August 1650: An Act and Declaration of the Parliament of England, touching a Pamphlet, Entitled, 'A Declaration by the Kings Majesty, to His Subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland'. Printed at Edinburgh, 1650.

August 1650

[28 August 1650.]

The Parliament of England having seen and read a Pamphlet, Entitled, A Declaration by the Kings Majesty, to his Subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland, Printed at Edinburgh, 1650. Do finde therein a Design of Charls Stuart, the Declared King of Scotland, by the instigation of the State and Kirk of that Kingdom, under a Pretence of Humiliation for his own and his Fathers Opposition to the Work of Reformation, and Solemn League and Covenant, to seduce the People of this Nation from their due Obedience to this present Government, and to invite them, by promoting his pretended Inter est here, notonely to embroil this Nation in new Troubles, by a bloody and intestine War, thereby, as much as in them lies, taking away all Hopes of a setled Peace in this Commonwealth, but also to make themselves instrumental to inthral themselves again in Tyranny and Slavery, from which they have been, through the Blessing and Glorious Appearances of God, so happily Redeemed And, however, the Parliament have reason to believe, That no pious or judicious person can possibly be deluded under such gross Deceits, to contribute such an Assistance as in that Declaration is called for, and which would most undoubtedly end (if the Lord prevent not) in the Destruction of the truly Godly in both Nations, and the Betraying of that Cause that hath been Engaged in by them: Nevertheless, they have Resolved, for better Information and Satisfaction of the People of this Land, more largely and particularly to Unmask, and Discover the Hypocrite and Wicked Design lodged under the specious Pretences in that Declaration: And in the meantime, Do Enact and Declare, That all and every person and persons whatsoever, who shall abet or countenance the said Declaration, by Printing or publishing the same, or by promoting or prosecuting the Design or Ends therein contained, is and are hereby Adjudged and Declared to be guilty of High Treason, and shall be proceeded against as Traytors.