THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , taking into their serious consideration the Treacherous , and bloody Plots , Conspiracies , Attempts , and practises of the Enemies of God against the true Religion , & professors thereof , in all places , especially in the Kingdomes of England , Scotland & Ireland , ever since the reformation of Religion , and how much their rage , power and presumption are of late , and at this time encreased and exercised ; Whereof the deplorable estate of the Church and Kingdome of Ireland , the distempered estate of this Church and Kingdome , & the dangerous estate of the Church and Kingdome of Scotland , are present and publique testimonies ; And finding that their supplications , remonstrances , protestations , & treaties , have nothing at all prevailed : But that the averse party doth still endeavour the destruction of our Religion , Lawes , and Liberties , by force , and open violence : And finding the same popish , and Iesuited councells , and practises , which have brought the two Kingdoms of England , and Ireland , into the lamentable condition under which they now groane , to have in the intentions of the Authors and Contrivers of them extended likewise unto the kingdome of Scotland ; In this common distraction and danger of all the three Kingdoms , as an effectuall meanes of their preservation ; They have thought it necessary that all the well affected to the true Protestant Religion , and just Liberties of the Subiects , in the thrée kingdomes , should enter into a néerer union , and association , for the mutuall defence of each other ; And in pursuance thereof , a solemne league and covenant for Reformation and Defence of Religion , the honour and happinesse of the King , and the peace and safety of the thrée Kingdoms hath béen agréed upon by the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland ; Which by the members of both Houses of the Parliament of England , the Members of the Assembly of Divines , and the Commissioners of the Assembly of the Church of Scotland hath béen already taken , and subscribed ; And is now taking , and to be taken in the Cities of London , and Westminster , the Kingdom of Scotland , and all other parts of this Kingdome , and in the Realme of Ireland . And whereas each person who hath taken or shall take the said Covenant , is bound according to his place and calling , in this common cause of Religion , Liberty , and peace of the Kingdoms , to assist and defend all those that enter into the same , in the executing and pursuing thereof ; And that it cannot be expected that the contrivers and authors of our present troubles , will thereby be any whit moved to desist from their wicked enterprises , But rather that their malice will be the more encreased ; Therefore , for the better resisting thereof , and the spéedier setling of a blessed peace , There are likewise certaine Articles agréed upon by the two Houses of Parliament , and the Kingdome of Scotland , whereby , among other things our Brethren of the Kingdome of Scotland for our assistance in this present War , are spéedily to send an Army of one and twenty thousand Horse and Foote , and a traine of artillery sutable , into this Kingdome : And whereas the charge of levying , arming and bringing those Forces together furnished , as likewise the fitting the traine of Artillery will necessarily require great sums of money , which our Brethren of Scotland by reason of the many charges that have laine upon them of late by their Irish Army , and late warres , are not able for the present to raise within that kingdome ; And so much the rather , by reason that the Brotherly assistance is not yet paid unto them , we are by these Articles presently to pay unto them the sum of one hundred thousand pounds by way of advance , towards the monthly payments to be made to their Army , after such time as they shall make their first entrance into this Kingdome ; and by those articles our Brethren of Scotland , to manifest their willingnes to their utmost ability to be helpefull to this kingdome in this common cause , have agréed to give the publique Faith of the kingdome of Scotland to be joyntly made use of , with the publique Faith of the kingdome of England for the present taking up of two hundred thousand pounds sterling , in the kingdome of England , or elsewhere , for the spéedy procuring the said 100000 l. sterling as aforesaid ; as also a considerable summe for the satisfying , in good proportion , the arreares of the Scotish army in Ireland .

The Lords and Commons likewise sithence the sending of those propositions or articles from the kingdome of Scotland , being credibly informed , that nothing in humane probability can delay their speedy march into this Realme , but only the want of money ; and considering the great advantages that by delay of their comming , will be lost , and the dangers that thereupon are likely to ensue , not being otherwise enabled to the speedy raysing the said sums as the Exigency of the occasion requires ; They have made a Committee to procure by loane , or otherwise , the said sums of money ; And whereas diverse well affected persons have lent and subscribed to lend , diverse sums of money for that purpose , & as they believe , diverse others well affected to our Religion , and the Liberties of the subject , will doe the like ; Now for the security of such persons and provision for the repayment of such sums , The Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament , doe hereby Ordaine , Order , and Declare , That the severall sums of money so lent , and to be lent as aforesaid , shall together with the consideration of eight pound per cent . for the time of forbearance , be repaid unto the persons that shall lend the same ; for performance whereof , they doe herby engage the publique Faith of this kingdom , being confident that our Brethren of Scotland according to the agréement in the said Articles mentioned , will in like manner joyntly engage the publick Faith of that kingdome ; And for the further encouragement of such persons who have lent , or shall hereafter lend any sums of money to the uses aforesaid , the Lords and Commons doe further Ordaine , Order , and Declare , That the thirty thousand pounds heretofore Ordained and appointed by an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons towards the payment of the arreares of the Scotish Army in Ireland , shall be paid unto the persons so lending ; And doe likewise Ordaine , order , and declare , That forty thousand pounds more , over & besides the said thirty thousand pounds out of the Rents , Issues , and profits that shal be first received upon the Ordinance , or Ordinances of Sequestration of the estates of Malignants throughout the Realme of England , shall be paid unto the persons that have and shall lend the said sums of Money ; provided alwayes , that this Ordinance shall not in any sort be prejudiciall to any former assignments , or designations of Money , to be paid to any other uses upon the said Ordinance , or Ordinances of Sequestrations .

