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<P>THE PETITION Of the Knights, Gentlemen, and Free-holders of the Coun+ty of <HI>North-hampton:</HI> Together with the two Peti|tions of the Knights, Gentlemen, Mini|&s;ters, Free-holders, and other Inhabitants of the County of <HI>Kent,</HI> as they were pre&s;ented to both Hou&s;es of Parliament on the eighth, and ninth of <HI>February.</HI></P>
<P>Printed at <HI>London</HI> for <HI>F. Couls,</HI> and <HI>T. Banks.</HI> 1642.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="petition to Parliament">
<PB REF="2">
<PB N="3" REF="2">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">To the Honourable, the Knights, Citi|zens and Burge&s;&s;es a&s;&s;embled in the Commons Hou&s;e of Parliament.</HEAD>
<HEAD> The humble Petition of the Knights, Gentlemen, and Free-holders of the Countie of <HI>Northampton.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Sheweth,</OPENER>
<P>_THat the Petitioners de&s;irous to declare their reall approbation of your procee|dings in Parliament, ever &s;ince the be|ginning thereof, doe in all thankfulne&s;&s;e acknowledge the great pains and faith|fulne&s;&s;e you have manife&s;ted in the good Lawes enacted, ju&s;tice done upon De|linquents, and many heavie pre&s;&s;ures re|moved, in divers Rights and Liberties re&s;tored, great dan|gers prevented, de&s;perate plots defeated, and provi&s;ion made for their future pro&s;peritie and &s;ecuritie, in the &s;atisfaction given to all his Maje&s;ties loyally affected Subjects, by publi|&s;hing your late Remo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;trance of the Kingdome, &s;o nece&s;&s;ary to the removing of tho&s;e a&s;per&s;ions, which were by malig|nant &s;pirits ca&s;t upon your proceedings, and preventing tho&s;e evils which might have followed ther<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">upon.</P>
<P>And whereas the Petitioners, as well by your good be|ginnings, as by your &s;aid Remon&s;trance, have been encoura|ged to expect a perfect R<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">formation in Religion, and happy
<PB N="4" REF="3"> &s;ettling of the affaires of the Common-wealth: But now, to their great griefe, doe find your good endevours therein much interrupted, and almo&s;t fru&s;trated by the malignant partie; de&s;ignes daily multiplyed agai<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t the Religion, Lawes, and Liberties of thi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> Kingdome, dangers threatened fr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">m f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">rraine Inva&s;ions and home-con&s;piracies, per&s;ons di&s;|aff<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ct<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">d to the peace of the Kingdome tumultu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">u&s;ly a&s;&s;em|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">led, to the great di&s;quiet of his Maje&s;ties good Subjects, the priviledges of Parliament lately broken in an unexam|pled manner; &s;ome Members of either Hou&s;e charged and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="3 letters">&s;ued in a violent and u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">u&s;all way, the Popi&s;h Rebels in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">eland encrea&s;ed in number and boldne&s;&s;e, to practi&s;e inhu|mane and outragious cruelties again&s;t the Prote&s;tants there; <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">y B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ls and other good Propo&s;itions &s;ent from your <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e, pa&s;&s;ing no further; which the Petitioners look upon as i&s;&s;ues of bad coun&s;els, and the Voting of Popi&s;h Lords and Bi&s;hops in the Hou&s;e of Peeres.</P>
<P>The Petitioners humbly pray the continuance of your en|devours, towards the perfecting &s;uch a Reformation in Church and Common-wealth, as in your Wi&s;dome &s;hall be thought fit. That the de&s;ignes of &s;uch as are popi&s;hly and &s;e|d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">tiou&s;ly affected, may be fru&s;trate; and his Maje&s;ties good Subjects &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">cured from feare and danger; That you will be a meanes to his Maje&s;tie and the Hou&s;e of Peeres, that the V<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">tes of Popi&s;h Lords and Bi&s;hops in that Hou&s;e may be ta|ken away, evill Coun&s;ellours removed, the Papi&s;ts di&s;armed, and the per&s;ons of the principall of them &s;ecured: The late de&s;ignes again&s;t his Maje&s;tie, the Parliament, and Kingdome, &s;earched to the bottome; that the Authors of them may be di&s;covered, and receive condigne puni&s;hment, who ever, and how great &s;oever they be: The Tower of London, and the I&s;le of Wight, and other places of importance to the &s;afe|tie of the Kingdome, put into &s;uch hands as may be confided in: The <HI>Militia</HI> of the Kingdome &s;o di&s;po&s;ed, that it may be in a po&s;ture of defence upon any immergent occa&s;ions; &s;can|dalous Mini&s;ters outed, the Prote&s;tants in Ireland &s;peedily releeved, the Petitioners a&s;&s;ured of the freedome of their per|&s;ons,
