THE Commiſsioners laſt Deſires to the King, FOR THE Setling of Religion WITH His Majeſties Anſwer delivered on Saturday laſt. And his Majeſties Engagement to a poſitive Anſwer on Munday October 9. 1648.
With ſome other Overtures betweene the King and the Commiſſioners.
Printed for the generall ſatisfaction of moderate men.
THE Commiſſioners preſented to the King, the deſires incloſed for ſetling of Religion, deſiring his Majeſty to paſſe them. There hath been great arguing about them on both ſides, ſome of the particulars whereof I have formerly given you.
2In ſumme, his Majeſty hath ſtrove much for the Biſhops, and (I hope) hath received ſatisfaction therein.
The greateſt matter herein, ſeems (now) to bee about the taking of the Covenant, wherein much hath been ſaid to ſatisfie his Majeſty.
And His Majeſty hath now promiſed to deliver in His Poſitive Anſwer on Munday next, by nine of the Clock.
If we were but got over this rub, I beleeve there would not bee ſuch another in all the reſt.
I am perſwaded that the Biſhops, and Doctors being about his Majeſty, hath cauſed this long diſpute, about the Church: for they are very loath to have their Diana goe downe.
Sir Peter Killigrew ſtayes here ready to come away on Sunday, if his Majeſty give a ſatisfactory Anſwer.
If His Majeſty give us but a good3 Anſwer on Munday, I hope (yet) that there will be a good concluſion of all, to an happy peace.
Newport7 October, 1648.
THat your Majeſty, according to the laudable example of your Royall Father of happy memory, may be pleaſed to ſwear and ſigne the late Solemn League and Covenant; And that an Act of Parliament be paſſed, for enjoyning the taking thereof by all the Subjects of the Kingdome; And the Ordinances concerning the maner of taking the ſame, be confirmed by Acts of Parliament, with ſuch penalties as by mutuall advice of Parliament ſhall be agreed upon.
That a Bill be paſſed for the utter aboliſhing & taking away of all Arch-Biſhops,4 Biſhops, their Chancellors, and Comiſſaries, Deanes, and Sub-Deanes, Deanes and Chapters, Arch-Deacons, Cannons, and Prebendaries; and all Chaunters, Chancellors, Treaſurers, Sub-Treaſurers, and Succentors, and Sacriſts, and all Vicars Chorill, and Choreſters, old Vicars, and new Vicars of any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church, and all other their under Officers, out of the Church of England and Dominion of Wales; And out of the Church of Ireland.
That the Ordinances concerning the calling and ſitting of the Aſſembly of Divines, be confirmed by Act of Parliament.
That Reformation of Religion according to the Covenant, be ſetled by Act of Parliament, in ſuch manner5 as both Houſes have agreed, or ſhall agree upon, after conſultation had with the Aſſembly of Divines.
That for the more effectual diſableing Jeſuits, Prieſts, Papiſts, and Popiſh Recuſants from diſturbing the State, and deluding the Laws; and for the better diſcovering, and ſpeedy conviction of Popiſh Recuſants, an Oath be eſtabliſhed by Act of Parliament to bee adminiſtred to them, wherein they abjure and renounce the Popes Supremacy, the Doctrine of Tranſubſtantiation, Purgatory, VVorſhipping of the Conſecrated Hoaſt, Crucifixes and Images, and all Popiſh Superſtitions and Errors; and refuſing the ſaid Oath, being tendred in ſuch manner as ſhall be appointed by the ſaid Act, to be a ſufficient Conviction of Popiſh Recuſancy.
6An Act or Acts of Parliament for education of the Children of Papiſts by Proteſtants, in the Proteſtant Religion.
An Act or Acts for the true Leavie of the Penalties againſt them, which penalties to be leavied and diſpoſed in ſuch manner as both Houſes ſhall agree on, wherein to be provided that His Majeſty ſhal have no loſſe.
That an Act or Acts bee paſſed in Parliament, wherby the practiſes of Papiſts againſt the State may be prevented, and the Lawes againſt them duly executed, and a ſtricter courſe taken for to prevent the Saying or Hearing of Maſſe in the Court, or any other part of this Kingdome, or the Kingdome of Ireland.
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