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A MOST
HUM B L E i‘PETI€I"I0.7\(;,l
AND DECLARATION“
l Humbly /laewct/7
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, Great Coundcll (as we ’conccivei) ClOL-l’) now expeélc a.
doncurrcnce [l’\6d"€m according to _ feverall mefihgeo
i and commands, not onely Rom divers pt-rfons of both
' V‘ houfes of Parliament,but alfo from all his loving Shh“
Hat his Mai:-fly having. firfi declined, and altet'dei'er‘
M tedxand fince by force of Armes prepared to 1,IW’f do hifi A
ic€ts,amongR;whom we ofthe Citie of London are noiinconhclerablo A
m;xmbcr. A A
That we conceive (as the cafe now Ptands) that it cannot be, but 2.
mofl; impious and mifchicvous thing in us,cither to Forfa-lte,_oi* by armt
_ to feel: the deflmrélion of that l’acrcdCo‘u-~t- For theft Reafons.
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Fitil, becaufe in former ages this Kingdome hath very {eldomc re.»
linwquifht its reprefcntativc, clcéted, intrufied Counc<:l.l, and when it
hath, it hath foot: found cattle to repent that Trcachery,and inilzabilityy
& commonly that Repcntancc proved fatall both to Kim 8:: kingdom.
S ecomdly, That private Counccll by which his Ma} ' y is incocnfed
againflc his general] Counccll, in bfcurcs it fclfftomt-he world; neither
their names not qualities, not théir grounds of exception are declared
or avowed. And fincc his lvlajeflsie is now attended by fol many Pears,
Counsellors ofFtare,_]udgcs, and Lawyers, and hath llzfficient Forces to
to commence warm, and cannot be imagined to obey the; cotiduét of
mqgere private reafon, in 21 matter‘ of fuch tranfcendcrit confequence, M"
wcj: are Adapt to thinke, that the promotcrs of this horrid warm would .
A not C€)1]C'CalCCl]€1?'1{l3’lE'€S and their grounds; if they were not Fapiits,
VPrelatts,D$elinquents, tiecoilitous Courtiers, or finch me: cinary Sword»
memas no Nation nor age over expeficd Faith or pietie from.And, chore
is a rumour here l'prcad,tl1at divers of tl‘.|C Nobles now in his Maicfties
traine departed not from l‘iencowithottt lgteat folicithtion, and havct
not that ficledioxnc now ofallvitcc, or%oF actrclfia to his Majcfl:ie,, otjiltog
ccflbto the Parliament,_ as was expefted, nor does any thing under
their hafnds publiltely teitific, howfa.ri*e they adjtxdge this *Pa'rliaine.nt
W _ W A 2. A trayte-—
~ i odiodd
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A _E2“R§‘t't‘i'f3u5,; orthiswarre vailnftit jufiifiable. Andyet policy,ju{l:icc,
honour mttfl; needs inforce this, and cloth challenge it both from his
Majeiltie and from them. it i t
Thirtlly, We havitnglived nearer and befeneizmore jealoufly intcntitlkce
eye anti eare witnefTes,of Parliamentary p1‘0ceeding~s, then temoter
couvnt*ies",%hat'enot beenc able totdifeover any diil'lo'§,raltiei in.the.a1~'mjm-A
part of Lords andCommons, but on the contratggltave feene all the
flauneiers ofitheir enemiesgcleteited of villanous falfhootl and malice,as
in the ngaine matters: of itagrofling the publike treafttre to their_ owne
ui"e,ot'l’eAel§:ing to corrupt the /‘l4'z'Z:'rz'.a of the Land, that thereby they Ar
