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<P>The Humble PETITION OF THE Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parla|ment, pre&s;ented to the Kings Maje&s;ty at <HI>Oxford,</HI> Wherein they declare their hum|ble De&s;ires concerning the L. <HI>Kymbol|ton,</HI> and Mr. <HI>Pym.</HI></P>
<P>Together with the propo&s;itions of peace, agreed on by both hou&s;es, and pre&s;ented to the Kings Maje&s;ty, for the removall of the&s;e blou|dy di&s;tempers and di&s;tractions, and &s;etling the &s;tate of the Kingdome.</P>
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<P><HI>ORdered by the Lords and Commons a&s;|&s;embled in Parliament, that this Pe|tition and Propo&s;itious be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
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<ITEM>John Brown Cler. parliament.</ITEM>
<ITEM> Hen. El&s;yng, Cler. parl. D. Com. </ITEM>
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<P><HI>Decemb.</HI> 30. Printed for <HI>Richard We&s;t,</HI> 1642.</P>
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<HEAD>The Humble PETITION Of the Lords and Commons in PARLIAMENT Pre&s;ented to the Kings mo&s;t excellent Maie&s;ty at <HI>Oxford.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>May it plea&s;e your Maje&s;ty:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>WEE the Lords and Commons in this pre&s;ent Parliament a&s;&s;em|bled, having nothing in our thoughts and De&s;ires more precious, and of higher e|&s;teeme (next to the honour and immediate &s;ervice of God) then the ju&s;t and faithfull performance of our duty to your Maie&s;ty,
<PB REF="3"> and this Kingdome; And being very &s;en|&s;ible of the great Di&s;tractiogs and Di|&s;tempers of this Kingdom, and the great hazzard and danger which is like to fall upon your Maie&s;ty and your loyall Sub|iects, if not timely prevented: And after a &s;erious ob&s;ervation of the cau&s;es of the&s;e mi&s;ehiefs, do in all Humility and &s;inceri|ty pre&s;ent to your Maie&s;ty this our hum|ble and loyall Me&s;&s;age, that out of you princely: wi&s;dome for the e&s;tabli&s;hidg your own Honour and Safety, and gracious ten|derne&s;&s;e of the welfare and &s;ecurity of your &s;ubiects and Dominions, you will be plea&s;ed to grant and accept the&s;e our hum+ble de&s;ires and propo&s;itions, as the mo&s;t effectuall means through Gods Ble&s;&s;ing, of the removing tho&s;e Jealou&s;ies and Diffe|rences which have unhappily fallen be|twixt you and your people, and procuring both your Maie&s;ty and them a happy and con&s;tant cour&s;e of Peace and Ho|nour.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>Here followeth the Propo&s;itions of both Hou|&s;es which are to be pre&s;ented to his Maie|&s;ty at</HI> Oxford.</HEAD>
<P N="1">I. THat your Maie&s;ty will be plea&s;ed to con&s;ent that &s;uch Reformation bee made of the Church-Government and Li|turgie, as both Hou&s;es of Parliament &s;hall advi&s;e.</P>
<P N="2">II. That &s;uch members of either Hou&s;e of Parl. as have during this pre&s;ent Parl. bin put out of any place and Office, may ey|ther be re&s;tored to that place and&punc; Office, or otherwi&s;e have &s;atisfaction for the &s;ame.</P>
<P N="3">III. That your Maie&s;ty will be plea&s;ed to re&s;t &s;atisfied with that cour&s;e that the Lords and Commons have appointed for ordering the <HI>Militia,</HI> untill the &s;ame &s;hall be further &s;etled by a Bill.</P>
<P N="4"><PB REF="4">IV. That there may be a Ce&s;&s;ation of arms for fourteen dayes to agree upon the&s;e propo&s;itions, and a full an&s;wer obtained within that time.</P>
<P N="5">V. That your <HI>Maj.</HI> would pa&s;&s;e an Act of Oblivion for all Acts of Ho&s;tility, which are pa&s;t, and that he would con&s;ent to an Act for a generall pardon.</P>
<P N="6">VI. That His Maj. would be plea&s;ed to pa&s;&s;e a Bill for the repaying of the Charge of the Kingdom, out of Delinquents e&s;tates, and tho&s;e that &s;tands ill-affected to the Common-wealth.</P>
<P N="7">VII. That His Maje&s;ty would be plea&s;ed to give his Royall con&s;ent to &s;uch Bills as have already been agreed upon by both Hou&s;es of Parliament; among&s;t which is the Bill for taking away all Innovati|ons out of the Church, a Bill again&s;t &s;can|dalous Mini&s;ters, a Bill again&s;t Pluralities a Bill for the A&s;&s;embly of the Clergy, for
<PB REF="4"> &s;etling of Church Government, the Bill again&s;t <HI>Bi&s;hops,</HI> Deanes, and Chapters, &amp;c.</P>
<P N="8">VIII. That His Maje&s;ty would pa&s;&s;e a Bill for the better e&s;tabli&s;hing of the Rights, and priviledges of Parliament, and the li|berty of the Subject.</P>
<P N="9">IX. That Delinquents might be delive|vered up, or left to receive &s;uch puni&s;h|ment as is agreeable to the Lawes of the Land, among&s;t which are nominated the Lord <HI>Digby, Wilmot,</HI> and others.</P>
<P N="10">X. That His Maje&s;ty would pa&s;&s;e a Bill for the clearing of the Lord <HI>Kimbolton</HI> and the 5. Members that were accu&s;ed of the Hou&s;e of Commons.</P>
<P N="11">XI. 5 That all Mini&s;ters of State, Judges, and other Officers that have beene recei|ved &s;ince the difference between His Ma|je&s;ty and the parliament, may bee re&s;to|red.
<PB REF="5"> And the&s;e our humble De&s;irrs being gran|ted by your M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ie&s;ty, wee &s;hall forth with apply our &s;elves to regulate your pre&s;en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> revenue in &s;uch &s;ort, as may be be&s;t ad|vantage, and likewi&s;e to &s;ettle &s;uch an or|dinary and con&s;tant encrea&s;e of it, as &s;hall be &s;ufficient to &s;upport your Royall dig|nity, in honour and plenty, beyond the proportion of any former Grants of the Subiects of this Kingdome to your Maie|&s;ties predece&s;&s;ors.</P>
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<P><HI>ORdred by the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;em|bled in Parliament, that this Petitio<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen. El&s;ing Cler. par. Dom. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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