FIRST,

To obtain Justice, and satisfaction for his Arrears, disbursments, damages and losses in your service, and intendedly (according to his understanding) for your lawful preservation from violence, by the fury and rage of War, and the dismal consequences thereof, publickly discovered, or promulged by your Declarations.

SECONDLY,

To procure (if it were possible) some moderate satisfaction and consideration, for his almost three years arbitrary, injurious and severe imprisonment; which kind of Actions, and dealings with your long oppressed Petitioner, (in many par­ticulars) were contrary to the Fundamental, Essential, Righteous Ancient, and Common Liberties and Safetyes, as your Petitioner divers years ago, (in the time of his Bonds) did often evidence, and publickly, and particularly attest; and can easily (to any rational and unbiased understanding) make appear, and justifie him­self (as a Member of the body of the People,) not only by the amiable Fundamen­tal Law of England (which is plain, and certain if there were no President in the Case) but also by the Case of the Lord Kimbolton, Sir Arthur Haslerig, &c. and by Mr. Pim's Speech to the Lord Mayor and Common-Councel, in a Replicatory Answer to King Charles his Answer, and Declaration made to the Petition of the [Page 2]City of London, &c. in vindication of the said Lord Mayor, [...] Col­lonel Ven, and Colonel Manwaring. Your Petitioner do [...] now [...], humbly revive his Claim of Justice, supposing after your long interruption, and great [...]me and space given, (peradventure amongst the many wise Reasons in Gods Wisdom, to the end to cause a mature, sincere deliberation, and impartial consideration of former paths: as it was said in the case of King Hezekiah, 2 Chro. 32.31. God left him to try him, to know all that was in his heart,) There was no reason to judg it to be impossible, that you should sincerly, and effectually mind your many So­lemn Obligations, Declarations, Vows, and Imprecations to Heaven, on the be­half of the said Fundamental, Essential, Impartial Liberties, and Common Birth­right of England, which are known by the Almighty and All-seeing Eye, and can hardly be blotted out humane memorials, as by your many Declarations, if relati­on (according to obligation to God, Nation, and Conscience) be had to them (with an unbiased understanding, and sincere affection to reduce things to action) will plainly and fully appear (as your Petitioner also humbly conceiveth.)

THIRDLY,

The third part of your Petitioners Address consisted in reminding, and [...]m­ing you of his illegal and Arbitrary ejection, his Trust in the year 1648, and that if you should have done him that further impartial Justice to restore him to [...] place of Trust, he would study (according to his understanding) faithfulness to you therein.

For the first part of it, if your Petitioner should humbly argumentize to your great Wisdome, declared knowledge, publique invitations, and Instructions on the behalfe of the Lawes and Liberties, and what the nature of an Obligation and promise is, and how much the same is valued, by such as have power or ability, and a good Conscience with it, he thinks (with submission) it would be as needless as to cast a drop of water into the Ocean, for thereby it will appeare, that he should have had satisfaction for the same as a just debt, the obligation being of so Capitall and great a nature as Publique Faith, in which matter, if your Petitioner had ob­teyned just consideration, he might have avoyded many great inconveniences, and made some just benefit thereof the just advantage and good of himself and relations, when he was arbitrarily excluded his publique Trust, and so made inca­pable of doing his Country service in a publique way, and also if he had not been interrupted by his said imprisonment; And if your Petitioner could be (as he hopeth he cannot be) induced to lay aside (for his defence, and to justifie his claim, and particular just concernments) those righteous Fundamental Lawes, Liberties and ancient Rights of the Nation, upon which the Warr was chiefly de­clared to be grounded, (the conservation of which Libertyes and Rights, was so diligently looked into by our honourable Parliamentary Auncesters and fully esta­blished; (upon rationall grounds and Maximes:) against any possibility of Inva­sion, and by mutuall agreement from the Crowne of Monarchy,) yet Christ the head of all Christians (from whom the name hath been since either really derived to any, or unjustly and improperly assumed by any) doth give as a law of Talion and everlasting command (as I humbly conceive with submission to your great understanding) That every man ought to do as he would be done unto; not exclu­ding any, or giving a Prerogative or Previledge to any whomsoever upon any Politicall suggestion or pretence whatsoever to disanul that Law.

