The petition of severall officers, vvho formerly have been employed in the Parliament service, presented to both Houses, June the third, 1648. Together with their several answers. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A90580 of text R210813 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[40]). 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. 3 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 A90580 Wing P1781 Thomason 669.f.12[40] ESTC R210813 99869570 99869570 162833 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. A90580) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162833) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f12[40]) The petition of severall officers, vvho formerly have been employed in the Parliament service, presented to both Houses, June the third, 1648. Together with their several answers. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1648] Imprint from from Wing. Responses dated: Die Sabbathi, 3 Junii, 1648. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A90580 R210813 (Thomason 669.f.12[40]). civilwar no The petition of severall officers, vvho formerly have been employed in the Parliament service, presented to both Houses, June the third, 164 England and Wales. Parliament. 1648 516 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. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Petition of severall Officers , who formerly have been employed in the Parliament Service , Presented to both Houses , June the Third , 1648. Together with their severall Answers . WE whose Judgments and Consciences invited us to annex our Lives and Estates to your preservation and assistance , upon your first and continued Declarations , Protestations , solemn League and Covenant , Do appeal to God and your Honors , That we have faithfully and unmoveably prosecuted those ends : And when under the conduct and authority of Parliament , We had shared in sustaining the difficulties of the late Warre , in obedience to the same Power we humbly submitted to Reducement ; since we have not been wanting to supplicate your Honors to improve your success in the happy consummation of a safe and wel-grounded Peace ; And upon confidence that your Wisdomes and undoubted fidelity to your undertakings would opportunely compleat the same , We ceased to trouble your Honors , till the continued and increasing distractions of this languishing City and Kingdomes , our Interests and Duties commands us , notwithstanding many discouragements , to express our Resolutions , and humbly second our Desires ; That your Honors would be pleased to prevent the great calamities impending , by timely answering the Expectations of the Kingdoms , by setling ( in a Parliamentary way ) Religion , the Kings Majesty , the Laws and Liberties of the Subject , ( to prevent the further effusion of Blood ) together with the preservation and security of all those that have and do adhere to those principles . Towards the accomplishing whereof , We shall faithfully contribute our utmost abilities , with the hazard of our Lives and Fortunes . And we shall ever pray , &c. Die Sabbathi , 3 Junii , 1648. THat the Lords doe take notice of their former services done to the Parliament and Kingdome , and return thanks for the same , and doe likewise give them thanks for their good affections expressed at this time , whereby they declare the continuance of their faithfullnesse to the Parliament ; They assure you that they will use their utmost indeavour for the answering the expectations of the Kingdome , in the setling of a safe and well grounded Peace , according to the Solemn League and Covenant ; and for the preservation and security of all those that doe adhere and have adhered to those principles , and they will omit no opportunity for the preventing the further effusion of blood . Die Sabbathi , 3 Junii , 1648. THe Petitioners were called in , and Mr. Speaker by the Command of the House , acquainted them that the House had read their Petition , and for their good services , their modest desires and expressions in their Petition , suitable to men of Honor and good Affections to the Parliament : He was commanded to give them the Thanks of this House , which he accordingly did . FINIS .