might tiratmize over King and ltingdomegwc he-leeve,we feeyvvel know
a the Cf:v1t’3?Z'1“€4.‘t"°§",‘£‘.I‘t<:l fo mull: needs all fober men,‘ % % 4 %
Ft)L‘t\1‘El1l"V,V_ if his Maiteftie didmot: telie upon allegations without
ptoo?es,at1d iithofeallegationstalfotvete notttfullt oftiulncertaintie and '
infttfiiency many times, no blood neecl to be fhedinthis cliffetemte,
a legall debate even in Parliament it fellfevwould fift out the truth to the ,
iatisfaftion of allthe ltingdonte, and neither the tOtators tongue, not ”
the fouldiers atme (whom none but times very calarnitous ufe to im-it
plowneede here to be ingagerf: Fox: fometimes his Maiefiic p:Q£en*¢sm
havehonorablethoughts concerning the Parliament, blaming oneliy
the too gteatinfluenee wliichfotne maligmantepartie hath upon both
houfes, yet his Maieftie names no malignants, minor fpecifies A the nature
of that inflt't€11__C6 ;, fort;etimesll:usMaiei’cie chargeth by namefome few 4
ofeachHoufe,ant1proniifethtfiatticularcharges; but publiVfl1eth none,. 74
fometinmes his Maieftyinveigheth againfl: fome particular Votes of the
maioxfi part of both Houfes, cond emnmg theme as traeaafonable, and at)» at
patently illiegalhbuttalteth no tifliue, nor affignethvany legall tryall, nor
alloweth any appeale from hislowne breafl: ai‘1dtSwaord_, and though in
veiryl tearmes no watreis confefiecl againfillthe Patliamenmret it is “ma. _
m—aniFeftly leviedtvagainll Sir jlahn Hat/mm,c§~c.. for, being an Acftor uln-
det the Parliament,” and treafbn is fixecl upon all fuch as obey the ot-
(3liI13.I1'CCi0l::b0[l1 Houies : and yet both Ho'ufe¢seithemfelves rnufl: not be 7
thtouglrte to be afttmecl at ;_ and as there% is uncertaititie in the parties
ehargetd {'oth~ereis tl‘z6"lil{E2' in the crimes imputed, for fometimels the A
ord1r'la‘nce,c0ttcerning"theMilitia, bearles the hurthen ofall, fometimes
i {came other plots Sc conflfiraeiels ofhringimg in an arbitrary poweigtandl
Atriitocraticalil ufi1rpat1'Qn'Ov€:r Kingandlkingdome,both are intimaa We
ted,at§d a more fatisfafiorye narration ofpatticulars are “promifed, but
we fee no faeh thing as yet pegfortned. A And thus the cafe not being’
yet rightly itatecl, not the cettaine traytors nominated niolrthe" certaine it A
ll " " t ” V ' A treafoma ’
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:reafQnsld_ecl,a_red,— not anyothqfintcrpreter cf Law, but ln'VslM:=.li:2fh*+.-2‘
:;lonelxvi£l10ut any of his Peeresl Ollfijudgesl aclmittecl, yet we are rrlgew
vedxo betray that traflmzrlt aflembly, whom all law, confcience and
« intereft, haymll that is Afacredyor can be mare or clears unm us,A bizjdes
A usto defend with our lives, till wee are clearely convincfid of clzci-1”
w_on,as%tl1at~tl1ey may vcstelthc King t%<3.ll3cAac%,L4amla:a wlzelx he ism: A']'A'0r1.«:g:’;,5
A qgompwlaints offubverring Law, and
fal£l100dt0~L1S. A l V
I7i:3;ly,%div%ers exgzepcions taken a_ga%11F; Ell el Pat,l:'ament1nuclu infillcctd
or cleclarel,trea;A0A’nyto be l0Ayaltic, and loyallzie trealon, Sac. favlour of
mg:ere.merrimArAenc, anldreqluirc no othe1*anfiVer, if the fadneffe of the
times, would allow it, for tlmugh Aglem:-rall confenr Vin-ablellthe Par.
