To the right worshipful Sir Richard Hart, Knight, and Thomas Earle, Esquire, now chosen representatives in Parliament for this city of Bristol

To the right worshipful Sir Richard Hart, Knight, and Thomas Earle, Esquire, now chosen representatives in Parliament for this city of Bristol

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To the Right Worſhipful Sir RICHARD HART, Knight, And THOMAS EARLE, Eſquire. Now choſen Repreſentatives in Parliament for this City of Briſtol.

To the Right Worſhipful Sir RICHARD HART, Knight, And THOMAS EARLE, Eſquire. Now choſen Repreſentatives in Parliament for this City of Briſtol.

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WE, Citizens and Freeholders of this City, hold our Selves obliged to return You our hearty Thanks for Your Exemplary Loyalty to the King and the Preſent eſtabliſhment in the Church and State, notwithſtanding all the Deſigns here, or elſewhere, to viliſie or ſubvert them, under the ſpecious Pretences of Arbitrary Power and Popery; hoping you will act with all expreſſions of Duty and Allegiance to the King, of whoſe good Affections to his People and Eſtabliſhed Religion we have no doubt, though [...] men have endeavoured to ſuggeſt other Opinions to his Subjects.

And as You are our Repreſentatives, we lay before you theſe Severals.

Firſt, That ſome expedient By-Law be Endeavoured, to puniſh ſuch as ſhall inſinuate into the People any deſigns in our King or Government, to ſet up Arbitrary Power, or ſhall Calumniate the proſeſſed Sons of the Church of England (His Majeſty's moſt Dutiful and Loyal Subjects) as Papiſts, and Men of Arbitrary Principles.

Secondly, That no Laws be Repealed, whereby the Church or State may be leſs ſecured againſt their Enemies; But ſuch New Laws may be added to thoſe now in force, that may Effectually defend them from the Horrid and Helliſh Plots of the Papiſts: And from a Second Ruine and Deſolation, by the under-hand Contrivances, and reſtleſs Endeavours, of Ambitious and Fanatical Parties.

Thirdly, That You preſerve the Prerogatives of the Crown, and the Property of the Subjects, that the King, and his Succeſſors, may be aſſured of our Duty and Allegiance; and we receive from them Mercy and Juſtice. Then will God bleſs us, whilſt we ſerve Him and his Anointed, and Righteouſneſs and Peace ſhall kiſs each other.

Fourthly, That You endeavour to preſerve Us from Illegal Impriſonments and exactions of Fees by our Fellow-Subjects, leaſt we be enſlaved under Arbitrary Power (as in the late Rebellion) contrary to Magna Charta, and other good Laws: But if any ſhall offend, let them be puniſhed in ſuch ſort as the Laws direct.

Fifthly, That the King be ſupplied with Money, to ſecure Us from, the Power of France at Land and Sea; That what Alliances the King hath, or ſhall make for the defence of Europe and the Proteſtant Religion, may be performed, and our Merchants encouraged to ſend forth thoſe large Adventures they are inclined unto, could they be ſecured by good Fleets in the Four Seas, and remoter Parts; They being at preſent apprehenſive the French may poſſeſs their Eſtates (at pleaſure) at Sea, as he doth thoſe of the Subjects of the Empire on Land; from whence cometh a diminution of Trade in the Kingdom.

In Endeavouring theſe Particulars, You will truly repreſent Us.

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To the right worshipful Sir Richard Hart, Knight, and Thomas Earle, Esquire, now chosen representatives in Parliament for this city of Bristol

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1681

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2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A62823

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Wing T1720

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ESTC R34662

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14547687

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ocm 14547687

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102569

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— To the right worshipful Sir Richard Hart, Knight, and Thomas Earle, Esquire, now chosen representatives in Parliament for this city of Bristol,

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1 broadside.

s.n.,. [Bristol? :: 1681?]. (Imprint suggested by Wing.) (Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.)

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