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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>A LETTER
Sent from tho&s;e LORDS, who&s;e Names are under-written, to the
Right Honourable the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in
the High Court of Parliament, <DATE>June the 4. 1642.</DATE></HEAD>
<P>WEE who&s;e names are underwritten, have each of us re|ceived
an Order, &s;igned by the Clarke of the Hou&s;e <HI>John
Browne;</HI> commanding our appearance as Delinquents, at
the Barr (the eight of <HI>June</HI> in&s;tant, to An&s;wer an high
Contempt again&s;t the Hou&s;e, contrary to our Duty and our breach of
priviledge of <HI>Parliament,</HI> which by Oath we are bound to maintain.</P>
<P>We are very &s;en&s;ible to hear a &s;tile, as the name of Delinquency &s;hould
be put upon us; and &s;o great a di&s;grace as coming to the Barr, which we
conceive to be contrary to the dignity and priviledge of Peeres: the par|ticularity
of the Crime not at all notified. And we doe further conceive,
That it is the apparant u&s;ual, and inherent right belonging to the Peerage
of <HI>England,</HI> That in the highe&s;t mi&s;demenour what&s;oever, no Pecre is to
An&s;wer to the fir&s;t, but in his owne per&s;on, and not upon the fir&s;t Charg
to come to the Barr. And as we are ignorant of the Nature of this Con|tempt,
&s;o are We not informed by the Order wherein We have broken
any Priviledge of Parliament, much le&s;&s;e violated any Oath.</P>
<P>The Cau&s;e of our coming being to pay a willing obedience to his Ma|je&s;ties
command, &s;ignified by Letters under his owne hand; And we &s;hall
be much comforted and &s;atisfied (when his Maje&s;ties occa&s;ions &s;hall per|mit
us) to returne backe to the Hou&s;e to &s;it with the liberty and that
condition that the Peerage of <HI>England</HI> formerly have done, &s;ecured from
all menaces, or demanding any account of our particular Votes, and from
tumultuary a&s;&s;emblies. My Lords, we hope that as in our hearts re&s;ide
a great reverence and duty to the Hou&s;e, &s;o we are confident tho&s;e H<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">|norable
Lords that are pre&s;ent there will not afflict any character <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">
our per&s;ons and actions, but as may become Men of Honour to bear, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">
&s;o We re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Lord&s;hips affectionate friends and &s;ervants,
<LIST>
<ITEM>Northampton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Devon&s;hire.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Dover.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Munmoth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rich.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Andever.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Grey of <HI>Ruthen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Coventry.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Capell.</ITEM>
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