
that upreame hreulheehee not A ev1d_ch“rto hz:h;I'e,Me upcm.
wlaom fuch unzfermxty IS obtmded) 11: were juflly ta

" he accounted apart ofthat Popery, which we have

dee1aredt0’extir*paee;» For Prelacy, wee know not
why‘ thaws 1n the Paper,» we cancexvmg ethamfl htehem.
jurifdéftzozx is taken away, and agreachhh pamFof»the1r%

Landshfould, and they kliowjeeryhwell to What puree
' pofe a great part of the mohy was impleyed 5 " And»
we wifh them and: a1I.Co;venanters (as to this point}

to Co_nfider,>whitherhthat Ah they {of cmplhine 01:; me
hehalfe Qffeduded  Mem%bers, were not_done 1.11 hejrerr
ference to their endeavoured conjeuné};1on' Wfe1t'h”thh;h

King, on {rich te‘rmes,.;as woiuldhiehave left to hhPrelacya:~‘
he remaining root and founciaezon m "fhxs Natmn 5': 

Popery we corxjceivee they meme Propifh Dofiirine oe
Worfhip (for the iurifdiékhionh f it, they know hath
bin long extirpatedeouht of this narion) and for that"

D?‘o8:z-me or VVo1‘ihip._, wee give irhentz e:a1hIoWanee'e’~of"

pubhque‘ or firivate teaching or?‘ praéfiéfe, Aenflg, as ‘A
is a matter ofapimon zen‘ themihds hf parti;;cuIfar m?eh,.
we have found-’tha.1: all the fliarpneffe ofourt Lewes»

(vvhichhhave heenehfufiiciehtly fevere» -againfi  them)»»  

Lax

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e hath not him able to exltitpate It 5 Ame ( as thefe the

Commiffiottelts wellktzow) all that hath bin done he

Saotlaed agealnfe‘I>lopety in purfuance of their Cover

naeetoghath not yet wrought fuch etl’e&s,but that many

l ofthat lprofeffion are llill living amotigthem ; And A  -

indeed, thatlome takes both or evill men and mif-
Worfhietslwillheleftin the field of the world till

the hatveft (notwlthllaattdttzg thegood feedlfowinei ll
4 by the Mefiiet and all the care of the fervants) we
fit1cl_it not b3.I"ClyfOlT€f0.lCl,§ but the violent pluckieng
. ef them up forbidden and 2. plaine Itzjulnétion adw

doede, That both {hould he let grow together unti.ll«

ll " harve‘flz;,which certainly were ‘it‘1tencle<;l as rules to

thel‘etvants(a'tleaf’tj;~ in_ relation to fuch weeds~ah‘d
to fuch vvayes ofplucltmg up, where there might be

“ifdangeglwitth the weecls,to pluck up the Wheat alfo :
 And therefore {as to I-Ierefy, SchifiI'1e._,&c.‘. lFirft1 we
V muftdefiretallmento take notice, That the Cove--A
nantdoth not engage abfolutely that we will exti:-~ ‘ '

pate or fupptelle, as thefe Commiffionets render it
(which were an high prefutn ptiot1)l:>utthat we will

indeavour it: inlout feverall places and? callingss _ and V

hyalllawfull wayes and tneaus‘; which Certt.oa7“lnly 18 _ 

to be underftood, that, tothe fevemll' things to he

endeavoutedfiulch wayesancl means fl.oulcl be ulfedil
A A V as (according to the nature of the things feverally)
are proper and latvfull go And! next we declare that .
the belt way for the extirpation and fuppteflion 7of*
A Herefy, and Schifine (as we‘Cot1cei,ve  is: to hold

lfotthlthettuth in lt:~ve, vgrhich (fohelcl out) will ‘bee
get love 3nd’tl1erebff,r game‘ the’ better‘ reception in

ttheznthalt-l1eaAteit, Audit {hall be our ecarelto pro?-,

vicle for tltofe who may {'0 hold lf.‘.‘0m3 and-theta wait

 2»    % £05"

