The Parliament doth declare, that the recognition of the government by the members of this Parliament in the words following; viz. I do hereby freely promise and engage, to be true and faithfull to the Lord Protector, and the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, ...
         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             The Parliament doth declare, that the recognition of the government by the members of this Parliament in the words following; viz. I do hereby freely promise and engage, to be true and faithfull to the Lord Protector, and the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, ...
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by William du-Gard and Henry Hills, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector,
             London :
             1654.
          
           
             Title from first lines of text.
             Order to print dated: Thursday Septemb. 14. 1654. Signed: Hen. Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Oaths -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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             blazon or coat of arms incorporating the Commonwealth Flag (1649-1651)
          
        
         
           THE
           Parliament
           doth
           Declare
           ,
           That
           the
           Recognition
           of
           the
           Government
           by
           the
           Members
           of
           this
           Parliament
           in
           the
           words
           following
           ;
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             I
             do
             hereby
             freely
             Promise
             and
             Engage
             ,
             to
             be
             True
             and
             Faithfull
             to
             the
             Lord
             Protector
             ,
             and
             the
             Common-wealth
             of
             
               England
               ,
               Scotland
            
             and
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             and
             shall
             not
             (
             according
             to
             the
             Tenor
             of
             the
             Indenture
             ,
             whereby
             I
             am
             Returned
             to
             serve
             in
             this
             present
             Parliament
             )
             Propose
             ,
             or
             give
             my
             Consent
             to
             alter
             the
             Government
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             setled
             in
             one
             Person
             ,
             and
             a
             Parliament
             ,
          
        
         
           Doth
           not
           comprehend
           ,
           nor
           shall
           be
           construed
           to
           comprehend
           therein
           the
           whole
           
             Government
             ,
          
           consisting
           of
           Fourty
           two
           Articles
           ;
           but
           that
           the
           same
           doth
           only
           include
           what
           concerns
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           by
           a
           single
           Person
           ,
           and
           Successive
           Parliaments
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               Thursday
               
                 Septemb.
              
               14.
               1654.
               
            
          
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Parliament
           that
           this
           Declaration
           be
           forthwith
           Printed
           and
           Published
           .
        
         
           
             
               Hen.
               Scobell
               ,
            
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           printed
           by
           
             William
             du-Gard
          
           and
           
             Henry
             Hills
             ,
          
           Printers
           to
           His
           Highness
           the
           Lord
           Protector
           ,
           1654.