And how indubitably necessary it is that Law should be a supreame barr, against arbitrariness; and how consistent the Evangelicall Law is with the light of Na­ture, and with the just concernment of every mans just interest and defence, and how upon due impartial reasoning this may be applyed, and by how much the more the Rule is obligeing to the greatest Authorities or Powers in a more especial [Page 3]manner, (as eminent examples to others) your Petitioner doth referr to your Conscience, and declared knowledge without useing other arguments.

For the second part of it your Petitioner did (as he hopeth) in as model. Termes, as he could imagine or conceive (with laying aside flattery, which is hate­full to the wisely just) defire consideration of his said almost three yeares Impri­sonment, as if the case had been your own, and as if God should have permitted the late deceased call'd Protector, NOT ONELY TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT TO COMMIT YOU EVERY ONE AS YOU DID HIM; which said Imprisonment hath tended in many considerations to his injury, great loss, many inconveniences, ruine, and destruction ever since; in so much that your Petitio­ner hath often (in affliction of mind, and peradventure with too great and deep a sense and consideration of things) desired dissolution, as that good Prophet Eli­jah (with whom your Petitioner cannot compare) requested for himself that he might dye, and said it is enough now oh Lord, take away my life for I am not better then my Fathers, for after the long defect of Justice, and humane consideration in a moderate nature (which was onely desired by your Petitioner?) your Petitioner can onely ascribe thanks to the great goodness of God for his preservation to this day, which he yet hopeth hath been in goodness, that he may after so long a time reap your Justice, that humane nature should not be neglected and trampled upon any longer. And for Argument to your declared exemplary understanding, your Petitioner (hoping it may receive a revived Impression) desires to mind you with your own Declarations in answer to the late King Charles, which will restifie for him, and plead his cause, as will appear in the book of Collection of Declarations, Printed by Mr. Edward Husbands by order, and direction of the 24 March 1642 Page 694; Wherein you express your selves in this manner, (viz.) Whatever be our inclination, Slavery would be our condition, if we should go about to overthrow the Laws of the Land, and the Propriety of every mans Estate, and Liberty of his Person; for therein we must be aswell Patients as Agents; and must every one in his turn suffer our selves whatever we should impose upon others: And in your De­claration of the 19th of May 1642, Page 202, wherein you expresse these words, (viz,) And as his Majesty doth gratiously declare the Law shall be the measure of his Power, so do we hearttly profess, that we shall alwaies make it the Rule of our Obedience. And therefore, as Christ that perfect Pattern of natural Justice and su­pernatural Power and Mercy, John 5.30. doth use these words, (viz.) As I hear I judge, and my Judgment is just because I seek not mine own will, but the will of my Father which hath sent me: So I humbly suppose I may say and apply, as I have heard or read in the righteous Foundations and Principles of the Law from our Ancestors, and also averted by your own Writings. As I hear, I Judge and believe there is a Rule of direction to me to beleive my judgment is just, because I seek not my own Will, grounded (as an Innovation) upon my own Judgment or pri­vate opinion, but founded upon your own Declarations which testifie to the Case.

As for the third part of your Petitioners aforesaid Application, he doth humbly confess since he did see a great or generall endeavours and application for a restau­ration and reinvestiture to Government, and to accept of Trusts and places of profit, Power, and imployment, he could not think his said address to be any just cause of offence to you (as the case is,) but rather receiveable with chearfull in­tention to do Justice. But your Petitioner seeing and continually feeling (after 11 years sufferings and neglects, that his said Application of the 18th of June was ineffectuall, he made another of the second of July following, and apprehending that his place of trust, and investiture might not be with your likeing, did not par­ticularly mind that third part of his said addresse, being willing to endeavour pati­ence of mind and subjection, rather then any such thing as any part or portion in YOUR GOVERNMENT.

Therefore your Petitioner doth now againe (by all obligations humane and di­vine) request and desire of you to manifest a Presidentall or exemplary Justice, and good Conscience suitable to a great Counsell, as to the speedy consideration of his arreares, losses, dammages and disbursements (intendedly for your lawfull preservation) and speedy and just satisfaction for his almost three years arbitrary Imprisonment, that so he might not be any longer neglected, destroyed and un­done, contrary to the Rules of all just Law, Humanity and Conscience, and in case your said oppressed Petitioner shall obtaine Justice (in his affection and re­spect, he desires to beare to gratitude,) he shall pray that God would extend his Wisdome, and the power of his God-head to and for you and your posterity, if you or they shall have any occasion to desire or expect Justice and goodness from any future Government, Authority or Generations in the World.