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THat with much thankfulneſs we acknowledge your continued faithful pains and endeavors for the Nations Peace and Freedom, eſpe
Firſt, That we may not again be ſurprized by any ſudden Invaſion; and to prevent the breaking forth of new flames amongſt our ſelves, We
humbly beg, That the Militia of the Nation may ſpeedily be ſetled and put into good hands, that a ſufficient ſtrength may be in readineſs in eve
2. That during the neceſſity of continuing the Army on foot, they may be ſo provided for, for future, that they may be leaſt burthenſome to the Common-wealth; and that preſent and ſpeedy care may be taken to eaſe the people of that intollerable burthen of Free-Quarter, eſpecially from thoſe that pay all due taxes; to which purpoſe we earneſtly entreat, That all Lands and publique advantages now in your hands, may be improved and employed towards the pay of the Army, and what they may fall ſhort, that they may be ſupplyed by an equal tax, each County knowing their Soldiers they are to pay (which will ſave the trouble and charge of many Collectors, Treaſurers, and Receivers, and that then they only may be lyable to Free Quarter, who reſiſt or delay payment thereof.
3. And further, to this purpoſe we humbly offer, That whereas there are many publique offices of advantage worth to divers particular men thouſands by the year, that till the debts of the Nation be duly ſatisfied, and during this great neceſſity of the Commonwealth, there may be competent ſalleries appointed for the diſcharge of each of them, and that the reſidue of the Revenue belonging to the ſaid great Offices, may come into the publique Treaſury.
4. That this Honorable Houſe would pleaſe to ratifie and eſtabliſh ſuch good and wholſome Laws, as may beſt preſerve our juſt Liberties
and Intereſts (and that according to thoſe Laws God gave his people) they may be ſhort, plain and poſitive, and as well themſelves, as all their
practice and proceeds, may be in our known Engliſh Tongue and Hand, and the diſpenſation thereof may be with the moſt eaſe to the people; that
our Law may become by its Reformation, an advantage and remedy, which for ſo long time by corruption hath been ſo heavy a burthen and op
5. That that unequal, burthenſom, and contentious way of Tythes may be taken away, and a more equal courſe provided for the maintenance of the Miniſtery.
6. That all that have had to do with publique Treaſuries, may ſpeedily, by Commiſſioners to that purpoſe, give up their Accompts in Print, and for the future, that every Twelve moneths Accompts may be publiquely extant for the due ſatisfaction of the Commonwealth.
7. That every one may injoy the juſt Freedoms to worſhip God according to his Word, without any Coerſive or Reſtrictive courſes to the contrary.
8. That (before it be too late) there may be ſome ſpeedy ſupply and relief ſent to our Brethren of Ireland, wherein we are ſo nearly concerned.
9. That there may be ſome effectual proviſion made for the poor, by the improvement of our In-Land Trades, and ſetting up Manufactures
and Work-Houſes in every County, according to that excellent cuſtom of our Neighbors of Holland, and that Fen and Forreſt-Lands may be
improved to the ſame purpoſe.
Theſe being (as we humbly conceive) ſo eſſential to our juſt Rights and effectual ſettlement, will, we hope, admit of your moſt ſerious Conſideration and Redreſs.
THe Houſe being informed, That there were ſome Gentlemen at the Door, they were called in, and preſented a Petition, which after
the Petitioners were withdrawn, was read; and was intituled, The humble Petition of many of the well-affected in the County of Leiceſter,
in the behalf of themſelves and the Nation: And thereupon the Petitioners were again called in, and Mr. Speaker returned them this Anſwer.
Gentlemen, You of the County of Leiceſter, the Houſe hath read your Petition, and I ſhall as near as I can declare their ſence; The Houſe doth take notice
of the modeſty and diſcretion of the Petition and Petitioners in the way of delivering of it, and the expreſsions in it; The Houſe doth likewiſe take notice of
ſomething out of the Petition that is concerning your County, whoſe readineſs to the Service of the Publique the last Summer, wherein you did real and acceptable
Service to the Commonwealth, and for theſe, and your good affections always to the Publique, The Houſe hath commanded me to return you hearty thanks, and
I do in their name return you hearty thanks for the particulars in the Petition, ſome of them are of great weight and conſequence, fit for you to preſent, and for
them to take conſideration of; ſome of which as taking off Free-Quarter, and others are already in a way of ſettlement; And the whole Houſe is Zealous to
give you and the Kingdom ſatisfaction therein: For the reſt of the particulars, they doubt not but you will leave it to them, as the urgent and important Af
London, Printed for GILES CALVERT, at the Black-Spread Eagle at the Weſt-end of PAULS, 1648.