722 71e HISTORY of the PUPATANS. Chap. IX. X.Charles L of Holland immediately with money to pay them off, which was done rte, without mutiny or difturbance; but the bufinefs of the houles being very urgent, and the time (bolt, they voted, that in this cafe of great ne- ceflity, concerning the peace of the kingdom, they would fit the next day, being funday, by fix a clock in the morning ; which they did, and hav- ing heard a fermon, returned to the houle about nine, and fat all day long on the Lord's day, commonly called funday [Aug¢f 8. 164t.] But left this might be mifconftrued as a profanation, or be drawn into example, they publifhed the following declaration. Rufhw. " j x.jHereas bothhoules of parliament found it fit to fit in parliament p' 362. " V V upon the 8th of Augufl, being Lord's day, for many urgent Nalfon,, p. +36. " occafions, being ftraitened in time, by his majetty's refolution to go " within a day or two to Scotland, they think fit to declare, that they " would not have done this but upon inevitable necefiity ; the peace and " fafety of both church and Rate being fo deeply concerned, which they " do hereby declare, to this end, that neither any other inferior court or .r council, or any other perfon, may draw this into example, or make ufe " of it for their encouragement, in negleFting the due obfervation of the Lord's day."' The fame vote paffed' the houle of lords nemine contradicente, and was ordered to be printed. Auguff to. his majefty came to the houle, and gave his affentto a bill concerning knighthood; againft the cppreffïons of thefdannary courts;.. for regulating the clerks of markets; and for confirming and ratifying the peace [or pacification] with thefoots. This lait being an affair of great confequence, I (hall give the reader an abftra&: of the treaty, which had been depending ever finte Nov. 23. ¡640. between the commiffioners . of both nations, who agreed to the following conclufions [Aug. 7;J, which the king ratified and confirmed, the very day he let out for. Scotland.. Afiratti of " That the as of parliament held at Edinburgh lune a. be publifh- ¿he wit ca- ,, ed by his majefly's authority, and have in all time to come the full; Scotland. " ftrength of laws, " That the cattle of Edinburgh and other forts of Scotland, fhould. .r be furnifhed and ufed for the defence of the kingdom, with the advice "of the flate&of parliament. " That all thofe who in England or Ireland have been imprifoned, or "'otherwife cenfured for fzebféribing the covenant, and for refuting to 3a. take the oath contrary to the fame,, fhall be releafed and freed from. ' much;.
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