To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The humble petition of the governour, assistants, and fellowship of the merchants-adventurers of England.

To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The humble petition of the governour, assistants, and fellowship of the merchants-adventurers of England.

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To the Kings moſt Excellent Maieſty. The humble Petition of the Governour, Aſsiſtants, and Fellowſhip of the Merchants-Adventurers of England.

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To the Kings moſt Excellent Maieſty.
The humble Petition of the Governour, Aſsiſtants, and Fellowſhip of the Merchants-Adventurers of England.

MOst humbly ſheweth, That the Petitioners being, during theſe miſerable distractions of the Kingdome, encompaſsed on all ſides with many difficulties; and well weighing the dangers they may fall into in Forraigne parts, if your Majeſtie ſhould withdraw Your Royall Protection from them, upon any diſpleaſure to the Companie.

Doe humbly Proſtrate themſelves before Your Royall Majeſtie, and for their Aſſurance, in ſo many feares, humbly beſeech Your Majeſtie to grant them ſome particular Declaration, at preſent, of your Royall Grace and Goodneſse towards the Fellowſhip, whereby they may bee enabled to uphold the little remainder of the Staple Trade of this Kingdome, and proceed in the ſame with encouragement, as Your Majeſties true and Loyall Subjests.

And as in duty bound, they ſhall daily Pray, &c. Signed by Sir HENRY ROW, Governor.

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At the Court at Oxford, 26. Martii. 1643.

HIs Maieſty hath commanded me to give this His anſwer. That if the Petitioners are not conſcious to themſelves of any diſloyalty to His Maieſty, they have no reaſon to feare the withdrawing His Royall Protection from them, His Maieſty being ſo deſirous to preſerve and advance the publique Trade (a thing of ſo high concernment to the whole Kingdom) that He hath left no means unattempted to that end. But if the Petitioners, or any of them, are falne from their Duty, Obedience, and Allegiance to Him, upon an opinion, That His Maieſty could not have the benefit of the Lawes here againſt them, He will never conſent that they ſhall have the benefit and Protection, due only to His good Subiects, abroad, and ſo evade His Iuſtice every where; but will preciſely obſerve His reſolution declared ſo long ſince, and ſo gratiouſly, in anſwer to the Petition preſented in the beginning of Ianuary laſt from the City of London, in and by which the Petitioners, and all other Perſons concerned, had ſufficient Warning and inſtance of His Maieſties Grace and Favour to them.

EDW. NICHOLAS.

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Printed at Oxford by LEONARD LICHFIELD, 1643.

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To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The humble petition of the governour, assistants, and fellowship of the merchants-adventurers of England.

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1643

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A74232

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Thomason 669.f.7[5]

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ESTC R212637

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99871236

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99871236

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160987

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— To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty The humble petition of the governour, assistants, and fellowship of the merchants-adventurers of England., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Row, Henry, Sir., Nicholas, Edward, Sir, 1593-1669..

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by Leonard Lichfield,. Printed at Oxford :: 1643.. (Desiring the King "to grant them some particular declaration" of his "royall grace and goodnesse towards the fellowship." With His Majesty's answer.) (The petition is signed: Sir Henry Rovv, governor.) (The King's reply is dated 26 Martii 1643, and signed: Edw. Nicholas.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill. 8".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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