To the Kings most excellent maiestie the humble petition of the baronets, esquires, ministers, gentlemen, free-holders, and others peaceably affected in the countie palatine of Lancaster. 1642 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A45012 Wing H3484 ESTC R43270 27122649 ocm 27122649 109974

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A45012) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109974) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1721:9) To the Kings most excellent maiestie the humble petition of the baronets, esquires, ministers, gentlemen, free-holders, and others peaceably affected in the countie palatine of Lancaster. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.). by A.N. for Iohn Franke, Printed at London : 1642. Lower half of sheet contains reply to petition: At the Court at Yorke, XIth May. 1642. His Majestie hath expressly commanded me to give you this his answer to your petition ... Edw. Nicholas. Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.

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eng Lancashire (England) -- History. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649. 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To the Kings moſt excellent Maieſtie. The humble Petition of the Baronets, Eſquires, Miniſters, Gentlemen, Free-holders, and others peaceably affected in the Countie Palatine of LANCASTER. Shewing to your Sacred Majeſtie,

OVr heartbreaking ſenſe & ſorrow for the unhappy Rents & Diſtractions in your Majeſties Dominions, eſpecially in the time of the Seſſion of ſo grave & godly a Aſſembly (moſt graciouſly convened by your Majeſtie) endevouring the Glory of Almightie God in the Reformation of Religion, and the Honour and Weal of your Majeſty, and your Realms in ſetling and ſecuring of your Royall Throne in plenty and peace. But perceiving the long and remote diſtance of your Majeſty from that Honorable Aſſembly to have diſtracted the hearts of your good Subjects, and animated the Popiſh and Malignant party among us, and fearing it may expoſe us to the danger and fury of a forreigne foe, retard the ſetling of the weighty affaires in our Land, and the ſubduing of the Rebels in Ireland, and finding your Majeſties late Reſolution for that Expedition to threaten danger to your Royall Perſon, far more worth then ten thouſand of us.

We therefore your Majeſties moſt loyall Subjects out of our zeale to Gods true Religion, your Majeſties Honour and ſafety, and the peace and welfare of your Dominions, and out of the deep ſenſe and apprenſion of our intereſt in the ſame, doe in all humility preſent and proſtrate our ſelves and ſupplication at your Royall feet, beſeeching your Majeſty to return to your great Councell (the Repreſentative Body of your Kingdome) in whom this Nation hath ſo far confided, that they have intruſted them with their lives, liberties, and in which multitude of Counſel ours, there is health and ſtedfaſtneſſe, and whereby your Royall Throne may be eſtabliſhed in Righteouſneſſe, and we with the reſt of your faithfull Subjects ſhall continually prayſe and pray for your proſperous and happy Reigne over us.

At the Court at Yorke, XIth May. 1642.

His Majeſtie hath expreſly Commanded me to give you this his Anſwer to your Petition.

THat this Petition (as ſome others of this Nature) is grounded upon miſ-information, and (being grieved and highly offended to ſee how his good People have been, and are abuſed by falſe Rumours and Intelligences (which have procured cauſeleſſe feares, and Apprehenſions) refers the Petitioners to the Anſwers he hath given to the Declaration preſented to him at New-Market, and to the Petition preſented to him the 26. of March laſt at Yorke, wherein his Majeſty faith, you will cleerely perceive that he is not gone, but driven from his Parliament; His Majeſty likewiſe for your further information of His proceedings and intentions, recommends to your view and conſideration his two Meſſages and Declaration concerning Hull, and his Meſſage touching the Reaſons of his refuſall to grant the Militia: all which when they ſhall be fully repreſented to the reſt of your County, he doubts not but that you will reſt very well ſatisfied of his conſtant Reſolution for the maintaining of, and governing his People by the Law of the Land, his unmoveable reſolution for the maintenance, and defence of the true Proteſtant profeſſion, and the Suppreſſion of the Barbarous Iriſh Rebellion: And his Majeſtie faith, that he beleeves you may then find reaſon to Petition the Parliament to Comply with his Majeſties juſt Deſires and gracious Offers, which is the only way ſafely and ſpeedily to Cure the preſent diſtractions of this Kingdome and (with Gods Bleſſing) to put a happy end to the Iriſh Rebellion, for the effecting whereof (as his Majeſtie hath often ſaid) he will neither ſpare paines, nor decline any hazard of his Perſon or Fortune.

Edw.Nicholas.

Printed at London by A. N. for Iohn Franke. 1642.