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ft>ranefl‘e&ual«1ble£Tmg from God upon thofe means; i
'tI?or~»w-hat theytell us of our declaring, that we will

” maintaine thefiundamentalll Government ofrhis;

Kingdome by King,Loras, and Commons; we acme V

[9 kn()w%_wha_rx:i intereft Scatlmia’ hath in the GOVC1‘fl'*

meat of England, that there fhould be any interpofi-m A

e eion in iti What Government the people ofE2:gl.<md- “ i

fhallchoofe, we know none that have any negative

 upon it; The Legiflative polwert %being  them; ori-‘
  gihally and fiJflCl&I'fl€l'lt'8;ll'Y,__ and exerctled by thofe

that reprefent them 5 what Lawes they declare or e---

' naét, they have power alfo to annull and repealeg,

‘when they {hall judgetir robe raoylonger. for the

good and fafety of the people-,4 which is the ihighefl;

Law, to which alll“ell‘t3their Lawes and Declarations»

a mute fnbmit, And there can be no forreigne judge-~

ment of-that {afetyra q a _  l
h To that they fay in this Letter ( that by confent
of bothKz'ngdn_t>mes, the King waste to come to Hal»-

5/ezzéy) attdto that in their fecond Letter (that it Willa.   .
he a great griefet,o.tl1.etr hearts} and lye heavy upon »

their fpiri-ts, to feeitheirrtrnfhing of his Perfon to the,
Parliament of Ezzglazza’ made ufe of to his ruine) I r

hath been To fully Vcleered in the aforefaid Dec.larati- ‘A A

on ofrhis Houfe of the 28th or Noveméer 1646.,
Taltatthe Kingdome ofsmtilzmd hadlnoerigltt of dif-

"pofing of the Perfon of the King in Emglaaag as

that wee (hall adtle nothing to it  WeeV‘ll1all onelyl
fay, that they did notlrtrulft the King with the Patlia~

fmenthofEaglmza’, For he was not at.a-ll in the power 4

ef the Kingdome of Statlami, for he wasrnet then in

tSmt!am!3 neltliet was the Army of Scots in England,‘ in

the Kin gdome of Scotland, not the A tna yr OfSre.ti/.azJm’ 
r it

It was indeed ae=:Army ef the Scots Natien, but ht
waszhe Army of ‘E.ngZaz2aZ in their ferviceg. and m. A

.their-pay, and to whom flnouldhthey cieiiver the hV%E§Iing
of E;2zg1a;v2a’( cfomming into their power in‘ Ezzgfwzaf)
hwhile theywere inthe fervice and, pay of £223 Zarsaghezat
tzégrhee Parliament of England.‘ A V e  V V
_ W Befideghow can theyeaffirme the common enemy!»
was fi1bduhed(as in the next: words before) ifhe were
‘then in an Army, that had right to Adefend‘ him»-efliii
agaeinfihthis Parliament,; and not deliver him up at»
A their COYIIHI ands; \/Vhat other common enemy h were
it, who made allwthat warre againfi this Nation, vwase

itnot he 9 anclwas it not by his Commiifions and

  Commands A and how was he then (seduce, eifrhe
Ar;r1y,;confiPcing ofthe Scottifh Nation in the pay-
of E;2glamZ,'might %%ha;ve defended’ him, and fou.ght~

  fethim 91-.And if they rhoughtphey might hrefi1f‘et0-,- h

- del»ivembim,_why did not that Armycarry him with A
t*hem>fntoesmhzrlmdawwas it becamfe they knew they
had no authorsty £70 to doe,eor becaufe they hknew: cse.

