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Humhle Petition 

     0 BMAN Y  

  INHAB IT A N TS

  K   V  Inand about the City of

VPrefented to   the Pa‘r1iamentA by

  Zkfr. S flfll; MOTEK and
others, My 12.; 1659. 1

  A Téngether with the Anfwer oftgé  

V    l’a1*liam‘ent thereunto.       

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and about thc‘C§tyq*f%%Lo_ndan.  

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 '  V tionsfomie years fiz1ce4:::‘"ufl"c::;~ed you E0 be:
interruptecfi asga xxghteous check eme:::.c:%haf;tifeme&zx: to

you and us, for 0111‘ ilnthankfixlnefsug for the Great «Sali-

W A %%  ~ V OrdeferandDZ%1pOf6rVofall%~things,toAputLV
‘ ..   ‘youoncemore ;1mm the éx:erc1fe»of that  
* ‘ SupreamTrui’c,vvlrx¢1V‘*e1nthe King c'>fNa«’- 

vations Wrought for~us,v and 12:nfai%thfu1n ersma vigaw
  “A j  2  »ro‘a§.

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A rous improvement of the opporcunoities therebygiveh;
to bring tomatumy and perfeéhon tt1e‘fl1l‘€‘oof0l1Il‘3§_'¥
tion ofa Common-owe~a1 fin ma’t fers relxglous and c1-

vil, then happily lxaflid" and dedlairied foro,anoc_1fi_g'na1lly=,
 owned bychgc Lord O,f?HOfiS in the"“dayS;0f Apea1sooinA

me high .p1o8o¢éS of   thé Field  Whiéh fifok¢‘ofrmoothe

A Lord; v‘vithi-ts} fadficorifequcnciés 

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4fdoefire

   

may be never~forgo§§e.%Vx;_%o  3gWo11Mor us. %  7  
duty_.,as to admxre th"e 

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ofVGod- t.he_orein , and A heartily oblefs his.Name Afokr hear-  

mg, 2‘1nAd~ in hisoohwni» EimE~omiraou1ufly anfwering our
fig-hs,otears andprayers‘: So alfo toprefentunto you

our cordial owning and ’£‘ej:6LycingWinothisfpecial Provi-
dence towgogdsoooy agld 11$ 2;_Whe&€iflfi you are recailed A
by God,   Ffieh“dT‘sof~  «Comm“ongwealth,ando <
capacitaaed to ré-afl”erc the main Subffance of the“
1(;ppd§)~1dooCauofe$ an~dM==fie&oua11¥:f §9~S1Jpar(t:u;5t there-

upon, till   :hEV‘ifo}j{‘({oLhe cjif”11I1‘iv‘erfa1“Liboerty, "F‘rée-

odom , Common Jui’cice7a-nd?Righiéoufxio-fsbLéo«4’vi~fibIy»o
tooflge Gloryof God ,orhe Satisfaéfion V of your;

Friends, and me CooviéH6h.ofA”aI1 Einemieso%oand 
fayers. V      A A  A “ V "

 iAV«V‘e prefqmp youg heafts and cdioéir§”}x}i1I‘“1$铧f€x'ays.
oop‘oen*,, 4 co ’t;hq ofob’enoooVW“a“d2§r:¢£feéoof  fiendsg.   13:5»; 9 A» _
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 31. * % ‘FEQ6118‘Mi1*i*2i*a:%i.:of3*fl?i?e4,f5everalA t;  fitios amcum:

(‘figs Winhin this Ci0I*11imoneowe_a1;hb.§fP.€o¢kii1y {W  

Aledo,

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red  rherhands of ruchwnohawerin  times» efrryel

rad‘  dfoecdo~ themfe1rves.rrfaidthfu1to the Intere£r’tthcreof.r

.£ormer§~ ‘
orbrtr who havee(With0:“F dec1er;nfionr)e mranirf<=1’icd
their .gJoodafi”e&iefl~‘t0 £116 Cornmorn-wealth. 4   
 A j 3 .Thatedcaremay,rbre tawlren thee the perfons imrufted
.‘with the Legiflacive power; may not be‘perpeeuated,dd
 there all pgcrfonrs wi,r:hin't;hi_s ‘Com morr~w.wealth_tIiady
 :rao%%e.or cubgeeioo. as ’i.:W§,1lo we; end in ordrerrthexe

er-,

 ; 2“.  hat fuchfaithful!Wperfons,who~have been. ejeéied A

ounof places f Tr¥ufi:Mi1itafYrr0”d% C:iVi1:5 0-1? have for

Cmjfciengef gekcefsritatedi ro quit; their or com;

p1oymen_ts,tnay be ‘fpecdily ifiVite?d“andd.r¢Iirored to their
A ” d   $fl ‘y:¢i‘§(’ies‘V,’5"‘ and that none fosthe futuremaybe
my place,’ from the higheft to chervlovrefi,

