All members of the House of Commons, with those who held any civil or
military office, were required to swear allegiance to the Commonwealth
"without King, or House of Lords." The use of the English church
service was forbidden, and the statues of Charles I in London were
pulled down and demolished.
The Great Seal of England (S145) had already been cast aside, and a
new one adopted, having on one side a map of England and Ireland, on
the other a representation of the House of Commons in session, with
the words, "In the first year of freedom, by God's blessing restored
1648."[1]
[1] 1648 Old Style would here correspond to 1649 New Style. (See S545,
note 2.)