Solemn League and Covenant
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noun
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The Scotch and the English accused each other of having violated the Solemn League and Covenant, to which the people of both countries had subscribed.
From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John
We now find the jargon of the Mucklewraths and the Poundtexts of the Solemn League and Covenant, dead as it is, still not devoid of the picturesque and the impressive.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
A Solemn League and Covenant was signed here in 1644 for the defence of the kingdom, and the document is preserved at Belfast.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
By his persuasion was framed, at Edinburgh, that Solemn League and Covenant, which effaced all former protestations and vows taken in both kingdoms, and long maintained its credit and authority.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David
There have been several Covenants in Scotland, the most important historically being the National Covenant of 1638, and the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643.
From Hunted and Harried by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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