p E T 1 T I finioiéfidéf 0/1’ The Humble OF the Worfhipful famesfiunce, Aldermen of London, Prefented to the Lords at th'cirBar an Tuefday eAPa,1L 25.16485 ' Wherein is declared their firm refolution to Pcand for the defenceofthe eflablifhed Laws nfthe Land. A” Alli» their Proteftation againfi: the Lords jutifdim étion overthem of any otherCom.monersi A Crxrmnal Cafes. A A With their Appeal from the Lords to their groper nndcompeténtjudges (a]u1'y of their equals) A and Judges [worn to proceed A according to the known Law of England. A W Togethetxvitll flSalw Libermte by themknt to the Licutenantofthe Tower, AP RIL 2;. 1648. ‘ eunuruuunuufitln-uumml Q Landon, Printed for}. 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Charge: We are con- flf3il§§j“\fi0 3i$TmF@j» youhcrebygthat our pcrfbns «at V oughtnot to be hurried to & __fro,or diPcurbccl 4”A2,% , at ‘ thfilwfilrc fifanymanancxrhcjrcan yeeld‘ }$%bedinccAto thecoVmmands?of'any§which’arc not Legal;andfighcreforgin cafcyou imzcnd no difiurb5~u7s dnw ~cu;ifday%i1¢xc; we”VeX«pc& to IE6 %:;.11ega1\Warrant firom Afaxnc pc1“f0n“r4;%¢(;3om“;, A which have a jurifdiétion over u%IsAirik cfifeof 9, ~ ¢ Crime : we miL”1fl:“§,c...« qLA1amc %y:o"u,;M»rha.:»‘ the Lords <3§¢i no fggal power t0fi1II1m9fl‘15t<>"9.nfW%¢f to anyv;%crimcA whereof .Wc&i$a.rc accufed or dfufpcétcd and zhcrcroateyou hnufi pcecm game: for what- feveri“niury~4L,yo;uVcfl’ér% to“ bur%pcr{o¢ns?;‘and know hereby,” that‘ we fllall §nou,vo1tmtaril'y ’go}fi:o;n%hcr%ce Wefiminfier by Vcrtuc or ;h*¢’ paperréccived, but fhal rufieryou rd can-y us, if %youfhal1fendV. force vvhich; we cannm fcfiflrl” A From our Chambéré % YourFriénds% in the Tower ofLon... . mud 5m,a?m5fi Y . \IU ‘ - ' " .. 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And your Lordfhips arenar only ]3?mrn5but1have:imipofed?fevera1«x§a‘fiHs, ‘as t!‘i4A%%eiP’m efl%ztz'- w,;, and 4-S'olem22y League A mdkv C‘brz1en.4g2r. upon? the fife _ » Commonersnof England, no defendA EhEff'ztn»a’21W?9?fi*‘dTl Laws? aftfie Euwal And they are cbhfident: your LorcY:%- fl1ipswi;Il% be very T tender of the“ preferva%ti4onVOFt;hé gram? C»54rr'W7’A,v in:%which%is4w&rapp%ecI-huja o'urV-£;:?i9es-F, liifier-3 AinAt:Im‘time;o£%tha?Civ:ilA» ’ tie; and eliarn ;_ Ybur Mule A» Prcfieceffors V being% 13 glorious and famous Int}-ruments in aififliqg this Pm- I*«L1x,. in purchafingwrhe fame. 4 A A‘ % A - A »G%t_)ncerni‘mgthep1Vnv or pmm¢n“es,»vhicr;»isnaI1%¢a;n3 bcvfamd for your Lordfl11ps,.we{h~a1l gEvey0\‘w’tfi‘c*fi*nw§ fwww , AA 1*. 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