The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).

The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).

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The humble Petition and resolution of the County of ESSEX. (Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17. of this present JUNE, 1642. With the Answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith Printed and Published)

The Lords Answer to the ESSEX Petition.

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The humble Petition and resolution of the County of ESSEX.
(Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17. of this present JUNE, 1642. With the Answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith Printed and Published)

Humbly sheweth;

THat we having with joy and admiration, observed the wife and gracious Passages and Proceedings of this Parliament: and the pious, tender, and affectionate care of your Honours, for the preservation of the Peace and Honour of his most Excellent Majesty, and these three thrice hapily united Kingdomes; represented to the World in your severall Ordinances, Declarations, Votes and Remonstrances, sufficient to stop the mouth (if it were possibly) of envie and malignity it selfe, cannot but with griefe and indignation wonder to heare, that there should yet be found and that even about the Regall Throne, such unnaturall and evill affected spirits, and malignant Counsellours, who, desirous to swimme to the haven of their ambitious hopes, in the blood of their dearest Friends and Countrymen, doe continually instill into his Majesties Royall breast, a sinister conceit, and mis-interpretaion of your most Humble and Loyall Affections, and noble Actions, and Undertakings.

Wherefore we understanding (not by mis-information of flying reports, but) by the late Votes and Declarations of both your Honourable Houses,

That his Majestie seduccd by wicked Councell, intends to make warre against the Parliament: that so to do is a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People, contrary to his Oath: And that whosoever shall serve, or assist him in such Warres, are Traytors by the Fundamentall Law [...]s of this Kingdome.

And withall perceiving your most Christian & Heroicall Resolutions to persist in your Honourable Endeavours:for the publique safety, though you should (which God avert) perish in the worke,

Wee thought it our duties humbly to represent to your Honours, the faithfull affections and invoyable resolutions of our soules to Stand or Fall, Live or Die, together with you: According to our Protestation.

Thus with our hands upon our Swords, wee stand ready at your command, to performe our Vowes to God and Oathes of fidelity of his Majesty, In taking up Arms against those false Flatterers, and Traytors: who abuse his Royall Favour, intending under the glorious Title of his Name and Standard, to fight against the Peace and Honour of their Soveraigne, against Religion, and the Lawes: and to make a prey and spoyle, of three flourishing Kingdomes at once: And to spend our dearest blood in the defence of the lives, & liberties of our Country men; the Lawes which are the life of our Liberty, and Peace; Religion more precious then both; and the King and Parliament: In whose libes lie bound up the life of all the rest. Whosoever is otherwise affected, we hold him not worthy the name of a Souldier but a Proditor of his King and Countrey to all Posterity.

Lastly finding a multitude of well affected People, whose hearts are good to joyne with us, but want Arms, we most humbly crave, That Restitution may be made of those Armes, which were taken out of their County, either out of the store lately arrived from Hull, or otherwise as to your most excellent Wisdome shall seeme best.

The Lords Answer to the ESSEX Petition.

MY Lords have taken your Petition into consideration, and receiv much contentment in the good affections you have expressed, and doe give you hearty and extraordinary thanks, thus seasonably and necessarily for the good of the King and Kingdome, and of their Lordships encouragement in the performance of their duty; and my Lords doe assure you, that God willing, they resolve to insist in their former declared Resolutions, for the upholding the true Religion, the Kings Authority in the highest Court, which by sundry late Declarations and practices to abuse the people, they find so much vilified and invaded, the Priviledges of Parliament, free Course of Justice, the Lawes and Peace of this Kingdom, notwitkstanding any dangers and hazards that for that cause can befall them. That for the manifestation of their good affections, and their Lordships kind acceptations thereof, they have commanded your Petition and the Answer, to be forthwith Printed and published.

Iohn Browne, Cleric. Parliament.

This Resolution was presented to the trained Bands, and Companies of Voluntieres, who appeared at Dunmow: Jun. 10. 1642. And was received with universall Approbation by holding up of Hands, throwing up of Hatts, and Acclamations: professing, That they held them unworthy to live, that should dislike it. And it was within three dayes after subscribed with ten Thousand Hands.

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London Printed Iune the 18 For Joseph Hunscott. and John VVright 1642

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The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).

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— The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published)., England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords., England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons..

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