The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).
      
       
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             The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 32 x 40 cm.
           
             Printed June the 18 for Joseph Hunscott and John Wright,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Broadside.
             Caption title.
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament.
           Essex (England) -- History.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century
        
      
    
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           The
           humble
           Petition
           and
           resolution
           of
           the
           County
           of
           ESSEX
           .
        
         
           (
           Presented
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           Assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           read
           in
           both
           Houses
           the
           17.
           of
           this
           present
           
             JUNE
             ,
             1642.
             
          
           With
           the
           Answer
           thereunto
           annexed
           ,
           and
           commanded
           by
           the
           Lords
           to
           be
           forthwith
           Printed
           and
           Published
           )
        
         
           Humbly
           sheweth
           ;
        
         
           THat
           we
           having
           with
           joy
           and
           admiration
           ,
           observed
           the
           wife
           and
           gracious
           Passages
           and
           Proceedings
           of
           this
           Parliament
           :
           and
           the
           pious
           ,
           tender
           ,
           and
           affectionate
           care
           of
           your
           Honours
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           Peace
           and
           Honour
           of
           his
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           these
           three
           thrice
           hapily
           united
           Kingdomes
           ;
           represented
           to
           the
           World
           in
           your
           severall
           Ordinances
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Votes
           and
           Remonstrances
           ,
           sufficient
           to
           stop
           the
           mouth
           (
           if
           it
           were
           possibly
           )
           of
           envie
           and
           malignity
           it selfe
           ,
           cannot
           but
           with
           griefe
           and
           indignation
           wonder
           to
           heare
           ,
           that
           there
           should
           yet
           be
           found
           and
           that
           even
           about
           the
           Regall
           Throne
           ,
           such
           unnaturall
           and
           evill
           affected
           spirits
           ,
           and
           malignant
           Counsellours
           ,
           who
           ,
           desirous
           to
           swimme
           to
           the
           haven
           of
           their
           ambitious
           hopes
           ,
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           their
           dearest
           Friends
           and
           Countrymen
           ,
           doe
           continually
           instill
           into
           his
           Majesties
           Royall
           breast
           ,
           a
           sinister
           conceit
           ,
           and
           mis-interpretaion
           of
           your
           most
           Humble
           and
           Loyall
           Affections
           ,
           and
           noble
           Actions
           ,
           and
           Undertakings
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           we
           understanding
           (
           not
           by
           mis-information
           of
           flying
           reports
           ,
           but
           )
           by
           the
           late
           Votes
           and
           Declarations
           of
           both
           your
           Honourable
           Houses
           ,
        
         
           That
           his
           Majestie
           seduccd
           by
           wicked
           Councell
           ,
           intends
           to
           make
           warre
           against
           the
           Parliament
           :
           that
           so
           to
           do
           is
           a
           breach
           of
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           him
           by
           his
           People
           ,
           contrary
           to
           his
           Oath
           :
           And
           that
           whosoever
           shall
           serve
           ,
           or
           assist
           him
           in
           such
           Warres
           ,
           are
           Traytors
           by
           the
           Fundamentall
           Law●s
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           And
           withall
           perceiving
           your
           most
           Christian
           &
           Heroicall
           Resolutions
           to
           persist
           in
           your
           Honourable
           Endeavours
           :
           for
           the
           publique
           safety
           ,
           though
           you
           should
           (
           which
           God
           avert
           )
           perish
           in
           the
           worke
           ,
        
         
           Wee
           thought
           it
           our
           duties
           humbly
           to
           represent
           to
           your
           Honours
           ,
           the
           faithfull
           affections
           and
           invoyable
           resolutions
           of
           our
           soules
           to
           
             Stand
             or
             Fall
             ,
             Live
             or
             Die
             ,
          
           together
           with
           you
           :
           According
           to
           our
           Protestation
           .
        