<PB N="5" REF="3"> as well as of the propretie in their e&s;tates; and tho&s;e liberties derived to their p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;teritie, which have been pre&s;er|ved to them&s;elves, by the often expence of the bloud of their Ance&s;tors. And that in all the particulars mentioned, you will u&s;e &s;uch lawfull wayes and meanes, as the pre&s;ent nece&s;|&s;itie, and de&s;perate condition wherein the Kingdome is, &s;hall &s;ugg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t unto you.</P>
<P>And the Petitioners, according to their dutie, do humbly offer their per&s;ons, e&s;tates, and utmo&s;t power&punc; to the defence of the Kings Maje&s;tie, the Priviledges and Rights of Parlia|ment, your Per&s;ons and Orders, which &s;hall be for the ho|nour of God, the peace and happine&s;&s;e of this Kingdome, a|gain&s;t what&s;oever power &s;hall be employed to the danger of your per&s;ons, and di&s;turbance of your proceedings.</P>
<P>And all &s;hall adde their daily prayers to God for your &s;afetie and pro&s;peritie.</P>
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<HEAD>Sub&s;cribed at the Swan in <HI>Northampton,</HI> Ian. 21. with the&s;e names.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Fra. Nicolls.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Cartwright,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Era&s;mus Driden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Devoreux Farmer.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Richard Samwell.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Clifton Catesby,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Rich. Samwell, jun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Ward.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Maun&s;ell.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Richard Knightley.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Harby.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Io. Sawyer.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Tho. Pentlow.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Io. Kirke.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Ward.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Needham.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Grendon.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Waters.</HI></ITEM>
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<DIV1 TYPE="petition to Parliament">
<PB N="6" REF="4">
<HEAD TYPE="sub">To the Right Honourable the Hou&s;e Peers a&s;&s;embled in Parliament.</HEAD>
<HEAD> The humble Petition of the Knights, Gentlemen, Mi|ni&s;ters, Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of <HI>Kent.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Sheweth.</OPENER>
<P>_THat the Petitioners doe with joy and humble thankfulne&s;&s;e acknowledge the good Corre&s;|pondency and Concurrence, which (by the ble&s;&s;ing of God) this Honourable Hou&s;e h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">th held w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">th the Worthy Hou&s;e of Commons, in pas&s;ing the Bill to take away the Votes of the Prelats in this Honourable Hou&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">, and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">i&s;abling them from Temporall im|ployments; And for &s;etting the Kingdome into a Po&s;ture of War for its defence.</P>
<P>And the Petitioners doe in like manner mo&s;t humbly and heartily profe&s;&s;e, That they will ever honour this Honou|rable Hou&s;e, and to the utmo&s;t of their power defend the &s;ame, &s;o far as your Lord&s;hips &s;hall continue to hold Cor|r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ndence and Concurrence with the &s;aid Hou&s;e of Com|mons in all their ju&s;t de&s;ires and endeavours. Upon which the Petitioners doe humbly conceive, greatly dependeth the peace and W<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">lfare of this Kingdome.</P>
