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<HEAD><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>blazon or coat of arms incorporating the Commonwealth Flag (1649-1651)</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE>AN
ACT and DECLARATION
OF THE
Parliament of England,
Touching a Pamphlet, Entituled,
A Declaration by the Kings Maje&s;ty, To His Subjects of the Kingdoms of <HI>Scotland,
England</HI> and <HI>Ireland. Printed at</HI> Edinburgh, 1650.</HEAD>
<P>_THe Parliament of <HI>England</HI> having &s;een and read a Pamphlet, Enti|tuled,
<HI>A Declaration by the Kings Maje&s;ty, to his Subjects of the Kingdoms
of SCOTLAND, ENGLAND and IRELAND,</HI> Printed at <HI>Edin|burgh,</HI>
1650. Do finde therein a De&s;ign of <HI>Charls Stuart,</HI> the Declared
King of <HI>Scotland,</HI> by the in&s;tigation of the State and Kirk of that
Kingdom, under a Pretence of Humiliation for his own and his
Fathers Oppo&s;ition to the Work of Reformation, and Solemn
League and Covenant, to &s;educe the People of this Nation from
their due Obedience to this pre&s;ent Government; and to invite
them, by promoting his pretended Intere&s;t here, not onely to em|broil
this Nation in new Troubles, by a bloody and inte&s;tine War; thereby, as much as
in them lies, taking away all Hopes of a &s;etled Peace in this Commonwealth, but al&s;o to
make them&s;elves in&s;trumental to inthral them&s;elves again in Tyranny and Slavery,
from which they have been, through the Ble&s;sing and glorious Appearances of God, &s;o
happily Redeemed. And however the Parliament have rea&s;on to believe, That no pious
or judicious per&s;on can po&s;sibly be deluded under &s;uch gro&s;s Deceits, to contribute &s;uch
an A&s;si&s;tance as in that Declaration is called for, and which would mo&s;t undoubtedly end (if
the Lord prevent not) in the De&s;truction of the truly godly in both Nations, and the
Betraying of that Cau&s;e that hath been Engaged in by them: Neverthele&s;s, they have
Re&s;olved, for the better Information and Satisfaction of the People of this Land,
more largely and particularly to Vnmask, and Di&s;cover the Hypocri&s;ie and wicked De|&s;ign
lodged under the &s;pecious Pretences in that Declaration: And in the mean time,
Do Enact and Declare, That all and every per&s;on and per&s;ons what&s;oever, who &s;hall
abet or countenance the &s;aid Declaration, by Printing or publi&s;hing the &s;ame, or by pro|moting
or pro&s;ecuting the De&s;ign or Ends therein contained, is, and are hereby Adjudged
and Declared to be guilty of High Trea&s;on, and &s;hall be proceeded again&s;t as Traytors.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Mercurii, 28^o Augu&s;ti, 1650.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act and Declaration be forthwith printed
and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Edward Husband</HI> and <HI>John Field,</HI> Printers to the Parliament of <HI>England.</HI> 1650.</P>
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