feared his prefence, and the peace ®§”f3Tbat pIace,'W~here~ '

ever hehfhouldhcdmegnvouid ho incompatible. A A

  To What they fay [ That this Parliament did then  

declareethat r€fp€a9:”fl'1QB}d' bee haci to the fefety A anti
prefervatien Of his perfbxa, in’ the prefiervaeion and-=
defence,.mee0f the tr-hue. Religiion,andhhljhertiesof the
Kingdome, NAnd- thathehthey w~ou1d~'j;0y.ne to }::rocure

  his affem: to the Pr0p0fitiQns5,(_€7’r. . And in cafe rhea

Kingefhould enotyhaifenta yet they vvouldfiill mains-
teine the union between the two .Kingciomes 3CC‘Ol’:'* A

.   I ding to the Cosrenant and Treétiese:] Wee4efay, h_Thas:~
meeting w_ith‘thefe things {'0 often repeamd , they

V fmceus aggin»t_o5.aske3 Whr.:§,hreke the unionf 9‘ e.:as,é' 

 3; ~ A‘ A  V eec£>:::1.i-~e§;§;;eV

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' eéfrcording tow the Treaty” and‘ Cevenmzz to invade

England with an Army, 5 head that ) by the authority
of the Parliament ofscotlzmd .-301:’ can they t‘hink,:hat
weewere bound and they at libertyhtoikeepir,efor re)»
quire it robe kept as far only, as ‘1tfheueled~efervethe
interefi of Scotland? And, for joyning t procure

V . the Kingsaffem: to Propowfitions, where as it was 4%

then defired but for ence more, hafil it not fince

been fulfilled many btimese over Mona the par: of

the Parliament of England Pewerenortheé Propofiti-=4»
ens (agreed to by their C~0mm%z£fioenerse) fem fince
that tigmefunto the King at Hampton Court, and a-

gain refufed by him? And was there ‘not? afrerwerdhs

an Aeddreife made tohimeat "the hlflehof Wzgbt with
‘fdmre Bills, concemingonely threeof thefe many.
things conteyned in the large Propofitions, with an
heffemiall precaution in” order to: Treatyé, [w'z..

A ethatethe Parliiamentmight acfiourne it fi;:Iefe to 

place as they fhould find mofi convenient and hfahfe ]‘
andan ofFertoeTreae wirhhim for the refi: of the
thingsconteynedihnethe Proeofitions .>   And did not

( as we {aid before) the Ciommiefiienerse of Swtlzmol, 
when anchsheere ~pre=tef’c againfi thoffe overtures 2 6 that)

ihhbeha1f'e&ofthe King, aneh::h*lI~for his interefi:,againft
the Judgemengnotonely of the Parliament of Eizg-‘

ierzaleh bueagainfl: ‘ww hate was" the jfidgexnent of the"

Kingdomehohf Scatlzmda*If0, in their foermer‘ Adareres

with us whereinthefeme ‘thin§gSe( for th;em2ine)weere 
zniifted oe» wuzhmarzy he more»?  bur‘1fhs~ml4eex had

“ never joynede to frgefi h: on any%=0rf" thhhfe fbu r‘e'e1)‘,ings3yet‘ M

fincethey co‘ncerned1the*e fecurit}i‘£1FtI71is~Nézfieheg wee’
not the Perlxementeof Englwdcom peteet re éemaend  A

 of hihm3thi;1gs«.ejfijI1ar nature, wiphout the 21110 wahce:

of

ii mi‘ the Scotch Crbmimifliioners 2* have wee at any: i:iine.-.-

intéiipofeiit.o.hi1ider‘them A in any of their Addreiies

forTflii'ngs, cvcmcerning '5 cozlzum’ 9 have A wee not left: it

wheiiy cotiiemfelvesfio pitch upon iwhat demands’
they th0‘ught zneceiiary for that: Kingdoms, and_being;

