To the Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembed [sic] The humble petition of the gentry, ministers, free-holders, and other substantiall inhabitants of the county of Yorke.
      
       
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             To the Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembed [sic] The humble petition of the gentry, ministers, free-holders, and other substantiall inhabitants of the county of Yorke.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Charles Greene,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             The petition was dated 3 June 1642.
             Steele notation: declaring great Prote-.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A94657  R212352  (Thomason 669.f.6[28]).  civilwar no To the Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembed [sic]. The humble petition of the gentry, ministers, free-holders, and England and Wales. Parliament.  1642    749 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 C  The  rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           ❧
           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           ,
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           assembed
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Gentry
           ,
           Ministers
           ,
           Free-holders
           ,
           and
           other
           substantiall
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           County
           of
           Yorke
           .
        
         
           Sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           they
           cannot
           be
           afraid
           themselves
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           shall
           incurre
           your
           displeasures
           for
           declaring
           their
           just
           feares
           in
           an
           humble
           way
           ,
           or
           representing
           that
           these
           generall
           distractions
           have
           a
           more
           powerfull
           influence
           and
           operation
           upon
           this
           particular
           County
           ,
           then
           upon
           any
           other
           member
           or
           part
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           whereby
           for
           divers
           yeares
           last
           past
           ,
           it
           hath
           endured
           the
           miseries
           which
           inevitably
           follow
           Armies
           ,
           paying
           neverthelesse
           Taxes
           and
           Subsidies
           equally
           to
           other
           Counties
           which
           have
           been
           free
           from
           those
           Burdens
           and
           Pressures
           ,
           and
           have
           besides
           laid
           out
           great
           sums
           of
           Money
           for
           billeting
           Souldiers
           (
           whereof
           a
           very
           small
           part
           is
           hitherto
           re-imbursed
           )
           to
           the
           great
           exhausting
           the
           whole
           County
           ,
           and
           ruine
           of
           divers
           Persons
           and
           Families
           :
           Yet
           the
           discontented
           Retirement
           of
           his
           Majesty
           from
           You
           his
           great
           Councell
           ,
           and
           the
           different
           Commands
           since
           severally
           issuing
           and
           proceeding
           ,
           especially
           concerning
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           which
           distracts
           the
           minds
           of
           all
           who
           desire
           to
           build
           up
           their
           obedience
           upon
           a
           sure
           and
           known
           foundation
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           distaste
           His
           Majestie
           takes
           to
           have
           a
           Garrison
           ,
           without
           His
           allowance
           ,
           kept
           so
           neere
           his
           sacred
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           many
           inconveniences
           which
           may
           from
           thence
           arise
           to
           this
           County
           ,
           doe
           make
           us
           already
           sensible
           of
           more
           dangerous
           effects
           then
           have
           hitherto
           befallen
           us
           ,
           especially
           seeing
           thereby
           Trade
           and
           Commerce
           (
           the
           very
           subsistence
           of
           this
           County
           )
           which
           hitherto
           stayed
           in
           all
           the
           late
           noise
           of
           Armes
           and
           Tumults
           ,
           is
           now
           driven
           away
           and
           frighted
           from
           among
           us
           ,
           whereby
           we
           suffer
           before
           hand
           ,
           the
           ruinous
           consequences
           of
           a
           reall
           War
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           apprehend
           the
           greatest
           of
           calamities
           to
           follow
           ,
           unlesse
           Gods
           blessing
           and
           a
           speedy
           union
           doe
           happily
           prevent
           them
           from
           the
           sense
           of
           those
           imminent
           mischiefes
           ,
           and
           consideration
           of
           his
           Majestis
           Expressions
           of
           his
           good
           intentions
           and
           endeavours
           for
           peace
           ,
           and
           a
           right
           understanding
           ,
           we
           are
           bold
           in
           all
           humilitie
           to
           petition
           :
        
         
           
             That
             a
             timely
             ●emedy
             may
             be
             applied
             ,
             lest
             our
             Disease
             grow
             desperately
             past
             Cure
             without
             such
             applications
             as
             may
             endanger
             the
             vitall
             Spirits
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             :
             That
             since
             your selves
             have
             declared
             his
             Majesties
             absence
             to
             be
             the
             maine
             hindrance
             of
             this
             necessary
             Worke
             ,
             and
             his
             Majesty
             expressed
             his
             willingnesse
             to
             return
             when
             you
             shall
             give
             life
             to
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             for
             his
             security
             against
             Tumults
             ;
             That
             his
             Majesty
             may
             receive
             such
             assurance
             ,
             for
             his
             secure
             residing
             in
             all
             places
             ,
             and
             such
             invitations
             as
             may
             allure
             His
             abode
             with
             you
             ,
             His
             great
             Councell
             ;
             That
             such
             a
             due
             regard
             may
             be
             had
             for
             the
             reparation
             of
             his
             Majesties
             Honour
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             this
             unfortunate
             businesse
             of
             Hull
             ,
             as
             (
             where
             it
             hath
             in
             any
             sort
             been
             blemished
             ,
             and
             where
             he
             may
             justly
             expect
             it
             )
             together
             with
             the
             safety
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             as
             may
             evidence
             to
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             nothing
             is
             dearer
             to
             us
             then
             the
             security
             and
             glory
             of
             our
             King
             and
             Kingdome
             ,
             whose
             Honour
             and
             Reputation
             ,
             both
             at
             home
             and
             abroad
             ,
             must
             stand
             and
             fall
             together
             :
             That
             his
             Majesties
             gracious
             Message
             of
             the
             twentieth
             of
             Ianuary
             (
             which
             your selves
             then
             so
             tearmed
             ,
             and
             gave
             humble
             thanks
             for
             )
             as
             also
             his
             others
             since
             his
             retirement
             ,
             may
             be
             taken
             into
             such
             serious
             consideration
             ,
             as
             may
             give
             hopes
             to
             all
             good
             Subjects
             of
             an
             effectuall
             concurrence
             :
             That
             we
             may
             not
             be
             distracted
             by
             contrary
             Commands
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             knowne
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             which
             we
             humbly
             conceive
             is
             the
             fundamentall
             Liberty
             of
             the
             subject
             ,
             and
             no
             arbitrary
             Government
             may
             be
             the
             rule
             of
             our
             Obedience
             ,
             and
             the
             guide
             and
             determiner
             of
             all
             our
             Actions
             and
             Differences
             :
             And
             we
             according
             to
             our
             Allegiance
             ,
             shall
             bee
             ready
             to
             maintaine
             His
             Majesties
             Royall
             Person
             ,
             Crowne
             ,
             and
             Dignity
             ,
             His
             just
             Rights
             and
             Prerogative
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             lawfull
             Priviledges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             the
             just
             Liberty
             of
             the
             subject
             ,
             the
             true
             Protestant
             Profession
             ,
             and
             the
             Peace
             of
             the
             Land
             .
          
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           Printed
           for
           
             Charles
             Greene
             ,
          
           1642.