An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the calling of an assembly of learned and godly divines to be con- consulted [sic] with by the Parliament for the setling of the government and liturgy of the Church of England. And for vindicating and clearing the doctrine of the said Church from false aspersions and interpretations; as shall be most agreeable to the Word of God. With the names of all the ministers appointed for the same. Die Lunæ, 12. Jun. 1643. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. — Proceedings. 1643-06-12.

Author: England and Wales. Parliament.1643

An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament,

for the enabling of the Commissioners of the great Seale and the other Committees in their severall Counties, to tender an Oath to all such persons of what degree or quality soever, that shall come into the protection of the Parliament.

Die Sabbathi 5 April▪ 1645.

BE it Ordained by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that all and every person of what degree or quality soever, that hath lived or shall live within the Kings quarters, or been aiding, assisting, or adhering unto the Forces raised against the Parliament, and hath or shall come to inhabit or reside under the power and protection of the Parliament, shall sweare upon the holy Evangelist in manner following:

‘I A. B. doe sweare from my heart, that J will not directly nor indirectly adhere unto, or willingly assist the King in this Warre, or in this cause against the Parliament, nor any Forces raised without the consent of the two Houses of Parliament in this Cause or Warre. And I doe likewise sweare that my comming and submitting my selfe under the power and protection of the Parliament, is without any manner of designe whatsoever to the prejudice of the proceedings of the two Houses of this present Parliament, and without the direction, privity, or advice of the King, or any of his Councell, or Officers, other then what I have now made known. So helpe me God, and the Contents of this Booke.’

And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that the Commissioners for keeping of the Great Seale of England for the time being, shall have power, and are hereby authorized to tender and administer the said Oath unto any Peere, or Wife or Widow of any Peere, so comming to inhabit as abovesaid. And it shall be lawfull to and for the Committee of the House of Commons for Examinations, the Committee for the Militia in London, and all Committees of Parliament in the severall Counties and Cities of the Kingdom, to tender and administer the said Oath unto every other person so comming to inhabit as abovesaid. And if any person (not being a Member of, or assistant unto either of the Houses of the Parliament) shall refuse or neglect to take the said Oath so duly tendered unto him or her, as abovesaid, the said Commissioners and Committees respectively, shall and may commit the same person to some prison, there to remaine without Baile or Mainprize untill he shall conform thereunto.

Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.

London Printed for Edward Husband, 1645.

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