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<NAME>Emma Leeson Huber</NAME>
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<HEAD>A Copy of the Petition delivered to the King at Newark, in His Maje&s;ties pa&s;&s;age to York, by di|vers of the inhabitants of the County of Lincoln.</HEAD>
<HEAD>To the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty.</HEAD>
<HEAD>The humble Petition of Your Maje&s;ties loving Subjects in the County of Lincolne.</HEAD>
<P>_IN all humility repre&s;enting, as our thankefulle&s;t ac|knowledgments to God, and to Your Maje&s;ty, of the gracious ble&s;&s;ings which we have for the&s;e many yeeres enjoyed under your Maje&s;ties Government, and parti|cularly the ble&s;&s;ed fruits of this pre&s;ent Parliament, by Your Maje&s;ties Wi&s;edome and Goodne&s;&s;e a&s;&s;embled, Whereby many whol&s;ome Lawes have been enacted for the great honour of Your Maje&s;ty, The reliefe of Your People, The pro&s;perous Government of this Kingdome, and happy &s;et|ling of the late troubles in both Kingdomes. So al&s;o our &s;adde&s;t regreat for a|ny the lea&s;t mi&s;under&s;tanding and differences which have happened betweene Your &s;acred Maje&s;ty and the &s;aid Parliament, or any of the Members of the &s;ame, with our many di&s;tractions thereupon, and feares of the utter ruine of Your Maje&s;ty, Your Royall Po&s;terity and Kingdomes, by the malitious and in&s;olent de&s;ignes of the Popi&s;h Party, and the advantage that forraigne Enemies may take thereby.</P>
<P REND="indent">Humbly pro&s;trating our &s;elves at Your Maje&s;ties feet, Do mo&s;t affectio|nately pray, That Your Maje&s;ty and Parliament may by all good meanes be firmely re-united, and for that purpo&s;e, That you would graciou&s;ly plea&s;e to Re&s;ide neere, and li&s;ten unto the faithfull Coun&s;ells of your &s;aid Parliament; Whereby, Romi&s;h Idolatry and Super&s;tition may be extir|pated, The Church and Common-wealth duely Reformed, The true Re|ligion, and all things &s;etled in a ble&s;&s;ed Peace under your Maje&s;ties Go|vernment And we &s;hall &s;till have further cau&s;e to continue our cheerefull Aydes, both of Per&s;ons and E&s;tates, for your Maje&s;ty and your King|domes pro&s;perity and honour.</P>
<CLOSER>And ever pray for your Maje&s;ties long and happy Reigne over us, &amp;c.</CLOSER>
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<P>London, <HI>Printed for</HI> John Franke, <HI>1641.</HI></P>
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