” ready to affiii and foyne with them ( when EVBE: they

have defired us ) to further the procuring of them .9
As to the matter‘»of're{pef?c to be had to the fafety of
his Perfon, inidefence of the true Religion and Li»:
bertiese, can a'nyim.an underflzzmdthofe words -not to
intend fame 1'i’i[I1:i'ta‘t.iAO{} Uffhat refpe-Sc“? iAnd,under--.-
fianding:i1em {Q (to fay nothing of the inconfiiiencyi
of i1ia;itrefp'e6’c, with the fecurity ofitrue Religion,
W‘her'ein1 ti‘1€'9l'ni6iVESi Qty, in their fecond Letter, his 13,-:

te.fim1d<”1argeff Cenceffiions were {(3 unfatisfaéioryg, A
A , VVree;,‘an*fwef,i‘i( as  uuriL 1bert1—es)e there hath fince

iiiei1fbeer1‘»i’afec0n’W=aLrre,‘r’ai'ifed by him again ft: ithisii
Neat,ion,iwberei‘n the power, of Sciarlarzd affified,
wh'ic11»»a(i’ifiiiGoxdiihad not imightiiy aflifiied us) had
foieexvee:u1»i*ned our Lifbertiesi; Aindifhouldii there fiili?

  hive 2+ iéiefpiexfciihad to the prefervation of his P61‘-at

foni, iiwahb wa's"<re-fileifieanci iendiiefle in-.his i«ncie§1v.ours,
and?’eiig«ine~s,‘for the defiruéihoniioftheLiberties and:

"heppinefie, of this Nation «-3 Put cafe hee had gotten,
 the'he?ad‘fi6¥me one ‘Of th0fei{ev,eraI1 Airmiies-e
iéyhis influer1ceriraife'ci,:tihe la R» Summer,‘ ‘E0 diifizurfier‘ '

Gure Peace, and defiroy our Liberties,‘ mufl; wee haves

giveiii them leave to fli1‘I’30‘I,‘ bullet, '21nd"re’ti1rn;_ the-mes’

onely iiowider,fI.e{’i wee fhonfd perhaps hurt his V Peri-*—
ifoni’?  semi the » D“eciaratieio‘ns 0f the ngdoiner eof‘
.S‘cotl.ez;2c‘!( Vfvhichflie 173 it part of the f:me'h Paragrapiii'

1 .

V of their Letter mentions.) As we are no parties there- 
A   we, fe wee hayeqg mQie._t,gfay,to,it, efayeithag wemuie‘

iandié

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andfiaal/lever difavow a_ny Authority or colour edf
I‘iEZh!C mthem, to determme Aordeclare the  fucceffiota

of the‘ Kings Po fierit )1. to the government of trhis Na,-:3

tiorgnor do-~we~know any authority they have rode-

clartwor determine any fuch. thing concerning any  

other Kingdoms, then their   own, _ A

V  ‘r 'r%*';a*‘i1.“Seece1'.$..e

  

 Hefeéezfieg the eegege%meets of éptb Kim domes

A A  joyetly regret/aeer,e;2eZ fevemlly azzefa meat er for

$}:‘e32d5@f0refa2'd,5WE€ hold it: our duty to iizdeerz/aur 5%
that zre]‘2:m2et‘z'o:e of Relzgian ée fetled and efieélifbed,
as is éefbee “expre/fed, and efveezzz//3» that the taleretion o

% Idolatry, ;Popery,¢‘Bl4fpiaemy2 Herefie dfid ”-30/71'f774e, Méeeeee “

pee-"Ue1etee’.,L[efi tree partake me other men: fizmes‘, arid

eet‘19ere:5y'e24*ei{2.d:*M;g'e?e eI:o?receez'<Ue qf’t/Mir plagu~e.s, gtlmt the & A

Rzghiiz1iafe$:P§*i‘E3i1eZ{geS0f Perliemezet may Jae prefer-Q
wed, T Iaet tloereemeyéee 220 change of the fundamental!

