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<DATE>2007-12-04</DATE>
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<NAME>Elspeth Healey</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Heads of the Petition.</HEAD>
<P N="1">THat according to our &s;olemne League and Covenant his Ma|je&s;ties Royall Per&s;on may be defended, and that his ju&s;t Pow|er and greatne&s;&s;e (in the pre&s;ervation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes) may bee e&s;tabli|&s;hed.</P>
<P N="2">2. That the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament may be vindicated, and the lawfull Liberties and Property of the Subjects pre&s;erved and main|tained.</P>
<P N="3">3. That the Governement of the Church may be &s;peedily &s;etled, Con|venticles (the Seminaries of Separation) &s;uppre&s;t, and a toleration of li|centious libertie effectually declared again&s;t.</P>
<P N="4">4. That all Incendiaries, Malignants, and evill In&s;truments, which hin|der the Reformation of Religion, dividing the King from his People, or one of his Kingdomes from another, or make any faction or Parties among the People (contrary to the &s;olemne League and Covenant) may be brought to publike tryall and receive condigne puni&s;hment.</P>
<P N="5">5. That all ob&s;tructions in the ordinary Courts of Iu&s;tice may be re|moved, and the in&s;ufferable abu&s;e of Committees and their Officers con&s;i|dered.</P>
<P N="6">6. That the arrears of the &s;ouldiery of this Kingdome may be &s;atisfied, and &s;ecurity for their future indemnity for all acts done (by them) <HI>tem|pore et loco belli.</HI></P>
<P N="7">7 That the Army now on foot may bee disbanded, or otherwi&s;e di&s;po&s;ed of, That &s;o this almo&s;t exhau&s;ted Kingdome may be freed from tho&s;e many greivous oppre&s;&s;ions it now groanes under.</P>
<P N="8">8. And whereas there have been and &s;till are great abu&s;es and in&s;uffera|ble injuries, done to your Petitioners by the &s;ale of freedomes, and Forrei|ners intruding into the Suburbs and places neer adjacent, to this Citie, whereby your Petitioners are much di&s;couraged in their &s;ervices, the Free|men of this Citie prejudiced, and the Franchi&s;es, and Liberties thereof in|fringed. We therefore humbly be&s;eech this honorable A&s;&s;embly to re&s;olve on &s;ome cour&s;e, (as you in your wi&s;edomes &s;hall think fit) as well for the expul&s;ion of &s;uch as have &s;o unduly crept in among&s;t us, as for the future prevention of the like in&s;ufferable Injuries, that may redound to your Peti|tioners hereafter.</P>
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