his Majesties Person and
Authority, is by the third Article of the Covenant qualified with, and
subordinate unto the preservation and defence of the true Religion and
Liberties of the Kingdoms, There is no such qualification, nor
subordination observed in the present Engagement, but on the contrary, it
is so carried on, as to make duties to God and Religion conditionall,
qualified, limited; and duties to the King absolute and unlimited.

The fourth Article of the Covenant is so foully broken, that they who were
by that Article declared Enemies, Incendiaries, Malignants, and therefore
to be brought to condigne tryall and punishment, are now looked upon as
friends and associates, and are the men who get most favour and
protection, and sundry of them imployed in places of trust, in the Army
and Committees.

For the fifth Article, instead of endeavouring to preserve Peace and
Union, a breach is endeavoured between the Kingdoms, not only by taking in
and garrisoning their frontire Towns, but also entering the Kingdom of
_England_ with an Army, and joyning with the common enemies of both
Kingdoms, notwithstanding of an offer of a Treaty upon the Propositions of
both Kingdoms made by the Parliament of _England_ to the Parliament of
this Kingdom. And whether the way of this Engagement can consist with the
large Treaty between the Kingdoms, we shall with the Honourable Committee
of Estates may yet take it into their serious second thoughts.

The sixth is also manifestly broken, for we are thereby obliged to assist
and defend all those that entered into this League and Covenant, in
maintaining and pursuing thereof: Whereas the Army now entered into
_England_, is to assist and defend many who have not entered into that
League and Covenant: And for those who took the Covenant in that Nation.
and continue faithfull in it, what they may expect from this Army, may be
collected not onely from their carriage towards their Brethren at home;
but also from that clause toward the close of the late Declaration of the
Committee of Estates, _And that we will do prejudice or use violence to
none (as far as we are able) but to such as oppose us, or such ends above
mentioned._ It cannot be unknown that many of the English Nation who are
firm and faithfull to the Covenant, and Presbyteriall Government do, and
will according to their places and callings oppose some of those ends
above mentioned in that Declaration, as namely, the restoring both o