a'ZJe«m??’2 few»; .4 flmt Iliflere 55» eo~lJm’W»’e, iflj-W) {or fvia-.-xv

éeiece afieeed ta; ”l9=zl;e Mejeflies Perfoiz,‘ ‘t_be_;vérje_ thazgg/at’
wlzereeof i‘lvee_ICi72gez’e we of'Scot1:md bath ehfweyews aélsrew
red,-mime} appeere 253; all their‘ proceedings and 1) ecle-M
M tiamse 5? Aim’ the H emf es 0fP,zzr[z' emeeent /9zz'Ueezzp‘a;23[e've-
ml! oeeeffozzse eseperefledzz e:;’eteflerz'o;2 t/2 eeeofizeeeetfaeeir 129-é

c1.eeaze£oesa.;miaereforeemee doeexpeE?t/mt I/Weee /72412 éee ¢

zze gxcéeeeedieegageeiefl‘l2e3'ePerfoe: ( which mmeat éute can-,

tiszurej ezmlizeceeefe the great diflzrefiiozzs cf rlaefe,Kii¢g-A  V A‘

domes, em £mL>oZ~ve 215 ii: maiaydifiieuleiesg zzzijerzfes dazed
eezzfgfioiés e)e 62¢‘: theta»-éj tfae free C 0952:8113 of éotbfl H0251
fey oftbe AP[e,2r1ie~meiet qf Englandwfid with I the edvife
Md caflfeifir eofrlae Parlimzeizt of Scotland ( zekz'e/9 13!
zzazvfitezfig) feela courfe may é,ee_ teiém 2'22 eeletipntq

him p

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J ' 4izggdome$V  50¢’? ¥'m'vz’"{2g gm «wee iozzaéle iizterefz‘
theme.     “  A %    

h T  Their ‘Letter of the ;2.r;‘h< of gm...  
      %am6%   

M T” our Letter of the fitb. aftlazk Airzflafltwfi we impre-

 feizted uzztogrozg wlzxzt ii2dm';1aur5Aba12e égem zzfed,
fiar mkiizg am] of  Majieflies life, for change of the
fbwgzdamflfitall government of tbit Kingdome, and .522-
traducixg 4 AA finfédl and (l7Zg~06l7/3! .to!Ze:qatz'arz  m;z%ttAers
af4x#eLz;gwiazz»V Rd ¢17W‘9%iK’-  we did txpswfle OW fad
iboza 79.t5,V.4?2d$gre4.t fezws 0f $119 dwgerom A carzfegaem
ca: VtԤat%.mz'gl9t failw Iberexpom; qdrzd farther wee fdzld
 prefleg that there might 122 no proceeding againfi
 MajefiiesPerfon which would cermiiibv 6.092)7ii2§leI,t_.5£
greatdiflrafiionsvof tbefe Kingdames, And z'22'Ua.l=ve m
£22 many »e'Uz'lls, trouéles, and ccmfufiom: 624: that éy the
free Couizcells aféotla Houfe.s‘~aft%/9e Parliament 4;’ Eng»
land,:md with the advife Md-oozzfeizt “of%tlae4 Parliament
of Scotland, fuck comrfemzlght ée taken in r:%e:l.¢:t,£a;2% m

Vbimigg mayéefiar t13egaad¢mdImppim:j]eV ofitbefe4V%Kiz2g~

domes, éoth haviflg cm zmquefiz'axaaélé’ mad aizdeniaéla

  i':zterefiz'2¢bz;s~ Perfcm, as «K5293 of ézdt/9%; which 4du1yV£o:z~

A fidgred;we€_..l.’ldd rezzfoiz to%laape_[baul,d h.:z'zJeg:z'=ve22 aflopp _

to all proceedings againfi his Majéfiies Pflfffifl. iflumre A

gmderfhwd, That, after‘ many via? the Memfiens Q)’ the
Haufe of Aflammam, ./947.23 éeeia Almprifmzed %.4;2d‘.f;g;]w

mg, .mz41faVw£:baut and Agaizzfl .rh%»e :;,c}a;:fe22.t   of «me  
w%Haufe of Peerts, 5} 4 fiiygle Afiiafjqam, alaage, power 
13' given to cermize perfanwaf your omz2eV.22uméer._, oftke

