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<NAME>Emma Leeson Huber</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Declaration and Prote&s;tation of divers the Knights, Gentry, Freeholders, and others of the fore&s;aid County, who&s;e names are &s;ub&s;cribed.</HEAD>
<HEAD>TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE FRANCIS, Lord Willoughby, Lord Lievtenant of the County of <HI>Lincolne,</HI> and of the City of the County of <HI>Lincolne.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Shewing,</OPENER>
<P>_THat con&s;idering the many unhappy di&s;tractions lately growne in the Church and Common-wealth, through the malicious practice of a Ma|lignant party, labouring to breed Jealou&s;ies be|tweene the King and his People; we are enfor|ced to expre&s;&s;e in this our humble Declaration, our de&s;ires and Re&s;olutions, to &s;pend our lives and e&s;tates, in defence of his Maje&s;ties Per&s;on, the true Prote&s;tant Religion, the peace of the Realme, the maintenance of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament, the Law of the Land, and the lawfull liberty of the Subject according to our late Prote&s;tation again&s;t all &s;uch as &s;hall attempt to &s;eparate his Maje&s;tie from his great and faithfull Coun&s;ell of Parliament, and by that meanes to alienate his Maje&s;ties affection from his loyall Subiects, and this our Declaration, we humbly de&s;ire your Lord&s;hip to Repre&s;ent from us to the high and Honoura|ble Court of Parliament.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Iune</HI> 24.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> printed by <HI>A. Norton,</HI> for <HI>Edward Husbands</HI> and <HI>Iohn Frank,</HI> and are to be &s;old at the next doore to the Kings Head in Fleet-&s;treet. 1642.</P>
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