Charles by the grace of God King of great Brittain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. To our lovits [blank] messengers, our sheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute, greeting. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79124 of text R211963 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[31]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A79124 Wing C2826 Thomason 669.f.7[31] ESTC R211963 99870628 99870628 161013 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A79124) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 161013) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f7[31]) Charles by the grace of God King of great Brittain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. To our lovits [blank] messengers, our sheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute, greeting. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [Edinburgh : 1643] Dated and signed at end: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the eighteenth of August, and of Our Reigne the nineteenth yeare, 1643. Per actum Dominorum conventionis. Arch. Primerose Cler. Conven. A proclamation for raising men and arms in Scotland, in pursuance of the Solemn Covenant entered into between England and Scotland. With engraving of royal seal at head of document. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Printed at Edinburgh. 18 August 1643.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Solemn League and Covenant (1643). -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A79124 R211963 (Thomason 669.f.7[31]). civilwar no Charles by the grace of God King of great Brittain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. To our lovits [blank] messengers, our sheriff England and Wales. Sovereign 1643 841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms CHARLES by the grace of God King of great Brittain , France and Ireland , defender of the Faith . To Our Lovits Messengers , our Sheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute , greeting . Forsameikle as the Estates of Our Kingdome of Scotland presently conveened , taking into their most serious consideration the great and imminent danger of the true Protestant reformed Religion , and of the peace of thir Our Kingdomes from the treacherous and bloudy plots , conspiracies , attempts and practices of Papists , Prelats , Malignants , and their adherents , Have after mature deliberation thought expedient to enter into a solemne and mutuall Covenant with Our Kingdome of England , for the defence of the true Protestant reformed Religion in the Kirk of Scotland , and the reformation of Religion in the Kirk of England , according to the Word of God , the example of the best reformed Kirks , and as may bring the Kirk of God in both Kingdomes to the nearest Conjunction and Uniformity in Religion and Church government , And siclike to preserve and defend the Rights and Priviledges of Our Parliaments , and Liberties of Our Kingdomes respectivè , And to preserve and defend Our Person and Authoritie in the preservation of the said true Religion , and Liberties of Our saids Kingdomes , And to observe the Articles of the late Treaty and Peace betwixt the two Nations , And to assist and defend all that shall enter into this Covenant , in the maintaining and pursuing thereof , as the same more fully proports : Which as it wil be a comfort and incouragement to all Christians who fear God , and love Religion , to all good and loyall Subjects who truly honour Us , and to all true Patriots who tender the liberty of their Countrie : So doubtlesse it wil exasperate and inrage the said Papists , Prelats , Malignants , and their adherents , to practise and execute all the mischief & cruelty they can against this Kirk and Kingdome , as they have done in Our Kingdoms of England and Ireland . For preventing therof , the Estates of this Our said Kingdome ( according to the practise of Our Councel , Convention of Our Estates , & of Our Parliaments in former times of the like exigence ) have resolved to put this Our said Kingdom , with all possible speed , in a present posture of defence , And for the better safety and securitie thereof , have statute and ordained , and hereby statues and ordaines , that immediately after the publication hereof , all the sensible persons within this Our Kingdome of Scotland , betwixt sixtie and sixteene yeares of age , of whatsoever qualitie , rank , or degree , shall provide themselves with fourtie dayes provision , and with Ammunition , Armes , and other warlike provision of all forts , in the most substantious manner , for Horse and Foot , with Tents , and all other furnishing requisite , And that the Horsemen be armed with Pistols , broad Swords , and Steel caps , And where these Armes cannot be had , that they provide Jacks , or Secrets , Lances and Steel-bonnets , And that the Footmen be armed with Musket and Sword , or Pike and Sword , And where these cannot be had , that they be furnished with Halberts , Loquhaber axes , or Jeddart staves and Swords . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and We charge you straitly and commands , that incontinent thir Our Letters seene , you passe to the Market Crosse of Edinburgh , and severall Burrowes of this Our Kingdome , and Parish Kirks thereof , and there by open Proclamation make publication hereof , wherethrough none pretend ignorance of the same , And that you command and charge all and sundry Our subjects foresaids , being sensible persons , betwixt sixtie and sixteene yeares , to provide themselves in manner foresaid , and to be in readinesse to make their Randevous thus armed at the places to be appointed by Our saids Estates , or Committees having power from them , within eight and fourty hours after they shall be lawfully warned by order from them to that effect , as they will testifie their affections to the true Protestant Religion , the Liberties of Our Kingdomes , Our owne honour , and the peace and safety of that their native Countrey ; and under the paine to be esteemed and punish as enemies to Religion , Us and Our Kingdomes , and their whole goods to be confiscate to the use of the publick . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the eighteenth of August , and of Our Reigne the nineteenth yeare , 1643. Per Actum Dominorum Conventionis . Arch. Primerose Cler. Conven. Printed at Edinburgh 15 August 1648