% firm}

    (3497 ‘e  

firm), and fame others, to: preeeeeiegaiezjfhhfe /7:.1A'djeflie.:¢:.~

' A Peefm 3 [:2 Order hwhe’7*e‘zm}‘o he um hreezght ttpa22_‘Sea3-1:.’

mmlegy la]? £22 theeafiemooeee, éefore their new e:>c2h‘ezo3»~a’i-:

mwy Cozert ;*iiWhere/hre wee deeirz themme. of the PM"-

I1‘fl7i78i¢hfUf'hS€O'I;l3fl.d5 for their 'Ue'hdz'éeitz'aIefi~ofl"2: falfe "

Afperfiahs med Celumhiek, Dheclarea That though they
are nochfatisfieei with Mhzlre 1?%’1;_z_;'eey’h;i5z'ese Cameffzazes £22 Helge
late T2"eetzA'e.et Néwport ihthe Ifle ofW’igh§*,~e _ef
4z'![j“ies the‘2mzztte"rs af¢eR»ele;gié:i2 5% ‘,»1h"ei’edre*4 7‘hefo‘li'ee”¢’:r4hhiz7£i;¢

t0"‘;cm’zJe» hz'e=M'ajeffz‘e$ ”reflz"tez~1fi0ze to he}; ezieriehzeizt,

he/‘eoéeefatieféiffiozehhe gxfveifi hj him Ate hie" K hihgdomes  Q,

h Tet they ha7ee- all ~ze2ezz'zzz'79’70ze/Z} ”w£th“ a22e_ 'UoJy:eh ( z;»eozo>zeh

Memher excepted  difklziime thehflléaff“Iei301a?led'géhaf; [
A or eeeefleh zzoithe late proceedzhge of the Meyéezy. hhere, 74-9

geihfl  Mejeefiy, Aezd meerely prefefikzg Thatit wee

hee a great griefemzte I eir hemetsg mid bra heem-*y% awe ‘
thee'%S;2ire't:, if’ the): fhezfl fie the tmfleihg ofhis2VI4- 
je[fie:Pes¢faz*e,~to the Hohemh hie effeezfes ef’ }the Pzzrliete-A. he

want of England to “hee h7?§aa’eh Lwfe‘  for V
fezrre eehtraryr to the dee/Med [i2I‘@’i21Il‘0i2.S’_0‘[pl.“f'é3e hK;';«2 -4.“

h dame of’ Sc“0t1and;5 mi félémeee prqfeflioierof thehhhhI(;:ng»'

dame cf England  A225! re, the aim’ it-may hee nzgzggfiflf

“to the zzmelafl how much they ez~éami22z2t*e eeezgdmfi fa e»oe4-<~

ride: eDe/?g;2e, aagaihfl herjefl>2'e$F‘ég*j”¢922eh; ‘El’/'ee cfee,‘
in the memehof -ethzg‘-APe1V1t'4???€i?tA'm26i Kihgdoene af Scqre

1.-and , xhezeehj hhhhDeQn’e2?e their 2z’;z]]e}et ' f;co’eee z*heh1.fez;z%dIe

pe*oceeelz}eg$‘,»4‘2md the taheiege ezzamy cf’ hhtls‘? 1% xi jefli es 

gilmz’ protefl,hTheet $25721‘?!/V 1m"e1:gge:;m fl-gig: flame 

fame‘, Soethey may he h)‘3+ee»" from Axe/172:‘/J_e Egzgfillsah 

eyes, C022f’ze0m',h emfcee [eer7e;{'tI'e.'$; fheee heem”); ‘~f3#-gbw lhetbei
eegzeiex-‘togthefeehedtflmf%'edKz°hg‘a’eme5. ‘A  he * ‘ '   ' 

‘hhfiwswa rt...

