~6 The HISTORYofthePuRITANS. VoL. II, K. Charles\." lhall be feized into the hands of fequefl:rators, to be named by both ~" houfes of parliament, which fequefirators, or their deputies, are to " feize into their hands, as well as the money, goods, chattels, debts, " and perfonal efl:ates, and all the manors. lands, tenements, heredita– " ments, rents, revenues, and profits, of all the faid delinquents before " fpecified ; and alfo, two parts of all the perfonal and real efl:ates of " every P"Pifl:, and to let, fet, and demife the .fame from year to year, " as the refpetl:ive landlords or owners thereof might have done. And " the authority of both houfes is engaged, to fave them harmlefs from " paying any rents to their landlords b~ing delinquents; and all the mo– ,' nies, rents, and revenues, that lhall arife from this ordinance, lhall be " applied to the maintenance of the army and forces raifed by the par– " liament, and fuch other ufes as fhall be directed by both houfes of " parliament, for the benefit of the commonwealth." Afurt~erexAugufl 1gth, I 643. this ordinance was _further explained, as includ– ~lanatzon of ing in the number of delinquents, Juch as alfented from their ufual pla– ~~obel's Col- ces if abode, or betook themfelves to the king's forces, Juch as Jhou!d embez– ieB:. p. 49• zle or conceal any if their effects, to avoid payment if taxes, and a.!fdfments to the parliament ; or wbo kept out of the way Jo that no tax could be levied upon them; or wbo concealed or harboured the goods or peifons of delinquents; or who jhould .ftize or molijl any perfon for obeying or execut– ing any if the parliament's orders. A claufe was then added to the or– dinance, empowering the commiflioners to allow to the wives and child– ren of fuch delinquents for their maintainance, any portion of their goods, The fifths. provided it did not exceed one fifth part. This claufe was confl:rued to extend to the wives and children of all clergymen who were ejetl:ed their livings, on any account whatfoever. The commiffioners were alfo to feize two thirds of the efiates of papifls, both real and perfonal, and for the difcovering of them, were to tender fuch whom they fufpeCl:ed, the following oath. Abju.-ation " I A. B. do abjure and renounce the pope's fupremacy, and authority •.ath. " over the catholick church in general, and over myfelf in parti– " cular. And I do believe that there is not any tranfub!l:antiation in the . " facrament of the Lord's fupper, or in the elements of bread and. wine « after confecration thereof by any perfon whatfoever. And I do alfo ' ·' believe that there is not any purgatory, or that the confecrated. hofi, " crucifixes, or images ought to be worfhipped; or that any worfhip " is due to any of them. And I alfo believe, that falvation cannot be " merited by works; and all doctrines jn affirmation of the faid points, '• l do abjure, and renounce,. without any eq?ivocation,. mentaLr~fe~vatwn,,
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