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- The 'Lords and Commons

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TO THE K NGS

WOS‘I EXCEL T,
MAJESTIE. N

“The humh/e Tetition of t he [.de~ and
Commons" m Tetrlidment

eflemh/ed.

‘ Our Mejeflz'es mofl humble and
f’—""‘fizzthfztll Suhjec'ts, the Lor d: and
E4“ Commons aflemhled in Parlia-
; went, have lately waited at Pe-
' " “ '_ -' titionfreme greet numher of the
' " " Qentry Freeholder s, a; )0ther In.
hehitdnts ofthe County of Yorkad/femhled thereah}
your Majefties Command the third Wane. where- ,
in the y declare unto ‘05, That havingtdken a Refit.
lutz'on to nddrefle themfialves untoyour Majeftz'e, in
the humble we): (fez Petition for the redrefle efthqfe
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Grievance: which they now lie undenthey were ”bio-
lently interrupted dfl’ afionted therein by the Earle
ofLynfey the Lord Savilc and other: and not.
with/taming 417 the mean: they could ufe to preflent

_¥ their jnfit defires to your Majeftie yet they could

not prevail with your Majeflie to accept of their Pe-

, titton the C opze whereof they havefent to m with an

hum ble defirefl hat we would take [itch tour/e there-
in a: may tend to the prefer-ration oftheir Libertie3 .

, andthe Peace of the Kingdom andthat we would

addreflb ourfehae3 to your Majeflie in their behalf, .
that'by our means their‘defires- may finde- betterv ac-
ceptation with your Majeflie. W hereupon , having
ferionfly weighed and confidered the particulars of”
thofe their complaints and defies , ae they are laid
down in their ‘Tetition and finding that the Grie-
‘Dance: they comflain of are the increaje of the mi-
f cries formerly f uflazned by that C ounty (which hath
wel- nigh for three yeares lafl pafi been the tragicafl
Stag e of Armies and War) by reafon quour Maje—
flies defiance inflefidence , and ‘diflErence in Coun—
[e13 fromyour great Counce (che Parliament,beget-
ting great difiemper: and dift'rat'biom thorowout the
Kingdom and eflteciafly in that County , The draw-
ing to thojepamgreat numbers of dz/contented per-

fan: .that may too ] ufliy be feared do 4526? the pub

like

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' like ruinef'or' their private advantage; The one; .
ing together of many Campanie: of the Trained
Bands,c;9’ othersjzoth H otfi’ 019’ Foot of that County,
029' retaining multitudes of Commander: U Cam-
lien, from other part: {The dayly rejort ofReeufante,
PoyOur Maje/Zie: Courtat York 5 The great pre-
paratiOns (f Arms , and other warlike Prowfione,
tos-the <grreat terrour and amazement of your Maje...
fliespeaeeahle Suhjefts, «19’ caufing a great decay of
Trade U‘Commeree among]? them ;' All and every
Of which particular: are againft~ the Law, whic h your .
Majeftie hath made [0 many , and f0 frequent pro-
feflions to uphold and» maintain: And the Lord:-

dnd C ommonr finding,onthe other fidejtheir humble-

» defire: to he , That your Majeflie would hearken to
your-Parliament , and declining all other Counfels
whatjoewr , unite your Confidence to your Parlia-

ment ; And , that your Majeflie would not divide

jour'Suhlefl: jOynt-duty to your Majeflie,the Par-
liament and Kingdom , nor deflroj the efleneeof

your great Couneell and highefl Court, hyfuhjee‘ling
the Determination: and Counfel: thereof to, the

counfielsand. opinionsof anjprivate per/onswhat.

fitever; That your Majeflie havingpa/fia’ am A3,
That this Parliament [hall nothe' dzflehaed but by

.146? of Parliament , your Majeflie would. not do

\ a A 3 any;

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anythmgtendzugtherwnto s67 mmana’mg away
the Lords and great ”Officer: who]? attendance it
necijfary thereunto That your Majeflie having
exprefflea’jour confidence in the Affection: of that
Connty,yon multiplied/e to dfmifle your extraor-
dinary guard: and the C avalters and other: of that
quality, whofeem to have litle interefl or afit‘r’ion
to the pnhlike good ,their language and behaviour
flanking nothing but divifion and wagand their ad-
vantage eonfifting in that which i: mo/i‘ diflrut'iioe '
to othert: .And [affix , That in f nch Confnltatiom
and‘Propofitiom at your. Majeflie maketh to that
County, fluh may not he thrufi upon them, at Wen
“film Conny,that neither by their Fortuneor Re-
fidenee are anypart ofit. AH which their humble and
aloft jufi defireuheing according to Law ,whichjour
Majeflie hath fit g‘ten declaredg/hould he the Mea-
fare and Rule qr your Government and .Aé’tions.
And me, your Majeflies mofl faithfitll thjec‘ts the
Lord: and Commonsfnlly concurring with the Gen-
tlenten and other: cfthe County qfYork, in their Af-

-furtmce that thofe defires if their: wifl abundantly
redonnd to the 910m of god, the honour and/afiety
of your Maj eflie the good of your Poflerity, and the
./Peace andproflterity oft/m Kingdom.

We lutmhiy hefeechjoflr Majefiie gracionflj to
hearken

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beorken unto them,nnd to grant than}~ 34nd that“
yonwouldjoyne withyonr ‘anlinnzent in n jjteedy-
and efiec‘lnnll eonr/ e for the prefervntion cf their \Li -5
bertiexflndthe rPence of the ;Kingdom 5. which day, .
do we are now ended upon by that County to dif-
chnrge,fi doe weflnnd engaged to god and Man for
the Performance thereofiby the T rnfi repofed in m,
and by our jolenone Wow and Proteflntion._ Jnd’”
. your Mojeflie,together with to! , {lands engaged by v-
the like Obligation of Trnflannd of an Oath: befldes-
the many and enrnefl Profi’ffions and Proteflntionx,
whieh your Mnjeflie hath made to this 15anth to-
yonr whole Kingdom in genera”, and to that C onnty
in pnrtienlnr,the Pence and quiet of the Kingdom,
(at it well obferved by dude Gentlemen , and F ree—
holder: onork~fhirc,in their Petition ) being the
onely vi/ible menns,nnder Godpherein eon/if}; the
Prefervotion of the Protefiant Religion , the Re-
demption of our Brethren in Ireland , and the hoppi-
ne/fe nndproflteritz'e ofyonr Mnjefiie,nnd of all your"
Dominiono. .

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