The Parliaments directions to the Protestants in Ireland. Concerning the taking of the Oath of Allegeance, in confirmation, and tryall of their loyaltie towards the King, and Kingdomes. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83353 of text R209715 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.3[25]). 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. 3 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 A83353 Wing E2137 Thomason 669.f.3[25] ESTC R209715 99868582 99868582 160583 2240943361

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A83353) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160583) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f3[25]) The Parliaments directions to the Protestants in Ireland. Concerning the taking of the Oath of Allegeance, in confirmation, and tryall of their loyaltie towards the King, and Kingdomes. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for I. H., London : 1641. Unauthorized -- Wing. With engraving of royal seal at head of document. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Loyalty oaths -- Ireland -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Ireland -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A83353 R209715 (Thomason 669.f.3[25]). civilwar no The Parliaments directions to the Protestants in Ireland. Concerning the taking of the Oath of Allegeance, in confirmation, and tryall of th anon. 1641 1 441 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 C The rate of 23 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE PARLIAMENTS Directions to the Protestants in Ireland . Concerning the taking of the Oa●h of Allegeance , in Confirmation , and Tryall of their Loyaltie towards the King , and Kingdomes .

J K. K. Doe with firme faith beleeve and professe all and singular the Articles and points which the Catholique and Apostolick common Church beleeveth and confesseth , and to my dying , will by Gods grace maintaine and defend the same Faith against all Secularies , Jewes , Atheists , and Enemies whatsoever , even with the losse of life , estate and goods .

I doe now also , and in my Conscience sincerely beleeve and acknowledge , King CHARLES to be my Soveraigne Lord , and King of England , Scotland , France , and Ireland ; whose priviledge and Prerogatives , and attribute Regall due unto his Imperiall Crowne and Royall Dignity . I promise and vow to God , to maintaine and defend by Gods grace , against all evill-affected persons ; bee they of what Country or Sect soever , even with the losse of life , estate and goods .

I promise and vow likewise , to be true to my poore oppressed Countrie , the Kingdome of Ireland , with the losse of life , goods and estate : and will indeavour to free it from the bondage and grievous government , and the oppressions under which it groaneth , by the meanes of Evill-officers and Ministers of Justice : contrary to His Majesties gracious intentions .

I doe vow and promise to wrong no Catholique , nor challenge any state of Lands : if so they bee possessed of it , before the Plantation begun in the yeare , 1610. nor any Lands possessed by any of them ; since then he or they bought it or purchased it for money otherwise .

Item , further promise and vow to make no difference of dispacity betwixt the meere Irish , & them of the Pale , or betwixt the Irish , and the new Irish ; be they of what standing , calling , or quality whatsoever : so they be Professors of the holy Church , and Maintainers of the Countries , Liberties . All this , and every of the precedent Articles . I the aforesaid K. K. doe promise , vow , and sweare to maintaine , and cause all others , over whom I shall have power to maintaine and defend inviolate by Gods grace : so God helpe all these of his Gospell .

FINIS .

London , Printed for I. H. 1641.