The humble petition of the peacefull, obedient, religious, and honest Protestants of this kingdome, presented unto the honourable House of Commons in their behalfe, by Doctor Hynton, 1642. With an answer to the severall objections proposed against him concerning the Protestants petition, by a committee appointed from the honourable House of Commons. Hinton, John, Sir, 1603?-1682. 1642 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A86836 Wing H3569 Thomason E181_37 ESTC R7308 99873109 99873109 125563

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THE HVMBLE PETITION OF The peacefull, obedient, religious, and honeſt Proteſtants of this Kingdome, preſented unto the Honourable Houſe of Commons, in their behalfe, by Doctor Hynton, 1642.

With an Anſwer to the ſeverall Objections propoſed againſt him concerning the Proteſtants Petition, by a Committee appointed from the Honourable Houſe of COMMONS.

Printed in the yeare 1642:

The humble Petition of the peacefull, Obedient, religious, and honeſt proteſtants Of this Kingdome, preſented unto the Honourable Houſe of Commons, in their behalfe, by Doctor Hynton.

THat you will be pleaſed to reflect upon the divine Service of God, according to the antient lawes of this Kingdome, that thereby the poore Proteſtants betweene the two extremities of zeale may not ſuffer a diſturbance of their religion.

That you will be pleaſed to preſerve Gods annointed his immediate Vicegerent our true and lawfull Soveraigns Lord the King, in his perſon in all his Regall dignities and lawfull immunities without any impeachment of his Regality, in whoſe honour the reputation of the Kingdome depends.

That you will be pleaſed to ratifie and confirme all things both concerning His Majeſty and the state of this Kingdome as they were in thoſe bleſſed dayes of Queens Elizabeth and King Iames, that wee may thereby live in theſe latter and turbulent times, with as much peace to our conſciences, with as much dignity to our Nation, in as true love and obedience to our lawfull Sovereigne, and with as much liberty and liberality of our fortunes as our forefathers hertofore have done.

That you will not ſuffer Learning to be defaced nor diſcountenanced by the ignorant, but rather that you will be pleaſed to advance is to its Dignity, it being the maine ſupporter of lawfull obedience, of order, civility, and regularity in all States.

That you will be pleaſed to qualifie the exorbitances of the S •… and unworthy perſons, that thereby the City of London and the Suburbes may be diſburdened from their continuall cares and fear it beſides their loſſe of time, healths, and fortunes, which the T •… bands, and the double and treble watches and wards continually 〈◊〉 ſuſtaine.

That you will be pleaſed, as the State hath by election both made you members of this Honourable Houſe, and adopted you our Fathers to governe our fortunes, to establiſh our Lawes, and to regulate our actions: ſo we now beſeech you to ſatisfie our conſciences, to preſerve our reputations, and to admit of a liberall and free debate in Parliament, concerning all theſe particulars, without interruption, that thereby the glory of God may be exalted, the dignity of our King and Kingdome preſerved, the immunities of the Houſe according to the ancient cuſtome of England continued, all precipitated tumults appeaſed, all diſcords amongst us peacefully united, the valiant and re •… ned acts of our predeceſſors revived, our tottering fortunes eſtabliſhed, our King and Kingdome united; that ſo our mindes and conſcTences may be fully ſatisfyed, &c.
Anſwer to ſeverall Objections concerning the Proteſtants Petition.

1. Queſt VPon what reaſon doe you preſent this Petition in the name of the Gentlemen of the foure Innes of Court?

Anſ. My meaning was; becauſe the Gentlemen of the Innes of Court, having lately appeared before the face of the Court, to preſerve the Kings perſon, according to their allegiance, his Majeſty being in eminent danger, as they conceived, which might not ſ • eme altogether conformable in theſe turbulent times, being not invoked by publick authority, therefore I deemed it not much incongruent for me; having been a member of that Society, to make my addreſſe unto this honorable Houſe, without their eſpeciall advice, by preferring an humble Petition, which might manifeſt a perfect intention of their true devotion, both towards your Honourable Aſſembly; as alſo unto their country.

2. Queſt. Why did you not take the advice of ſome particular friends, or of ſome one Innes of Court rather then the generall, and for all the Proteſtants of England?

