To His Highness my Lord Protector. The humble petition and information of Godfree Goodman Bishop late of Gloucester. Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74154 of text R211473 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[4]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A74154 Thomason 669.f.20[4] ESTC R211473 99870197 99870197 163421 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. A74154) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163421) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f20[4]) To His Highness my Lord Protector. The humble petition and information of Godfree Goodman Bishop late of Gloucester. Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London? : 1655] Signed and dated at end: July 9. 1655. Godfree Goodman. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Reparation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A74154 R211473 (Thomason 669.f.20[4]). civilwar no To His Highness my Lord Protector. The humble petition and information of Godfree Goodman Bishop late of Gloucester. Goodman, Godfrey 1655 996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To His Highness my Lord Protector . The humble Petition and Information of Godfree Goodman Bishop late of Gloucester . Sheweth , THat your Petitioner doth give your Highness most humble thanks , for your gracious Reference to his former Petition , though such was his unhappiness that it took no effect , which occasioneth him once again to be troublesome , and to inform your Highness , That he was sequestred by the Committee of Plundered Ministers , for his Tithes of the Parsonage of West-Ildesley in the County of Berks ; That for these seven years together he hath suits in Chancery , and in severall Committees to recover his possession and arrears , wherein he hath spent much time , found much trouble and expence , and now was upon the point of hearing , but in regard of your Highness Proclamation , which came forth the third of this instant July 1655 , that suits of such nature should cease ; he therefore desists , in his obedience to your Highness command , onely he doth humbly crave leave , to appeal unto God , and under God to your Highness , for Justice , this being his last and onely refuge , and to that end I will make a true relation of my Cause . My private losses were such , as I think no man suffered more proportionably ; and when nothing was left but West-Ildesley , in my absence , having no summons to appear , nor ever admitted to speak in mine own defence , I was sequestred , as it may be supposed , by the false suggestions of Mr. Humfrey Newbery , who was appointed to officiate the Cure . This Sequestration for a time he kept secret , suffered me to pay all Contributions for billetting of Souldiers , and for discharge of the Cure , which in effect did amount to the full value of the Parsonage ; and when the profits came in , then came Mr. Newbery with Souldiers , and took the possession . Now for acquitting my self , and to shew my own innocency , I procured the testimonials of the high Sheriff , most of the Justices , together with the Governours of Castles and Towns , and from all the parts where I was known , and had lived , ( who send up Members to the Parliament , being six severall places at least ) they did all testify my peaceable carriage , and that I had not offended in these Wars ; and the Committee for Sequestrations in the Country where I lived did testify the same , and that I had paid all Contributions , which in effect those Counties paid in lieu of Sequestrations . Then it appears under the hand of Mr. Scobel Clerk of the Parliament , that I was freed from Sequestrations by order of Parliament , and more particularly it appears under the hand of Mr. William Lenthal Speaker of the Parliament , that I was freed from the Sequestration of the Tithes of West-Ildsley . Upon the Certificate of Major General Mitton , the Committee for Plundered Ministers , who did formerly sequester me , were desirous to restore me , as may appear by their several Orders ; and in the interim they did allow me a fift part , which Mr. Newbery paid for two years , but ever after refused . All these Certificates and Testimonials . I have the originals , and am ready to produce them and ( God knows ) I cannot conceive , how it is possible that a man can have fairer proofs . My humble suit is , That I may be put in possession by Souldiers , as I was outed by Souldiers ; and that I may recover the arrears unjustly detained ; and that I may enter upon the profits as Mr. Newbery did : And whereas it is said that some of those Ministers who hold other mens Benefices by Sequestration , have Petitioned your Highness to refer the Cause to some of your honourable Councel , to hear and determine according to Justice and equity ; I do likewise joyn with them in their Petition , that seeing there is much difference in the several causes of Sequestration , and indeed a great difference between the sequestring and sequestred Ministers , that men may not be left without remedy , but that your Honourable Councel , according to their own wisdom , and as God shall direct , them , may determine the controversies . I shall yet be bold to make one further motion in behalf of the Universities : When Bishops did give holy Orders or Institutions into Benefices , they did ever require the testimonials for their learning and behaviour , from the University or College where they were bred ; and now that there is no further use of Bishops , I desire that the Universities may not loose their right of giving their testimonials , and do wish that none might receive holy orders , or be admitted into Benefices , but such as should be recommended by the Universities or College . But if your Highness should appoint some of the chief and most eminent men who reside in the University , there publickly to admit Ministers , and to give institutions ( as by Law and their own privileges they do yearly licence some Preachers and present to the Benefices of convict Recusants , each of the Universities having severall Counties allotted them by Statute ) it would prevent divisions and Sects ; it would make much for the honour of Ministers , and procure much peace in the Church , when the persons so promoted shall be less subject to exception . July 9. 1655. And your Petitioner shall daily pray &c. GODFREE GOODMAN .