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.