WHereas by the contrivances of some self designing persons, a sinful and unexemplary force was put upon the Parliament of England in the year 1648. Those persons having cause to despair of the Parliaments com­pliance with their horrid and destructive Principles, though never so artificially and plausibly heldforth : VVhich single act in it self though it was a transcendent violation of that Kingdomes Birth right, yet it seemed too cheap & vile a Sacrifice to their ambition, except they min­gled with it the Blood of their and our Lawful Soveraign; In Or­der whereunto, They presumed to Erect A COURT called by themselves A HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, where, by an Ugly and Execrable Sentence they Condemned him to death, which was Executed under all the circumstantial aggravations of Barbarisme. Since which time, the People of this Kingdome having not had opportunity of assembling themselves in Ireland untill the meeting of this General Convention; And being by the blessing of God now met, VVe judge it our duty to Declare, and do hereby Declare to the whole VVorld Our unsained and hearty detestation of, and Our Protestation against those most Inhumane, Unparalelld and Barbarous Proceedings against the late KING: which by true Protestants can be termed no other, Then the foulest Murther, and Highest Assas­sination that Sacred or Profane Story hath Recorded: being perpretated by the said persons in a Kingdome where the true Reformed Religion eminently flourisht, and being contrary to that Solemn League and Covenant which they themselves had taken, and all this coun­tenanct under a pretext of publick Iustice.

And VVe heartily beg of God, that he would silence the Cry of that innocent Blood, and not further punish these Nations for the same, by continnueing them in Confusions and Unsettlements, but in the Riches of his Mercy Restore them to Peace upon the sure Foun­dations of Truth and Righteousness.

1. of May 1660