To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, &c. The humble petition and representation of divers well-affected of the county of South-hampton. 1659 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94570 Wing T1584 Thomason 669.f.21[40] ESTC R211191 99869923 99869923 163536

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94570) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163536) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f21[40]) To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, &c. The humble petition and representation of divers well-affected of the county of South-hampton. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, at the three Daggers in Fleet-street, London : 1659. Praying that the existing form of government should be secured and maintained. With the answer of the Parliament. Parliamentary response dated: Thursday, May 26. 1659. Signed: Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament. Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 27". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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eng Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Southampton (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO THE PARLIAMENT OF THE Common-wealth of England, &c. The Humble Petition and Repreſentation of divers well-affected of the County of South-hampton.

THAT having ſeriouſly conſidered the wonderfull Providences of God in the Revolutions of late years, we cannot but greatly rejoyce in his goodneſs, who hath ſo miraculouſly delivered us, and broke the Yoak of our Oppreſſors. We ſtill remember how victoriouſly he went forth with this Parliaments Forces by Sea and Land, deſtroying the powers of our former enemies at home and abroad. We alſo thankfully acknowledge his gratious Providence in defeating and ſtrangely diſappointing the Counſels of others of late, who treading in the ſteps of our former Oppreſſors made many of us fear our latter end would be worſe then our beginning. But the Almighty turned their Counſels into fooliſhneſs, and hath in Peace reſtored the Power and Authority of the Nation to the People, whoſe undoubted right it is: and you their Repreſentatives to the place from whence you have been by force and injuſtice thus long reſtrained; ſince which time our Calamities have been numerous and inſupportable, our Brethrens blood ſtreaming in ſeveral parts of the world, our Liberties ſcornfully trodden underfoot, our Treaſures expended on Inſtruments of our ſlavery at home, and abroad in perſonall quarrells our Old Enemies encouraged, Prophaneſs encreaſed, the whole Nation oppreſſed and impoveriſhed and all this to ſet up an Intereſt contrary and deſtructive to that of the Nation, and raiſe a party that hath skin'd the people to clothe themſelves. But our God having now reſtored our liberties, ſo that henceforth we hope through Gods bleſſing, the Power and Peace, the Treaſure and Trade of the Nation, the Lives and Conſciences, Liberties and Eſtates of the people thereof ſhall never again be diſpoſed of by, or ſacrificed to the luſt and ambition of a particular Perſon or Family, or any other Uſurpers of Power over the People: But that by you and the Peoples ſucceſſive equall Repreſentatives in their general Courſes, all the concernments of the Nation ſhall be freely debated and determined without any Check or Obſtruction from a diſtinct and contrary Intereſt; And that Religion may flouriſh the Goſpel, with the Ordinances, Miniſters and ſober Profeſſors thereof may be maintained and encouraged, the Freedom, Rights and Priviledges of the People and their Repreſentatives may be ever kept ſacred and inviolable, the Law equally Adminiſtred, and Courts of Juſtice freed from Corruption. And in order to the ſecurity of the People and your ſelves, whileſt theſe great works and the ſettlement of the Government of the Common-wealth is upon you, that the Militia and ſtrength of the People may be ſpeedily put into a due form under the Power and Command of thoſe perſons of intereſt who have ſhewed their faithfulneſs and integrity to the Common-wealth without any defection: So ſhall our enemies be aſhamed, and all their attempts like his that built Jericho, when God had deſtroyed it: and the Generations to come ſhall bleſs God for their liberties (buryed by others, but) revived by you in making us a Happy Free-ſtate: for the attainment whereof, we together with our prayers faithfully and freely promiſe to ſtand by you to the uttermoſt hazard of the lives and fortunes of us.

Thurſday, May 26. 1659.

THE Houſe being informed that ſome Gentlemen of Hampſhire were at the door, they were called in, and being come to the Bar, Mr. Tulſe on the behalf of himſelf and the reſt preſented an humble Petition, and prayed that the ſame might be read, which was Entituled The humble Petition and Repreſentation of divers of the well affected of the County of South-hampton: And after the Petitioners were withdrawn, was read; and afterwards the Petitioners were again called in, and Mr. Speaker gave them this Anſwer.

Gentlemen, The Houſe hath read your Petition, and found therein many ſober and diſcreet expreſsions of your affections, and tenderneſs of the good and welfare of the Nation, and will take the Particulars in the Petition, into their conſideration in due time. And for your good expreſsions and affections, they have commanded me to give you their thanks: and I do give you the thanks of this Houſe accordingly.

Thomas St. Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament.

London, Printed by R. W. for Francis Tyton, at the three Daggers in Fleet-ſtreet. 1659.