<P>And the Petitioners mo&s;t humbly pray, That this Honou|able Hou&s;e (declaring therein your Noble Re&s;olutions for he publ<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ke good) would bee plea&s;ed to go on with the &s;aid
<PB N="7" REF="4"> Hou&s;e of Commons, to a through Reformation, e&s;pecially of the Church, according to the Word of God; To pre&s;&s;e di&s;|paech for the reliefe of <HI>Ireland;</HI> To expedite proceedings a|gain&s;t Delinquents; To Vindicate Parliament Priviledges; To di&s;cover, remove, and puni&s;h evill Coun&s;ellors; To de|prive the Popi&s;h Lords of their Votes; to di&s;arme and &s;carch <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ut Papi&s;ts, and put them into fafe cu&s;tody; To &s;uppre&s;&s;e Ma&s;&s;e, both in publike and private; To ca&s;t out &s;candalous Mini&s;ters, plant painfull Preachers every where; And di&s;co|ver who are Church Papi&s;ts, as well as known Recu&s;antss.</P>
<CLOSER>And the Petitioners &s;hall daily pray.</CLOSER>
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<HEAD TYPE="sub">To the Honourable, the Knights, Citizens, and Burge&s;&s;es of the Commons Hou&s;e now a&s;|&s;embled in Parliament.</HEAD>
<HEAD> The humble Petition of many Knights, Gen|tlemen, Freeholders and other Inhabitants in the&punc; County of <HI>Kent.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Sheweth&punc;</OPENER>
<P>_THat we the&s;e many years pa&s;t have bin pre&s;&s;ed with many unu&s;uall and heavy burdens on our con&s;ciences and &s;tates, to our great grief and di&s;couragement, yet good hath been &s;hewed us from the Lord our God, who hath extended mercy to us to give us a little reviving by the provideece and unce&s;&s;ant care of this Honourable Hou&s;e, who&s;e matchle&s;&s;e diligence hath already removed many al|mo&s;t in&s;uperable difficulti<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">s, who&s;e pious intentions (under our God) upholds our hopes for removal of al our pre&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ures which continue upon us by the Popi&s;h Lords and Prelates with their party in the Hou&s;e of Peers, which have been the
<PB N="8" REF="5"> great oppo&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">rs of your ju&s;t proceedings and zealous endea|vours, whereby our grievances increa&s;e upon us.</P>
<P N="1">Fir&s;t the trade of cloathing being decaid to the impove|ri&s;hing of the County, and to the bringi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">g of many thou&s;ands of the poore d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">pending thereon to unavoidable neces&s;ities.</P>
<P N="2">2. That this his Maj<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ties County bordering upon the Sea Coa&s;t is expo&s;ed to danger by forraign enemies, who&s;e fears threaten us being greatly weakned by &s;o many armes forced from us for the Northern Service.</P>
<P N="3">3. That our brethren the Prote&s;tants in <HI>Ireland</HI> lie blee|ding under the inhumane hand of Popi&s;h Rebels, who have con&s;pired and lift up the head to root out true religion there, and without timely prevention to cau&s;e confu&s;ion here.</P>
<P N="4">4. That the priviledges of Parliament (in the peac<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> wher|of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">s our peace) broken in &s;o a unparelled a manner, to the great amazement of us, who according to our duty are come to make expres&s;ion of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ur loyalty to our Soveraign and fide|lity to his Parliament, in maintaining and defending, as far as lawfully we may, with our lives, power and e&s;tates his Maje&s;ties Royall Per&s;on and priviledges of Parliament a|gain&s;t all adver&s;arie attempts.</P>
<P>Wherefore our ardent prayer is that by the wi&s;edome of this Honourable Hou&s;e the popi&s;h Lords may be outed the Hou&s;e of Peers, the cau&s;es of our grievances taken away, the County put in a po&s;ture of defence, the ports fortified and committed to tru&s;ty hands, our armes re&s;tored, the fire in <HI>Ireland</HI> &s;p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">edily quenched, delinquents puni&s;hed, and the priviledges of Parliament confirmed, which will turne our mourning into a good day.</P>
<P>And wee &s;hall pray that God would crowne this happy Parliament with &s;uch &s;ucce&s;&s;e, that the Lord may be an ha|bitation of Iu&s;tice, and the Church the m<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">untaine of holi|ne&s;&s;e,</P>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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