And whereas by the blessing of God it may be expected , that upon the comming in of our Brethren of Scotland , the Townes of Newcastle , Sunderland , and the members wil be reduced to the obedience of the King and Parliament , they being credibly informed , that great quantities of coals belonging to Delinquents , and others , within the Ordinance of Sequestration , are already digged , and fit for sale ; They doe hereby Ordaine , Order and Declare , That such Coales , as likewise the profits that shall hereafter be made of any Coale-pits , belonging to such persons , shall be and remaine , and shall be disposed of for the repayment of the persons that shall lend such sums of Money ; And they doe further Ordaine , Order , and Declare , that upon the Coales of all other person and persons within the said Townes of Newcastle , Sunderland and the members , two shillings six pence shall be paid out of every Chaldron of Coales that shall be carried by Sea to any parts of this Realme ; And thirtéen shillings and foure pence upon every Chaldron that shall be transported to any parts beyond the Seas ; The said rates to continue for and during the space of three yéers from the time that the said Townes shall be reduced to such Obedience ; And to the intent , that the profits aforesaid arising upon Coales , may be applyed to the purposes aforesaid , the said Trade of Coales shall during the time aforesaid be wholly under the Order regulation , and surveigh of the Committée of Parliament , and City of London already appointed for raising of the said loanes and sums of Money ; And whereas no sums of money are by the true intent of the said Articles to bee paid towardes the maintenance of the Scottish Army , for above the space of three moneths after their comming into this Realme , other then as aforesaid , whereby during that time , great sums of Money may be expected out of the estates of Papists , Delinquents , and others within the Ordinance of Sequestration . It is further Ordered , Ordained and Declared , That the Rents , Issues and Profits of such estates during that time shall likewise be employed for and toward the repayment of the sums of Money lent , and to be lent as aforesaid ; And for that purpose shall be wholly during the time aforesaid under the Order , regulation and surveigh of the said Committée of the Parliament and City , and of such persons as shall be appointed to Order the Sequestrations in those parts , And in case any sum of Money shall be borrowed in the parts beyond the Seas , upon the joynt publique Faith of both the Kingdomes ; The said loanes and sums of Money , shall , out of the same , bee repaid unto the persons that shall lend the same ; And it is further Ordered , Ordained and Declared , that the said sum of two hundred thousand pounds , to be lent as aforesaid , shall bee divided into thrée equall and even payments , each payment amounting to sixty six thousand six hundred sixty six pounds , thirtéene shillings foure pence , And that the persons that shall first advance and lend the sum of 66666 l. 13. s . 4. d . Shall bee first satisfied and paid , the said payment to be made in manner following , That is to say , by six equall and even payments , wherof each sum amounteth to eleven thousand one hundred eleven pounds , two shillings two pence ob q. The said summ of 11111 l 2. s . 2 d ob q to be proportionably paid to the persons that lend the first sum of 66666 l. 13. s . 4. d . And after the payment of the first 11111 l. 2. s . 2 d . ob q. Then the like payments from time to time to bee made untill the whole sum of the first 66666 l. 13. s . 4 d . shall be paid ; And the other two payments of the residue of the 200000 l. shal be paid in order of time , proportion , and manner as aforesaid ; And it is hereby Ordered , Ordained and Declared , That Richard Waring of London Grocer , and Michael Herring of London Merchant , shall be , and they are hereby appointed to be the Treasurers for the receiving of all such sum and sums of mony as shall bee lent to the purposes aforesaid , and that any writing under the hands of the said Richard Waring , and Michael Herring , testifying the receipt of any such sums of Mony to be lent as aforesaid , shall sufficiently inable the persons that shall lend such sums of Mony to demand and receive the same ; And the said Richard Waring , and Michael Herring , for their pains and attendance upon the said service shall be allowed one penny in the pound , out of the monies received by them upon the Loans before mentioned : And it is further Ordered , Ordained and declared , That the Committée of Parliament , and Citty of London appointed for raising the said sum and sums of Mony or any five of them , shall have power from time to time by hils of Exchange , or otherwise , to returne or send such sum and sums of Mony as shall bee lent for the purposes aforesaid , unto the Committée now residing in Scotland , appointed by the Lords and Commons or to any other person that may with most convenience pay the same , unto our Brethren of Scotland : And it is hereby further Ordered , Ordained and declared , That the Committée of Parliament and of the City of London , shall have power and authority , to advance the service of raising the said sums of Mony by voluntary loanes or contributions , in such manner , and by such meanes as they shall finde to be most conducible thereunto .