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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071114.tech.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A
DECLARATION
of the Knights and Gentry of the County of
HERTFORD
that adhered to the late
KING.</HEAD>
<P>_BY di&s;countenancing our ancient laws under which the Nation hath been &s;o long
happy, and pur&s;uing after new forms, and di&s;putes about them; Government
which was made for our Protection, has been the occa&s;ion of laying us open to all
mi&s;erie; and we that before in re&s;pect of &s;ociety had but one common rea&s;on, have
broken our unitie by that which &s;hould have pre&s;erved it. And while&s;t every man
pur&s;ues his &s;ingle apprehen&s;ions of good, the real good of the Nation was lo&s;t:
from which confu&s;ion of parties our valiant and wi&s;e General is now hopefully
withdrawing us, and becau&s;e the pa&s;&s;ionate di&s;cour&s;es of &s;ome private per&s;ons
&s;eeme to ob&s;truct this good worke he is about, We have thought fit to make this Declaration for our
&s;elves, that we are not in the number of tho&s;e that vaunt our &s;elves in the pro&s;pect of our pro&s;perity, nor
that if it were in our power would delight in any revenge upon any man or body of men whom we
think hath contributed mo&s;t to our &s;ufferings; we are rather of tho&s;e that will with patience beare the
indignation of God becau&s;e we have offended him, and will forgive our brethren a little, that of him
we may be forgiven much. We will not be &s;o ungratefull to God that by the management of his excel|lency
hath done &s;o much for our delivera~ce, as pre&s;ently to be pro&s;ecuting others, which as it would behigh
ingratitude to him, &s;o we dare &s;ay it would be no le&s;&s;e to the General, who&s;e whole conduct of his bu&s;i|ne&s;s,
&s;hewes him to be truly of a publick &s;pirit that will protect every party as they &s;ubject them&s;elves to
the Lawes made for the whole Nation; and the wi&s;dome of the approaching Parliament will without
doubt be &s;uch, that we have all rea&s;on to hope our &s;ettlement from them, &amp; to determine our obedience
to them.</P>
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<ITEM>Thomas Fan&s;haw Kt. of the Bath</ITEM>
<ITEM>Simon Fan&s;haw Knight</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Boteler Knight</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Cooper Knight</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Wats Knight</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ralph Ba&s;h</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Cooper</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Slingsby</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Conisbie</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Cro&s;by</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Bromley</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Taylor</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Brann</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Bromley,</ITEM>
</LIST></SIGNED> &amp;c.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London</HI> Printed for <HI>Daniel Pakeman</HI> at the Rainbow in <HI>Fleet&s;treet</HI> 1660</P>
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