mcntAVe1‘yFarre, wl1il£%it_isA Imcabufed, y¢c%tl1arllbeingl all the Bafl; (if
their power. wl1en tl1acfl,rall¥Fallaway (as in cloth wlxen AAgroll_<,{ AA é.%bufcédl)A
all{z’liii;zA ihto £1itlzFullAlaandsA by Authority» ofglgq
wlm;l¢ flzam zzhundrcd againfl as, opplreflfwellll to the Slubiefffg andyccla:
V clyc fam gz; :in1e,Con'zmil{lions o£ArrayA ilTLi.ec3%OL1t:lt0 fuch as.m,y;LordA 162‘.-,
ve,;'s_.,&c.M 1:112: faid Commiillons being a5 illegal} an::l_. V,exatious,V and
dangero_u.s,ancl fo generally knownro Be,-,as £l1e.Sl1ip—.‘7$ co: ~A»vAas,Awl1¢n xvw:
fegeluhelfetl1ingsandn1anl3{ other like wan grievgwe bleed 1'nwTa1‘dly fér”
l1islMai-e£ty,'&itfeemesprc-zdigious to us that lo gentlAélalI’rince flmuld %
induxtcirfoimuchjolmanyycares together, for l11ChlMinifl:cArs; fake; con¢
traryro the prayers and adWvertifements_of this. wlml_e: gloriOu$ABric:ifhv
A M;o”narcl:y. % A A A A A A A A
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~ SeventhlyA,Al1iS‘_1\/1ajel’circrei;l:s oh'el.y»in gVen%e2*lalls_ ( whicli accdrding,
cglxisllk/lajcfiizzs ciwne wordsamount :9 jufl; nothing, for as,general11
” - dome
A3,
fubjcfiing both Kingland King-~ AA
l l "’ cqnceilveslpahlike advifetobe taattiall at this tirriél ; yet to 16!: the king-
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dome to la wleffe Arbitrary rule, are prelTed againll: the Parliament, for
V nothinglbut generall promlfesj, of ma king us happy people, and cone
footing to all lull‘ relquells, arcottered by his Mafieflie : at this prelentl
when his Majcltic prefers private advlfe before publique , yet
he attributes generally all due refpeft to Parliaments: And whens
his Mavlefiie takes up the Sword agaiml: the Panliament, the highef’:
Court OfllLi'\V‘inE?1g[ctJ¢d, and not condemned, but by Ecliél: Law
onely,( no l’eere%,]lu:lge,8cc. appearing in the condemnation) yet
this {word is laid £0,be”~t-alien up meerely to protefl: the Law; This
l fhrangcperlecutton oft; Parliament, and all its Favourers, by fire-and t
fworcl, which to our ordinary apprehenlions l'cenit'es Yo dilfmall and Fae-
} tall,efpecially at this time, when it is as great a benefit to 1’ opifh Re.-
bels in Ire[.ena',as it is a fcourge to loyall Protellzantstio fE"'7rgland,8c this
mull: feernesnot only to {land with his Majefties enerall expreffions
of Grace, but in a gerterall fenfe it is it {elf an ail: o Grace.
And this is not wonderfull, for we know that wlrilft the Ship»-Ros,’
and all other Projcfts and Monopolies lay heavyeft upon us,in all our
fore grievances and violations, generall ercurclfions of Grace did ever
accompany them, though they rather added than dirninilhed to the
weight ofour forro ws. And therefore we have now the leffc reafon to
comfort our {elves with generall allhrances, efpecially fincc deeds of
hoflzility faile not to attend our Ctveetell: words of clemency ; Nay,
and inthc fame Manifellroes, as we fiude profeffions favouring all of
Law,llright, and limited power : fo we fin-dc withall intermingled di-
vers pofitions placing the King beyond all Law, right and limitation,
and reducing Parliaments to lelfe owcr than ordinary Courts. . A
In all fubmilltve hu rnilicy thereflhre we humbly pro Bzratew our {elves
before his Majefiies feet, with the pious tender of thefe our carnal’: fup— A
plications. l A ‘ A e l
IV Fi1'f‘l:,«That‘iEWoulld pleafc his Malclhf, in a war"oF this confound»
ing nature to the three Kingdmmes at once, and to the truc%R.cligion,in
. them to have rccourfe to the tmpartiall aclvife of former ages, rather
then of this. A A ~
Secondly, to abandon t‘hclCouncels of Papiffs, as well ll.1<;:h as get:
to Church by difpenfation, as no-t,lan:l as we;lllfuch as {end infltro ‘lions
frorm beyond the §ea_, as thofe which are here on are vifible ; and in the
fame manna-r to .rel;e;7tltl1e aislvertifezn ms: of Delinquents, Prelatcs,
» cSouldiers,;‘:‘;a::. ’ Whole knowfnl intercllcs makes them incompetence ad-l
vll‘erslit1‘tl1is cafe, nolatge hwing‘ a paralelltol it, hand i? his lMale-RV
dome I
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¢Igame'$tnov$1/{xvhat private advife is‘ hearkened to, and what the quality
and g_t.ounds of it is-,tforl the better vindication of hts Majeihes How
mom‘; and the more fu1ll'atisfa€tion of all true Protefl-,;uit$.. V e %
Thirdly, To make a further gu_efl"e at form: of his Majeflies Court» V
cellars, by thofe Falfe Renders ¢€Trca1‘oqs which they have powted .
