Majesty; and therefore by the Laws of the Land in force, and
practised in all Ages, is to inherit: we therefore in discharge
of the duty we owe unto God, our Allegiance and Loyalty to our
Soveraign, holding it fit so to proclaim in and through this his
Maiesties Kingdom, do by this our present proclamation declare,
and manifest to the world, That Charles the second, Sonne and
Heir of our said late Soveraign King Charles the first of happy
memory, is by the grace of God the undoubted King of England,
Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith,
&c.
Given at Carrick this 16 day of February, 1648.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
The House taking into consideration this Proclamation, and other
things in relation to the Earl of Ormond, the matter came to the
Vote, viz.
Resolved upon the Question, That the Earl of Ormond is a traytor
and Rebell.
Resolved, &c. That an Act be brought in for attainting and convicting,
him of high treason.
Thursday March 29.
LIeut. col. John Lilburn, Mr. Walwin, Mr. Prince, and Mr. Ouerton,
were sent to the Tower, as the contrivers and publishers of a
printed paper, called, The second part of Englands new chains discovered;
which Book being read and debated in the House, a Declaration
past thereupon as followeth.
REsolved upon the question, by the Commons assembled in
Parl. That the paper, intituled, The second part of Englands
new Chains, doth contain most false, scandalous, and reproachfull
matter, and is highly seditious and destructive to
the present Government, as is now declared and setled by Parl.
tends to division and mutiny in the Army, and the raising of a
new war in the Common-wealth, and to hinder the present relief
of Ireland, and to the continuing of free quarter: And this
House doth further declare, That the Authors, Contrivers, and
Framers of the said papers are guilty of high treason, and shall
be proceeded against as traytors; and that all persons whatsoever,
that shall Joyn with, or adhere unto, and hereafter voluntarily