THE humble PETITION OF DIVERS BARONETS, KNIGHTS, ESQVIERS, GENTLEMEN, CL●RGY, AND FREEHOLDERS OF THE county OF lincoln: To the Right honourable the House of COMMONS, now in the High Court of Parliament Assembled.  
WITH A Letter sent to Master SPEAKER, From the Knights, esquires, Gentry, and Freeholders of the same County.  
For the presenting of their Petition to the Honourable House of COMMONS, now in PARLIAMENT Assembled.  
First P●inted at york, and now reprinted for John Thomas, ●642. August 1.   

THE humble PETITION OF Divers Baronets, Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of lincoln.  
To the Right Honourable the House of Commons, now in the High Court of Parliament Assembled.  
Humbly Sheweth,  
THat whereas we are truly sensible of, and grateful for, your great and unwearied Industry and pains, And many happy fruits which we have reaped by His majesties gracious concurrence with you, in those many late Excellent laws of public security, ease, and advantage to the kingdom. We do likewise presume( in the midst of our present, and great distractions, where the Wounds will prove mortal, if ●ot speedily cloased) to present our Humble desires to you, in away of Accommodation, the only means( under God) to Unite us i● our Duties to God, our sovereign, and hearty affections to one another, the very pillars of Government● without which, all Estates are in a tottering, if not ruinous condition. Which your wisedoms( being the greatest Architects) we hope will( with His majesties gracious assistance) happily prevent by Cimmenting the whole fabric into a Blessed Combination, which we ●a●n●stly p●ay for, and Humbly after these our desires, as the only Materials we can contribute to so good a work.  
1. That his Majesty may have hull( one of the bones of our unhappy divisions) delivered up, with the Magazine remaining there, that it may be disposed ●ff, for the defence of the northern parts( in case of Invasion or Insurrection) to some such Person as His Majesty shall Command, which we are confident His goodness will Order for the public good.  
2. That all jealousies may be laid down with their effects, so as all Guar●s may be discharged, all Forces Disbanded, and the Militia Waved, it being the Wall of ●a●tition betwixt His Majesty and you; And we f●●r, likely to endanger the Peace of the kingdom, instead of Preserving it.  
3. That the necessity being Voted by both the Honourabl● Houses o● Parliament, of putting the kingdom into a Posture of War; His Majesty might be Petitioned by his just power( which we conceive is to work in such cases) to continue it in such Hands, As yourselves shall have no just cause to accept against, till some Bill be passed for the future Regulation of it; by which way all Men( we hope) will be United in their Obedience to it.  
4. That some way may be thought off, for the burying of all the misunderstanding between His majesty and both Houses, so as the Members may meet with confidence and freedom; And that His majesties gracious Message of the twentieth of january, may be taken into consideration that it may produce it's wished effects.  
5. That you will be pleased to make a Declaration that no Commands or Orders whatsoever, wherein His majesties consent is not, or not grounded upon the known laws of the realm, may be pressed to require the Subiects Obedience, but that the laws may have their force, and govern us by the sworn Iudges and ordinary courts of Iustice, unless in such cases as are proper for the Parliament only.  
6. That you would declare with His majesty, That the Church Government as it now stands in force, may be put in execution for the suppressing of those unparalleled Prophanesses, schisms, and Disorders, that are broken in amongst us, and will prove destructive to all Piety, and endanger the very subversion both of King and State( if not speedily prevented) till some wholesome remedy be applied to heal these distempers, by a national Synod legally called and chosen, whose resolution and determination( being formed into a Law) may exact Obedience.  
7. That the licentiousness of the press and pulpit, which His majesty hath justly complained of, as the great Incendia●iss& Causes of our present Distractions, may be restrained, and nothing suffered in either way, to be Published, scandalous to the government and Liturgy of our Church, but to expect a legal Reformation, if any thing shall be found of just exception.  
3. That all tumultuous Assemblies may be forbidden, however countenanced with Petitions: And for satisfaction of his majesty, and the Honour of Government, that some exemplary Punishment may be inflicted upon the principal fomenters of them, when they shall be discovered: and His majesty thereby invited to concur with you for the making such further laws, as may justy tend to the Peace and stability of the Church, His crown and State. And that you would( for the putting a period to these unhappy Distractions, according to his majesties desires) to adjourn this Parliament to some other place, where you may enjoy His grarious presence, as he hath declared. And your Petitioners shall be ready with their Lives and fortunes to maintain his majesties just Prerogatives, the Protestant Religion as it is now established amongst us, the laws of the Land, the liberty and propriety of the subject, the just privileges of parliament, and the Peace of the kingdom, according to our oaths of Supremacy, and Allegiance, and the late Protestation taken amongst us, and shall ever pray for a happy issue to all your consultations as becometh  
Your most humble Petitioners.   

A Letter sent to Mr. Speaker, FROM THE Knights, esquires, Gentry, and Freeholders of the County of lincoln.  
For the Presenting of their Petition to the honourable House of Commons, now in Parliament Assembled.  
Master Speaker,  
VPon his majesties gracious Summons, the greater and more considerable part of this county hath appeared at Lincoln, and being invited by our present Distractions to endeavour some timely remedy of them, Many of the Gentry here Appearing, unanimously with the general Approbation of the Clergy and commonalty( as they believe) conceived and agreed, this enclosed to be represented to the Honourable House of Commons; as their sense and Petition both to disabuse the World and Vindicate the county from some other in●●rpretations which have been attempted to be fastened p●n them by other Petitions( as we have heard) and humbly presume with the tender of our Services, to present it by Your Ha●d to the honourable House of Commons, a way in which we are confident it will not mis●arry, as some o●her Petitions( as we have heard) have done, by which favour you shall obilge.  
Your Friends to serve you.  
Sir,  
WE presume to sand you this enclosed signed only by the Baronets, Knights, and Gentlem●n whose occasions would give them leave to Attend this Service, because we desire to give it a sp●edy address, least lost of time should take from us the wished effects of our Endeavours, but are confident we shall attest it with many thousand pounds, when it sh●ll be required from us: In the mean time we p●esume to offer it to you, with the names of the Gentlemen and Clergy onely, though there be many other Subscriptions.  
Lincoln, july 14. 1642.   
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