into hts Majeflzies cares, and are now difproved to all the world. _ A
Fourthly, That his Majefiy would not admit of any crime in the]
Patliament, but filth as beates the [lamp and fottrtpfa legall and judi-n
cilall accufation ; and inftead ofgenetall invecEtives,‘"“topubli[l1 the cer»
tain kinde of Treafons, and names of Traytors, and the certainty of A
his Mgjeflics evidence, arid how. far his Nlajcfty. will .refexjjjthetryalll
theteofto any peaceahle tre.=.t3t,. laying down the fword in the meant:
time, without difadvantag.e to either fide, for ifthe offentzet of the Pm.-W A
liament he, that they have heentoo zealoust ofthe fafety of the King»
dome, in making Ordinances to fttttlti the fl4i11'ti'A,t .,Thtmtht:. quefhotz.
is only, whether or no the King hath fu'ch'a fole intctefl: in the Towns,
Forts,8cc..”and ftrength oF the Kingdome, as that he may, at plemfure,;-
intruflz them to fufpeftecl Subftitutes, in time of danger, without gene-o
tall advife, nay contrary to general! confcnt.And this feemes a firange;
gtound for fuch an uncouth difmallwar, atfizch ,a time as this, when
it makes out Lords and‘Comrt1ons worfe, Rebels then the Irifét and
ch‘uCes_rathcr tl1‘a.ILtl1e’Px‘0tt3l:lT$1,.I1ER.ellgiQn, “together with the Crowne»
tlxete fltsill petiflt, then any tru ole {hall be granted hete,.ot.any umpitage, -
admitted. It cannot But be better that the State of StS‘bZ~[t&'7Ml. were in» t
treated to mediatehnd arbitrate in’ this" difference, then that folunfeaa V 4
fonalfleand izntraturall a war lhould be waged‘. For ifSit}abn Hot/9/ma‘ W"
% he not fitter to be trulletd than Captain La , anchmy Lard ‘of
. then Sit Iohza Pcnnisggtan, yet the Kings inltcreffis not altered’, ll nothing
" but tlxefubO1‘Clir111Lt:,}3C1‘f.0I'1 is changed; and if this be not allowed’ to at ,
Parlianxent, the eS‘u%b}ec:"t hath no remedy nor powerjqf defence in an
A d anger when the King tniflakts both, his _frier1ds _an.cl-fo es :l€butt if this
l beallowed, the King {offers nothing hy 1“t'.":v He wthi.ch".Ifct'vcs the State t
fstithfully, mufl:lneedsef'etv'e.thé Kxtig faithfiillY; l(itl«i$ltOlblQ¢\Vi{l1ed, the to
e1'tie mttftlaee deci'clAecl, and the Law Ailt fe1AfeAA'vvitAhout Tome in»
mpreter cannot,anAcl fince his Maieflie does tA:tAAoAt Aw farre hisematellzile will grant his Royall
PrAerAogatiAv’e, to be Within the Cognizame anti D eclaration of the
LT5I‘F35,a.hdAACo1‘1‘m1ons,bec2tufeein oAutAundeffiandirtg to have 1'10 right,
tmd ‘he iAf11pa.AAt‘tAiall judge ofthat right, and to ltave no limits, and no
tA;nAA<5wtu‘§eAIin1its is me and the fame thin en. t A
ow tlaerqflvre our éxméle and Ahmrfie defire: to kid’ Majcfiie aw,
AA A tfym/ae Wottld éegratiauflyplcafid ta candgtmed ta ‘At/aAc*fi° fii neceflkr]
tl0fz¢‘A@A',A71AbWAt/flat]? reaming 4 «C'ome:At bloody aflvefi /éafigs‘ over our
dyad dfiafiainaéle .4 Wm»-2-e :3: commmced amzar.-';_r/l m, it Wt"/Zfrt»
A cilimte at /nappy Aazndfazire accommodation, it will olifappairlt the greatefl
2zc;l.vc'rf.¢z§'r'z°:é;r a:frl9e Church and State, A 1' 1‘ will make 521.4 M342-fa: rtrzigrze
Zzore é»[¢’[]?Af3’“}1aAit9,m2cl /712:‘/far}? more candtkldnd mtfleyne Wit/é ltloml
A term ter; A A A A A A
f A And his Maieflies mofl: humble Petitioners
A A A ‘A {hall ever‘ pray, &t:.A