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.23 N 5 W ER»

 V __N”thatla{t Paragraph of theirlletter offizrzum-y»
 the l6tl]“.. A ‘We have the Epitomie of their whble

 

lflargle Letter clontraéted, and a pt-‘ofeffion of  
thezereopxnzon, what :5 theit duty to incleaxrour;  

Tothslt*palrttwhil’ch1 concerns Religzon.-5 We have .

before declared our opinion, as wehave alfo to what

its the pox-icr (if this Natiésn in the Funclamentalls of
A Government: IfSt0tla22dhatl] not the fame Pow» ”

er or Liberty; and as we doe not goe about 1:9 con-

fine them to us5So, \Ne”fhall not limr-nit our {elves %
to them, butfleavxng them to aét an relationtog
thexrgs as they{hall' feecaufe) refolve to mamraxne

ourfiovwvne Lihertleé, as God {hall enable us: Anal
as ewe. are farre from any: thoiughtyof impofing upton

nthlem; So we: {hall {not willingly fuf-Fer Impofiti-

otnsfrolm them, while God gives usll:rength0r ; lives»

  tooppofe. Anal“ therefore both "to this Seftion nof‘ V

theifffiirfl, A and to theizr whole” iecontdv Letter, VVC‘
flwottnlyimakethlxs Anfwer,  A That after a long and fe-A
rioue ”Cle1l1be‘rat1onlOf our owne ltntlrihfecall «Fowler

V we Trul’c'(deti=vedl to us. by the: providence of God; 

thtoi1'g'hthe Delegationlol‘ the People 5) aaniclupon»

like ‘Confi-deration of what we and this Nation have-A

j fufferecl from the Mifgovernment an-cl Tyranylefl" ~

that King, both in Peace and by the Warres , Anal

4 conficlering how fruitlelle, and how full of Clgflgfir‘

and prejudice the many Aclcl_rs:;fleS to him for l5ea<:e~
have he-en, and being Conlcxous how tmuchv wee

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have provoked and attem pted G0c:l by tllenegileéeg

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lo“? impartiall execution of Iufcice, in rclétionl td
the Innocent blond fpill? and mlifchiefe done in the
late Vvfilfffisg We have proceealed to fuch a courfhl’ A A

of Iullice againfiltluat Map of blond, (as we dotififz

A -not 3 the jufl God f(lwh.o“is rm refpeétct of Pem-

ties and Peace be fetledl, Yes: we hopé we ‘fhalll  ;
V prefcrved from Confufiorgby the good will fhitn

fans) cloth approve and   will! . follow lwith; his bl-fife   .

fingupon this ,1-Ia.:ion.; And though‘ lCer«lm?ps)”we A F
may meet‘ with many li,:fficnlties beforelmar Llifbae A

 

tllatdweltin the Enfh, which burnt. andl was net

confumed :, an-cl ch:-:7ll Courfe we. have takem with the ‘ 

llate King, and means to follow’ towards_0£hm's, ltllm A

Capirall Enemies oflour Peace, is, *(“‘v‘V'c hope) that;    

which willbe far the gocxd. and halppiineflel of both
Nations ; oflwvhich if¢hait(1ll:$z'atlmzv£_%fl§10uld lrlainke
lfix; to malceufe ofl and Vsmdxcatc ;:I:“l1ezrl~rawne Liber-

ty and Freed@“me(wl:1~iCh lies befote them, if they
giveitlnorlaway) We Jfihall Tba ready, give ltihem V
all Friendly and Neiglnlaourly affiflcancc, in the’ c» A

=l¥ablill1§p'g thereof, and defire they would take it

into lrlieir mofk ferious A confidcration , before they  
efpoufe that Quarrcll, which cal} hrzngichem no or
? -«char advantage, then the enraylxng  them and

l.the}r Pofteritles a lafting lWarrel C with fall Miferies  

-that amenld (it) A and Slavery mi: 1 T.yr;-mlnlt invtlm

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