         
           Thus
           with
           our
           hands
           upon
           our
           Swords
           ,
           wee
           stand
           ready
           at
           your
           command
           ,
           to
           performe
           our
           Vowes
           to
           God
           and
           Oathes
           of
           fidelity
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           In
           taking
           up
           Arms
           against
           those
           false
           Flatterers
           ,
           and
           Traytors
           :
           who
           abuse
           his
           Royall
           Favour
           ,
           intending
           under
           the
           glorious
           Title
           of
           his
           Name
           and
           Standard
           ,
           to
           fight
           against
           the
           Peace
           and
           Honour
           of
           their
           Soveraigne
           ,
           against
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           Lawes
           :
           and
           to
           make
           a
           prey
           and
           spoyle
           ,
           of
           three
           flourishing
           Kingdomes
           at
           once
           :
           And
           to
           spend
           our
           dearest
           blood
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           lives
           ,
           &
           liberties
           of
           our
           Country
           men
           ;
           the
           Lawes
           which
           are
           the
           life
           of
           our
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           Peace
           ;
           Religion
           more
           precious
           then
           both
           ;
           and
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           :
           In
           whose
           libes
           lie
           bound
           up
           the
           life
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           .
           Whosoever
           is
           otherwise
           affected
           ,
           we
           hold
           him
           not
           worthy
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Souldier
           but
           a
           
             Proditor
          
           of
           his
           King
           and
           Countrey
           to
           all
           Posterity
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           finding
           a
           multitude
           of
           well
           affected
           People
           ,
           whose
           hearts
           are
           good
           to
           joyne
           with
           us
           ,
           but
           want
           Arms
           ,
           we
           most
           humbly
           crave
           ,
           That
           Restitution
           may
           be
           made
           of
           those
           Armes
           ,
           which
           were
           taken
           out
           of
           their
           County
           ,
           either
           out
           of
           the
           store
           lately
           arrived
           from
           Hull
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           as
           to
           your
           most
           excellent
           Wisdome
           shall
           seeme
           best
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Lords
             Answer
             to
             the
             
               ESSEX
            
             Petition
             .
          
           
             MY
             Lords
             have
             taken
             your
             Petition
             into
             consideration
             ,
             and
             receiv
             much
             contentment
             in
             the
             good
             affections
             you
             have
             expressed
             ,
             and
             doe
             give
             you
             hearty
             and
             extraordinary
             thanks
             ,
             thus
             seasonably
             and
             necessarily
             for
             the
             good
             of
             the
             King
             and
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             of
             their
             Lordships
             encouragement
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             their
             duty
             ;
             and
             my
             Lords
             doe
             assure
             you
             ,
             that
             God
             willing
             ,
             they
             resolve
             to
             insist
             in
             their
             former
             declared
             Resolutions
             ,
             for
             the
             upholding
             the
             true
             Religion
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Authority
             in
             the
             highest
             Court
             ,
             which
             by
             sundry
             late
             Declarations
             and
             practices
             to
             abuse
             the
             people
             ,
             they
             find
             so
             much
             vilified
             and
             invaded
             ,
             the
             Priviledges
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             free
             Course
             of
             Justice
             ,
             the
             Lawes
             and
             Peace
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             notwitkstanding
             any
             dangers
             and
             hazards
             that
             for
             that
             cause
             can
             befall
             them
             .
             That
             for
             the
             manifestation
             of
             their
             good
             affections
             ,
             and
             their
             Lordships
             kind
             acceptations
             thereof
             ,
             they
             have
             commanded
             your
             Petition
             and
             the
             Answer
             ,
             to
             be
             forthwith
             Printed
             and
             published
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Browne
               ,
               
                 Cleric
                 .
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               This
               Resolution
               was
               presented
               to
               the
               trained
               Bands
               ,
               and
               Companies
               of
               Voluntieres
               ,
               who
               appeared
               at
               
                 Dunmow
              
               :
               Jun.
               10.
               1642.
               
               And
               was
               received
               with
               universall
               Approbation
               by
               holding
               up
               of
               Hands
               ,
               throwing
               up
               of
               Hatts
               ,
               and
               Acclamations
               :
               professing
               ,
               That
               they
               held
               them
               unworthy
               to
               live
               ,
               that
               should
               dislike
               it
               .
               And
               it
               was
               within
               three
               dayes
               after
               subscribed
               with
               ten
               Thousand
               Hands
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           Printed
           Iune
           the
           18
           For
           Joseph
           Hunscott
           .
           and
           John
           VVright
           1642