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<HEAD><HI>The Humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the County of</HI> Hertford, <HI>who have faithfully adhered to the</HI> Good Old Cau&s;e. Pre&s;ented to the Parliament, by Dr. <HI>Barber,</HI> with many Free-holders, and other Inha|bitants of the &s;aid County, <DATE><HI>May</HI> 13. 1659.</DATE></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Together with the <HI>Parliament's An&s;wer</HI> thereunto.</HEAD>
<OPENER>SHEWETH,</OPENER>
<P>THat we are deeply &s;en&s;ible how much the <HI>Cau&s;e of God</HI> in this Nation hath &s;uffered, for &s;ome years pa&s;t, by the Apo&s;tacy of &s;ome per&s;ons, which at the fir&s;t were great A&s;&s;ertors thereof: &s;trong endeavours being u&s;ed to introduce a Per&s;onal Intere&s;t, and to center in a Monarchy, after the cutting off the late King; notwith&s;tanding a Commonwealth was &s;o happily &s;etled, without a <HI>King or Hou&s;e of Lords:</HI> And the better to accompli&s;h this their De&s;ign, many faithful Officers in the Army, and other places of Tru&s;t in the three Nations, which could not comply with them therein, were (as we conceive) without Law or Ju|&s;tice &s;peedily di&s;placed, and many of them committed to pri&s;on, to the fading of the hearts of the good people, and encouraging of the Common Enemy.</P>
<P>Now &s;eeing the God of Heaven, who makes it manife&s;t, that He rules in the Kingdoms of Men, hath put it into the hearts of the Offi|cers of the Army, to give glory to God, in acknowledging their wandrings from righteous and equal paths, have thereupon judged it their <HI>Duty,</HI> to invite you to re-a&s;&s;emble, and proceed in the exerci&s;e and di&s;charge of your Tru&s;t, we cannot &s;ufficiently acknowledge the goodne&s;s of GOD, in calling together this Renowned Parliament, hoping that God will make you the In&s;truments of healing Our Breaches, re&s;toring pathes to dwell in, to take off all Yokes, and to let the Oppre&s;&s;ed go free; And we are the more encouraged, (in our hopes) by your late Worthy <HI>Declaration</HI> you have already made, wherein you re&s;olve (through God's a&s;&s;i&s;tance) to endeavour <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">he &s;ettlement of this Commonwealth upon &s;uch a Foundation, as may a&s;&s;ert, e&s;tabli&s;h, and &s;ecure the Properties and Liberties of the <HI><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">ople,</HI> in reference unto all, both as Men and as Chri&s;tians, and that without a Single Per&s;on, King&s;hip, or Hou&s;e of Peers,</P>
<P><HI>We mo&s;t humbly pray,</HI><LB>
That for the preventing of the many De&s;ignes that may be &s;et on foot by the Old Enemy, and others, di&s;affected to the Com|mon wealth, You will be plea&s;ed &s;peedily to re&s;tore &s;uch faithful Officers in the Armie and Nation, that have been either illegally di&s;placed, or forced by the di&s;-&s;atisfaction of their Con&s;ciences, to quit their Employments; And al&s;o, to &s;ettle the <HI>Militia</HI> of the &s;everal Counties of this Commonwealth, in the hands of &s;uch per&s;ons, as have faithfully adhered to the <HI>Good Old Cau&s;e,</HI> in oppo&s;ition to Monarchy, Name, and Thing. In pur&s;uance of which, We &s;hall to the uttermo&s;t of Our power, with Our Lives and E&s;tates, ingage in your ju&s;t defence again&s;t all Oppo&s;ers.</P>
<CLOSER>And your Petitioners &s;hall pray.</CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Friday <HI>the</HI> 13th of <HI>May,</HI> 1659.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
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<P>THe Hou&s;e being informed, That there were &s;everal <HI>Hertford&s;hire</HI> Gentlemen attending the Parliament at the Door, they were called in, and pre&s;ented a Petition, which, the Petioners being withdrawn, was read; And is Entituled, <HI>The Humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the County of</HI> Hertford, <HI>who have faithfully adhered to the</HI> Good Old Cau&s;e. The Petitioners were called in And Mr. <HI>Speaker</HI> by Order of the Hou&s;e, returned them the An&s;wer of the Hou&s;e in this manner, <HI>viz.</HI></P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>THe Hou&s;e hath read your Petition, and do find in it Expre&s;sions of very good Affection; they have commanded me to tell you, That upon the Foundation upon which they now &s;tand, for which they ble&s;&s;e God that hath brought them hither they do intend to go on, if it plea&s;e God to &s;et the Top&s;tone as formerly they have laid the Foundation. And to You that have expre&s;sed your good affections, here they have Commanded me to tell you, That they give you hearty thanks for your expre&s;sion thereof.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Jo. Phelps,
<HI>Clerk of the Parliament</HI> pro tempore.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Tho. Brew&s;ter,</HI> at the Three Bibles, near the We&s;t-End of <HI>Pauls,</HI> 1659. <DATE><ADD>May .16.</ADD></DATE></P>
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