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<HEAD>A Copy of the Petition pre&s;ented to the Kings Ma|je&s;ty by the high Sheriff, and other Gentlemen, and Free-holders of the County of Rutland, as His Maje&s;ty pa&s;&s;ed thorow their County, between Stamford and Grantham.</HEAD>
<HEAD>To the Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty.</HEAD>
<HEAD><HI>The humble Petition of Your Maje&s;ties loyall Subjects of the County of</HI> Rutland.</HEAD>
<OPENER>Sheweth,</OPENER>
<P>_THat as with all humble thankfulne&s;&s;e they do acknowledge the many former and late influences of Your Royall Grace and Goodne&s;&s;e, whereby they were lifted up with an expectation of happy dayes, wherein Your Sacred Maje&s;ty &s;hould have an Eternall Throne of Safety and Honour erected in the hearts of all Your loyall people, higher than the Thrones of any of Your Royall Pre|dece&s;&s;ors; So we cannot now but expre&s;&s;e our un&s;peakable griefs, fearing all tho&s;e hopes &s;hall be da&s;hed, and the joy of the whole Land darkened, by Your Maje&s;ties withdrawing Your Sacred Per&s;on, in the&s;e times of imminent dan|ger, from Your Great Councell, to the rai&s;ing of un&s;peakable fears in the hearts of Your loyall Subjects.</P>
<P REND="indent">Wherefore, in all humility, Your Petitioners implore Your Sacred Maje&s;ty, That out of the depth of Your Princely Wi&s;edom and Good|ne&s;&s;e, the beams of Your Grace and Favour may again break forth upon Your Kingdom, in vouch&s;afing Your Maje&s;ties Pre&s;ence to the Parlia|ment, whereby the fears of Your People may be removed, A Foundati|on laid of everla&s;ting comfort to this Kingdom in the &s;afety of Your Sa|cred Per&s;on, And abundant encrea&s;e of Honours and Greatne&s;&s;e upon Your Royall Government.</P>
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<P>March <HI>22.</HI> London, <HI>Printed for</HI> Jo&s;eph Hun&s;cott. <HI>1641.</HI></P>
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