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A82182 A declaration of the loyall resolution of the Kingdome of Scotland. Being a voluntary oath by them taken for the preservation of his Maiesties Sacred Person, and for the maintenance of his undoubed [sic] rights and priviledges to his severall kingdomes. With their protestation of severe prosecution against all those that shall attempt, impugne, or by any sinister meanes be abettors, councellors, undertakers or disturbers of the same. 1642 (1642) Wing D708; Thomason E109_18; ESTC R11232 2,061 9

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A Declaration of the Loyall RESOLVTION of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND BEING A voluntary Oath by them taken for the Preservation of his MAIESTIES Sacred Person and for the Maintenance of his undoubed Rights and Priviledges to his severall Kingdomes WITH Their Protestation of severe prosecution against all those that shall attempt impugne or by any sinister meanes be Abettors Councellors undertakers or Disturbers of the same London Printed for W. STRETTON August 6. 1642. A generall Band voluntarily made by the good Subjects of the Kings Majesty of Scotland for the preservation of his Highnesse person and of his undoubted Right to the Crownes of England and Ireland FOrasmuch as the Providence of God hes established Kingdomes and Monarchies and hes appointed Kings and Princes to beare rule over the same repre●enting his Divine power in ministration of Iustice to their Subjects and honouring him by the establishing true and Christian Religion according to his word In contemplating of which benefits to the redownding of the people by the lawfull authority of the Prince they are bound to love reverence and obey their native Soveraignes to procure at their uttermost power their standing and advancement or estate To resist and withstand all and whatsoever practizes or attempts which may be hurtfull to their person or estate Therefore we undersubscrivand the naturall and loyall borne Subjects of this Realme calling to memory and finding daily before our eyes the great felicity and inestimable comfort wherewith the most happie and gracious Raigne of our Soverai●ne hath inriched us and ●he wonderfull q●ie●nesse wherewith we a●e by Gods providence and his Highnesse p●udent government in so universall troubles of all Europe being blessed acknowledging our selves most justly bound with our Lives lands goods and geere in his defence and safety ●gainst whomsoever of what Nation degree or quality soever they be that would directly or indirectly a●tempt any harme against his Sacred person or estate Therefore wee and every one of us conjunctly and s●verally in the presence of the Almighty power By whom Princes rule whom we call upon not onely as a me●ne but the just avenger of s●ke as shall violate and contravene these pres●nts of our owne free motive and will binds and obliseth o●r selves ilke one of Us to others in that bond and holy Society whereby wee solemnly vow and promise before the great God with our whole powers bodies lives lands goods children servants and all that are under our Commandement truly and faithfully to serve and humbly to obey our said Soveraigne Lord against all estates dignities and earthly Princes whatsoever to invade and pursue by all manner of hostilitie aswell by force of Armes as by all other meanes all sorts of persons their Complices assistants and partaker● as shall attempt or undertake by Deed Counsell or consent to any practice that in any respect may tend to the harme of his Majesties most Royall person honour estate or dignity and shall never desist from any manner of hostile pursuit of such traiterous Tyrants till they their Councellors 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 Blessi●gs which he hath multiplied upon our said Soveraigne Lord to ●i● glory and our great comfort hath established the undoubted Right of the Crowne of England and Ireland ●o his Majesties most Royall Person which notwithstanding divers persons upon frivolous and impertinent pretensions would goe about to impugne contrary to his Birth-right and the most ancient and allowed Lawes of both the Realmes whereof we upon our bounden duty to our native Soveraigne and moved in Conscience to advance the righteous Successour solemnly vow and protest by the name of the great God not only at our uttermost power and state to maintaine and defend our Soveraigne in his undoubted Right and Title to the Crownes of England and Ireland againe all other pretendors whatsoever but likewise shall readily without any drift or excuse upon whatsoever pretext bestow our selves our lives Children servants friends goods and geere whatsoever in the pursuit thereof against whatsoever persons that shall hinder impugne or withstand his Majesty or his Heires in the peaceable injoying or possessing of the said Crownes of England and Ireland and shall by all forcible meanes take the uttermost revenge upon them their Leaders Councellors partakers or assistants that by any meanes possible we or any of us can Excogitate or devise and never desist till wee have established our dearest Soveraigne or in case of his Decease before which God forbid his Heires or Successours in the Royall Kingdome of Jreland and preacable fruition of the same And for the more Corroboration of this our voluntary Bond and entry in so holy and lawfull a Society we and every one of us under subscriv●nd confirme the holy Contents thereof by our solemne oathes taken upon the holy Scriptures with this expresse Condition That none of us shall upon any respect of persons or cause for feare of danger or hope of Reward seperate our selves f om this Condition nor faile in any part of the premisses during our life-times And giff we doe the contrary as God forbid That wee by our most gracious Soveraigne his Heires and the rest of our Society be not onely reputed as perjured persons unworthy to beare Office in any Christien Realme or civill Common weale but al●o to be prosecuted as most vilde and detestable Traytors and publike enemies to God our soveraigne Prince and na●ive Countrey To the which punishment and paine wee doe voluntarily submit our selves and every one of us without appellation or reclamation like as wee are content that these presents be ratified by the State by the next Parliament and presently inserted and registred in the Bookes of the Councell ad futuram rei memoriam and that Execution royall may be directed thereupon in forme as afore In witnesse whereof to this present Band subscrivand with our Hands our seales of Armes ●●e affixed c. 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