  

runtio , that in: ¢;onve_x1i;enrrWrimwerprggovifionjtmaybe made

""for7an.equa11:rdi{tribl1t§onof Eleériorrrsrerin thee Reprefefiwr

tafci.xzesr~drfd this oCd0rI%~mQflrW°:;§11£11arWit1%fi1Ch-wdlie <1l1‘3~1ifi- 

carioosdofo rh:erE1eétr§sraed: E1
‘ehe~Inre1£Ei’fi;th$:?:ré<o;f§g   or     MA ;   ~»   ‘.
4". T hat the Liberty of all perfons within this, _Com.-.
rno~n~Wea1rthmaybe fo rendred, that neither their per-
fons may be imprifoned ,d,d nor their goods touched,
withoui: the breach of fome known Law, and due~pro-A
fecution according1y,and that; fuch Miniflers ofjufiice,

 ~].aylo.rsand others mayrrbe proceededddragainft andre»;

A moved, who hzweTa&ed contrary hereunto.

 Thar whatMon1esd are, or fhallbe levyed upomr
 p‘eo,p51je for the fervice ofthe Common--wea1:h,may
dfnot be diverted to any other purpofewhatfoevera that;

the greatfumons of Moneymroporcions of Landmand:
places of Advantages that have been granted to, or.»
oad I Seal, or. othexswifed-, I
d d A d fi‘I1C§..:

eronferredr upon any by the Br
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 any confifi with 

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iimcekthe zothiicif 165 be take.ninto Confia-‘

i deratibAn,and that the ichargeablieiofliceiiand Oflicers of A
the Eixchequer 5 ( asito receipts and payments ) may be 

reducediand regulated, a; being cwalculacedmorefor the

A ii‘I\/Iéridian of the curt, then fitted for the fervice of

the ”Cion1'mon-vvealtlni A - i

‘E  A6. “'I‘hiat~iprovifiioxiimay be madeithafi fuch who liviei
 peiaces1b*1y‘iiin‘ Godliriefifiand I-Ionefty ( thoughof dif-ii
Yfizrent petfwafions in; matters 0fiFaith and; Vvorihip‘)

maybe equa11y%iproceaed A and A encouraged.

A A 7”. ThataCommititcemay «be appointed ‘to receive

f_P1‘Op0fitiOnSTffom any frici'1*p'erfon, or  perfons as imay 

be Aablewgo give Light and‘%d;ire<9:ion in fuch things, ;as“ A
“may conduce unto theframe“ or ‘tonflsitutioni ofagood

iandiequ~a§HiCorxiimon-wealth5or-FreeEflate.  » V M ii

 V ”  8i.»Thia"t% iallfuch  fllmms of Money, thlaci ifince {he 

' 10”“. .of- ~23! ii! -165 3 . have been received ,  or biorrow-T

A ed outiioi the Exchequeri byPrivyjcciunfellorsi ori

othg-rs,‘be repayedinto thc Tfeaftiryiiof this Comm0_n-;

wealth.   "

Th“"maY

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Thu%rday‘%M».v «sw-

    He-fHoufe  being informed 4 that "fcv‘exg:a1

  

b     »~Gén’t1c1fné1 i w”c:rcattc_ndi;ng°with_a lfvetifitiéé 

"   on atche doof,th~éYWereCa1led iiI1“~)3.1'ld

%V  Samuel Mayer % E fqa _in"bcha1foF thcfii; aA1IV

yrgfénted a Petition, which when the Petition-V %

Vérs \5viEhdraW;n,;Awas read , being entitu-~

wnflgn§4jY§*£Iian:~  V 

Tbebumble ‘Petitibnof many1nliaEit4nt:in.and  A A

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%0rdered%* t‘hm:* ‘%‘tl*iVkeV‘P‘e“ti"fi‘b““fi“e  “ %   j‘?“’”’”c‘li“‘l‘1"B“d”‘i“n;

and that Mr. ‘Speakcr;acquaintV them, _ Tim ‘the-‘
_Houfle 122~illtaketI:e%matter%of "tka §Pe«tition%‘into4con—
fideration*indue' time, and-that laegirvé them tlmnks»

in ytbezmmevof the Warliament ,% for their g.(iod41and

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  And 1:11 P: itionctjsfieing again ca1#1edAin~,»A,;  

  Mt. $gcaker. return:-z;1thcm%.this»anfwcn  

  (£?cn%t1emen 7’!

iGen3;1%eme_n,

% The Warliament loaf-aev%A,Aread‘ war ‘I‘ét5tio"n  and V
gmgry-Part ofit, and doimfend in due time to take the
tkingswt’verei=?¢ mewiwied We%V~€%0vfi4¢*%Aation 51:: the 
  énecm me they %%ba'veAc0*m%4"drd  t%0%tellJvw. that
they Ho dccep: of %y0urWetition% ," aVndgi§'ve_yauI;«l2anks N
fvrwér 5% dndfvryour gaod. 4fl”e%&ion~i4    

   

    a°arz?«me~:  pro tempera;