To the King's Most Excellent Majesty the humble petition of William Lord Howard of Escrick now prisoner in the Tower. Howard of Escrick, William Howard, Baron, 1626?-1694. 1681 Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A44664 Wing H3013 ESTC R33610 13533551 ocm 13533551 100011 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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The Humble Petition of William Lord Howard of Escrick , now Prisoner in the Tower ; SHEWETH , THat as it cannot but be matter of great Mortification to him , that his Honour should be blemish'd with the Imputation of so horrid and detestable a Crime , as that is for which he stands committed to this Place ; so it is no less matter of Rejoycing and Triumph to him , that it has pleased the Righteous God to rescue his Innocency from the Villainous Attempts and Practices of those lewd and infamous Persons , who , by the division of their Tongues , and the apparent contradiction of their Evidence , did render themselves much stronger Witnesses against themselves , than against him , upon whose Life and Honour they have made so impudent and audacious an Assault , as has founded a loud Alarm to all Mankind , and has justly fill'd the whole Kingdom with Horrour and Amazement , to hear that Perjury and Subornation should shew its Face upon the Publick Theatre of Justice . In humble confidence therefore that the Report thereof has , by this time , begot in Your Majesties Royal Breast softer and gentler Thoughts concerning Your Petitioner , whose Innocency God has made to shine through that black Cloud with which Malice has sought to darken it , he does in all humility pray , That Your Majesty would be graciously pleas'd to discharge him of this Imprisonment , either with or without Bail , as Your Majesty , in Your great Justice and Wisdom , shall think fit . LONDON , Printed for Richard Baldwin . 1681.