To the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of severall well affected persons purchasers of the estate of William Lord Craven for and on the behalfe of themselves and others the purchasers of the estate of Lord Craven.

1654

To the Parliament of The Common-Wealth of England, Scotland and Jreland.
The humble Peticion of severall well affected persons purchasers of the estate of William Lord Craven for and on the behalfe of themselves and others the Purchasers of the estate of the said Lord Craven.

Sheweth.

THat your Peticioners being invited and incouraged by an Act of Parliament Dated 4^th of August 1652. Whereby amongst other things the said estate is declared and adjudged to be justly forfited to the Common-Wealth for Treason and appointed to be sold for the use of the Navy, and looking upon an Act of Parliament as the highest assurance and greatest security, & out of a Deep sence of the utgent necesity of the then Parliament for considerable Sums of money to defray the vast charge of the Navy, of this Common-Wealth ingaged in the warre with the Duch, upon the prosperous conduct and good successe wherof depended the welfare if not the very being of this Commmn-Wealth; did willingly advance upon the security of the said Act, some their whole estates others very considerable Sums of money for the use of the said Navy, That your Peticioners haue since purchased most part of the estate of the said Lord Craven, payed or secured their purchase mony amonting to Two hundered and fifty thousand pounds or thereabouts and the premises so Purchased are legaly vested and executed in your peticioners according to their rspeective contracts.

That nevertheles your peticioners understand that the said Lord Craven, hath peticioned this high and Honerable Court that so much of the said Act as relates to him, and his estate may be repeald and Consequently your Peticioners outed of their lawfull estats Purchased as aforesaid, which besids the ruine of your Peticioners, and friends, will graifie your enemies and open a Dore to all delinquents, to make appeales to this▪ Or succeeding Parliaments Vpon pretence, of jnivry don them in sale of their Estates yea one president of this nature. Will shake the Titles of all men who have purchased any Dilinquents estates, Acts of Parliament will be rendred contemptible and no better then broken Reeds to be relyed upon, the Faith of Parliaments Blemished and no assurance left in publque transactions either with Forrain Nations Or at home to be confided in with safely.

Therefore your Peticioners humbly implore your honours to be very tender of your Petitioners Jnterest and just Estates purchased as aforesaid, and be pleased rather to confirme by a further act of Parliment. Their said Purchases as the last Parliament, did in the case of the Purchase of the Estate of ^Sr. John Stowell, Knight then upon any Pretence to weaken and jnvalidate the same.

And your Peticinors shall ever pray &c.

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