Solemn League and Covenant
an agreement made in 1643 between the English Parliament and the Scottish Covenanters during the English Civil War, by which the Scots would provide military aid in return for the establishment of a Presbyterian system in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Although the Scottish support proved crucial in the Parliamentary victory, the principal Presbyterian leaders were expelled from Parliament in 1647 and the covenant was never honoured.
神圣盟约（在英国内战期间英格兰议会与苏格兰国民誓约派于1643年签订的一个协议; 协议规定, 作为在苏格兰、英格兰和爱尔兰建立长老会制度的交换条件, 苏格兰将提供军事援助; 尽管苏格兰的援助对议会的最后胜利起到了至关重要的作用, 但在1647年, 长老会的主要领袖仍然被赶出议会, 这个盟约也从来就没有严格遵守过）。