A letter from divers of the gentry of the county of Lincolne to his Excellency the Lord General Monck.

A letter from divers of the gentry of the county of Lincolne to his Excellency the Lord General Monck.

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A LETTER from divers of the GENTRY of the COUNTRY of LINCOLNE: To his EXCELLENCY The Lord General MONCK.

The DECLARATION of the Gentry, Ministers and Freeholders of the County and City of LINCOLNE.

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A LETTER from divers of the GENTRY of the COUNTRY of LINCOLNE: To his EXCELLENCY The Lord General MONCK.

May it please your Excellency,

WEE being Strangers to your-Person, and failing of the Honour to see you in your March South-ward; When wee might have Communicated our Thoughts and Desires more freely unto You; are now enforced to represent them in this Inclosed Declaration, craving your best ayd and assistance for the effecting of what is therein comprised, (being our Just Birth-rights) the Defence whereof will be to Gods Glory, your EXCELLENCIES great Honour, and the Peace and Happiness of these Distressed Nations: Which is the onely Endevour and Desire of

Lincolne 7 Febr. 1659.

Your Excellencies most humble Servants.

The DECLARATION of the Gentry, Ministers and Freeholders of the County and City of LINCOLNE.

WEE the Gentry, Ministers, and Freeholders of the County and City of LINCOLNE; being truly sensible of our Miseries and Grievances, namely, the sad Consequents of an Intestine War; The Fears of Invations from abroad at this time of our Distractions and Divisions both in Church and State; The Violent Alterations of Government; the Heavy Impositions of Unheard-of Taxes: All which have of Late years Ruined one Trade, and Impoverished the whole Nation; And are all occasioned by reason of the many Violations and Breaches made upon our Known Established Laws, and Fundamental Liberties: Do therefore humbly Propose and Declare, (having first Met and Consulted) as other Counties have done, That the onely Remedy for our said Grievances will be found in a Free Full Parliament, speedily to be Called and Assembled; to Sit according to our said Known Established Laws, wherein the Votes of all Free People of this Nation may be included; Since that Such onely can have a Legal Capacity to Enact Laws and Statutes, that may equally bind all the Free People of ENGLAND: And therefore, If any persons (how ever impowered) not having the Authority of Such a Parliament, shall take upon them to Lay Impositions upon the Free People of this Common-wealth; or to prescribe, or enjoyn any Limitations, Restrictions, or Qualifications whatsoever, (not formerly agreed upon in Full Parliament;) Wee do Declare our Selves not oblieged hereto, as being destructive to the true Freedome and undoubted Priviledges of PARLIAMENT.

[This LETTER and the DECLARATION therein inclosed, (subscribed by thousands of hands) were presented to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Monck, by Sir Michael Armyn Baronet, Coll. Edward Rosseter, and John Hatcher Esq on Thursday the 16th. of February, 1659.]

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LONDON, Printed for Richard Lowndes at the White Lion in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1659.

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A letter from divers of the gentry of the county of Lincolne to his Excellency the Lord General Monck.

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1660

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A87946

ID [STC]

Wing L1457

ID [STC]

Thomason 669.f.23[51]

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ESTC R211588

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99870303

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99870303

ID [VID]

163707

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— A letter from divers of the gentry of the county of Lincolne to his Excellency the Lord General Monck., Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670..

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1 sheet ([1] p.)

Printed for Richard Lowndes at the White Lion in St. Paul's Church-yard,. London :: 1659. [i.e. 1660]. (With a declaration desiring a Free Parliament.) (The letter is dated 7 Febr. 1659; both letter and declaration were presented to him on 16 Feb. 1659 [i.e. 1660].) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb: 18.") (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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