To the honourable, the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled the humble petition of James Percy, of the family of the Earls of Northumberland. Percy, James, 1619-1690? 1680 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A54311 Wing P1462 ESTC R181656 11877128 ocm 11877128 50275 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Humbly Sheweth , THat the Petitioner having in all humility Addressed himself to the Right Honourable the House Of Lords , that he might have Liberty to make appear to their Lordships , That he was the next and immediate Heir-Male to Josceline , the late Earl of Northumberland , their Lordships were pleas'd by their Order , to appoint a time for a Hearing of the same , and the Petitioner expecting a full Hearing , accordingly got ready many Depositions of Credible Persons , and had many living Witnesses and Records , and Registers there present , whereby the Petitioner doubted not , but as plainly to have satisfied their Lordships of the Truth of his Descent and Pedigree , as it is possible for any such Matter to admit of ; And this Petitioner , after so many Thousand pounds expended by himself and his Relations , in searching for , and obtaining the Records and Proofs aforesaid , and in pursuing his said Right and Title , desiring onely one full and final Hearing of his said Proofs and Evidences , and to be Concluded by it for ever after , and then desire , and was contented to suffer , if he did not plainly prove his being the next of Blood , as aforesaid ; yet it was their Lordships Pleasure , not only to deny the Hearing of the Proofs , but also to send the Petitioner to the several Courts of Justice in Westminster-Hall , with a Mark that he was a false Pretender ; that thereby , as your Petitioner conceives he might be deprived from all hopes from thence also : That the Petitioner is informed , That some persons are since endeavouring to obtain an Act to pass this Honourable House , for setling irrevocably , great part of the Earl of Northumberlands Estate , which was given to the Late Duke of Monmouth for want of Issue-Male of the said Earl , as was then believ'd , whereby the Petitioner will be utterly deprived of all Remedy for Recovery thereof , though he hopes by publication of divers of his plain and undeniable Proofs , yet to obtain the favour of one fair Hearing , and to satisfie the World of the Truth and Justice of his Right and Claim . The Petitioner therefore humbly prays , That this Honourable House will be pleased to deferr for a time , the Passing of the said intended Act , the Petitioners Right being a Matter of no small Concern ; And Your petitioner shall ever pray , &c. James Percy .