To the Kings most excellent Majesty, in Parliament. The humble petition of James Percy Percy, James, 1619-1690? 1680 Approx. 6 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). A54313 Wing P1462BB ESTC R19657 99829835 99829835 34280 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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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Percy, James, 1619-1690? -- Early works to 1800. England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Land titles -- England -- Early works to 1800. Inheritance and succession -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the KINGS most Excellent Majesty , in PARLIAMENT . The Humble Petition of JAMES PERCY . SHEWETH , THat this annexed Petition fairly writ , was presented at the Bar of the Lords House the 10 th . Instant . That your Petitioner is at a vast Charge in keeping his Witnesses in Town , waiting for an Order , and a Day appointed , according to the prayer of the said Petition . He therefore prays , That your Majesty would be graciously pleased to call for the said Petition , and cause it to be Read ; and that a short day may be appointed , that a fair Hearing may be had , to find out the Truth , and that Justice may be done accordingly : And let it not be said in England , that the Innocent are punished , and the Guilty go free : But call to mind how merciful God hath been , in Restrring your Majesty ; Even so in pity Restore your poor distressed Subject . And he shall ever pray , &c. JAMES PERCY . This Petition was presented into his Majesties Sacred Hand , the 15 th of December 1680. To lose such an Opportunity as offered on Thursday last , and now to trouble so good a King so oft , doubles your Petitioner's sorrows . And that which adds to your Petitioner's misery , is , that he cannot dispose of his Witnesses , till a positive Order be had ; for which he humbly prays . Note these three following Presidents . 1. THe Lord of Newport begg'd the Percies Land of the King , for the Duke of Monmouth , when the Duke was in France : but at the Duke's return , Percy the Claimant waited upon the Duke , to know his pleasure ; and told him , That my Solicitor had betrayed me , for the Percies Lands were begg'd without the Claimant's consent or knowledge . Then the Duke replied , Mr. Percy , you shall have a fair Tryal at Law : And moreover he did promise he would not stand upon Priviledge : but when Percy was ready for a Tryal , then Trumpt up Priviledge . And Mr. Ross the Duke's Agent said , the Duke could not set aside his Priviledge : But the Duke said , if Percy proves himself Heir , I have no Right ; and forthwith sold his Interest for an inconsiderable Sum of Money . 2. The Lord Ogle , that married the Lady Elizabeth Percy , would have assumed the name of Percy ; and put in a Bill to be made an Act to settle the Lands upon him by Act of Parliament . 3. And it is reported that the Lord of Essex desired that some of those Lands might be settled upon him by Act of Parliament . By this account the Lands are yet unsettled : Ergo then great reason it is , that the true Heir-Male of the Percies Bill should be made an Act of Parliament , to settle the Name , Title and Estate together again , according to the first settlement confirmed by his Ancestors . Now your poor distressed and oppressed Petitioner humbly and freely offers , for the obtaining of Justice , and for the full satisfaction to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , and the Right Honourable Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and those Honourable and Worthy Members of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled , ( if it be required and thought convenient , he being very unwilling to offer any thing that might give the least offence , but rather submit to their grave and mature Wisdoms ) these Proposals following . James Percy the Claimant and Plaintiff , will pay into the hands of any Trustees that shall be appointed to receive the Money in Trust for Mr. John Blakeston's Costs , provided he likewise lay down the 90 l. taken by surprize out of Court before the Tryal was ended . And Mr. Vtting's Cost likewise shall be paid , for what Sir John Coppleston claims ; provided likewise that Sir John Coppleston pay the 10 l. down , which he got when he ventured the Breach of Priviledge of Parliament : provided the whole Merits of the Cause may have a fair Hearing and Determination before the Lords : And if the Plaintiff and Claimant James Percy , doth not prove himself to be the right true and next Heir-Male in Blond of the Percies of Northumberland , then let them take all the Money , and the Plaintiff will freely acquit his Claim for ever , and remain till death a Loyal Subject , and James Percy . Although his Witnesses be dispers'd , a Weeks time will bring them to Town again , upon the sight of an Order . For the Claimant James Percy ( by Birth ) ought to enjoy the Place , Seat and Priviledge of his Ancestors , Earls of Northumberland ; but now he dares not appear , till an Order be had . Therefore he most humbly prays , That a fair Hearing may be had , and that a true decision of his just Cause and Claim may be made , according to Justice : so that the Innocent may be preserved , and that the fraudulent practices not just may march off with shame : For Heroick Actions glorifies God , Honours the King , and makes all the people shout for joy . God hath been pleased to make a true decision himself , which may be a president ; for he sent the Claimant from his Mothers Womb with a Crescent into the World , which is Gods Ensign of Truth , and the very Badge belonging to the Percies Earls of Northumberland . In witness to this Truth , I have set to my Hand and Seal , this 3d. of January , 1680 / 1. James Percy . crescent from Percy blazon