Anſ. My meaning was, becauſe I did conceive that the Petition being univerſall and concerning all the loyall Proteſtants of this Kingdome, it required a generall counſell of the whole foure Innes of Court; that therby through a perfect and judicious judgement it might receive the better influence from the whole Kingdome, upon whoſe Counſell this Nation doth moſt depend.

3. Queſt. What do you meane by the reflection upon the divine ſervice of God?

Anſ. My intention was that the divine ſervice of God might bee duly executed, by reaſon of our daily ſchiſmatical interruptions, frequently appearing in ſome of our Churches, manifeſtly repugning the Proteſtant profeſſed faith in our Religion.

4. Queſt. What do you meane by the two extremities of zeale?

Anſ. My meaning was Jeſuits and Browniſts.

5. Queſt. Doe you not thinke that we have as much care to preſerve the Kings perſon as you, what doe you meane by that?

Anſ. My meaning was, that you would be pleaſed to appoint an eſpeciall guard to preſerve the Kings perſon, by reaſon of the multitude of people which paſſe by the Court gate in troops, with acclamations, and in a tumultuous manner.

6. Queſt. What do you intend by the Kings immunities?

Anſ. My meaning was, all the Kings Regall dignities, it being the glory of our Nation.

7. Queſt. Do you intend by ſettling things as they were in Queene Elizabeths and King Iames his dayes, to abrogate thoſe Lawes which we have enacted in this Parliament?

Anſw. God forbid: but my meaning was, that you would be pleaſed to ſettle us in that happy peace among us which our Predeceſſors moſt happily enjoyed in thoſe precedent dayes both with our King and Country, without any impeachment or diminution of thoſe laudable and worthy Lawes by your Honourable Houſe hitherto eſtabliſhed.

8. Queſt. What doe you mean by the peace of your conſcience?

Anſ. My meaning was, that being devoutly imployed in the divine ſervice of God, wee might not be interrupted in our devotions by the Papiſts and Separatiſts.

9. Queſt. What doe you intend by the defacing of Learning?

Anſw. My meaning was, the manifeſt and daily affronts which our honeſt and learned Divines ſuſtaine by ſchiſmaticall perſons, both in the Church and publike places, to the great diſhonour and diſ-repuration of Learning.

10. Queſt. What doe you intend by the advancement to its dignity?

Anſw. My meaning was, that Doctors and Coblers might not be equall competitors, but that the Cobler might not goe beyond his Laſt.

10. Queſt. What doe you intend by Separatiſts?

Anſ. My meaning was, the Browniſts and non-Conformiſts to the eſtabliſhed doctrine in our true Proteſtant Church of England, ſo anciently profeſt by our predeceſſors.

12. Queſt. Why doe you endeavour to introduce the Gentlemen of the Innes of Court to petition for the Traine Band, and double Watches?

Anſ. My meaning was, becauſe the Gentlemen of the Innes of Court having the cuſtody of many and great eſtates, ought to endeavour a generall pacification, that thereby the Traine Bands, and extraordinary Watches may as well be relieved from their chargeable and carefull attendance, as we of our continuall feare with dangerous tumults.

13. Queſt. What doe you intend by free debate in Parliament, without interruption or fear of puniſhment?

Anſ. My meaning was, that there may be ſome on the behalfe of the Petition admitted to a liberall and free diſcourſe before the Parliament, concerning the particulars, without feare of puniſhment.

14. Queſt. What doe you intend by the valiant and renowned acts of your predeceſſors?

Anſ. My meaning was, but onely a lively expreſſion, to retaine the dignity of our Nation.

Queſt. 15. What doe you meane by this Proteſt?

Anſ. My meaning was, no more but to teſtifie my innocency, and the reality of my heart to ſerve my God, my King, and Country.

16. Quest. What advice and counſell had you to draw up this Petition, and is this your true Copy?

Anſ. I doe confeſſe this to be my true Copy, and doe moſt ſeriouſly proteſt, that I had neither counſell nor advice from any man towards the contriving, either of the heads thereof, or this rough and impoliſhed draught; and I take God to witneſſe, the publication thereof was never. Intended without a generall and exact counſell vpon every particular, that thereby it might appeare laudable before God and man; and therefore I humbly crave and beſeech your favourable conſtruction of this looſe Paper, ſubmitting my ſelfe in all humility to the grave wiſdomes of your Honourable Aſſembly; and with a cheerfull heart ready to ſacrifice my life and fortune at your commands.

FINIS.