To the Kings Most Excellent Majestie the humble petition of the Baronets, Esquires, ministers, gentlemen, freeholders, and others peaceably affected in the county palatine of Lancaster.
      
       
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             To the Kings Most Excellent Majestie the humble petition of the Baronets, Esquires, ministers, gentlemen, freeholders, and others peaceably affected in the county palatine of Lancaster.
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Printed for N. Alen,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Includes: "At the court at Yorke the 10th of May 1642, His Majestie hath expressly commanded me to give you this his answer to your petition", signed: Edward Nichols.
             Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Lancashire (England) -- Politics and government.
           Lancashire (England) -- History.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majestie
           :
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Baronets
           ,
           Esquires
           ,
           Ministers
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Freeholders
           ,
           and
           others
           peaceably
           affected
           in
           the
           County
           Palatine
           of
           
             Lancaster
             .
          
        
         
           Shewing
           to
           Your
           Sacred
           Majestie
        
         
           OVr
           heart-breaking
           sense
           and
           sorrow
           for
           the
           unhappy
           Rents
           and
           Distractions
           in
           Your
           Majesties
           Dominions
           ,
           especially
           in
           the
           Sesion
           of
           so
           grave
           and
           godly
           an
           Assembly
           ,
           (
           most
           gratiously
           convened
           by
           Your
           Majestie
           )
           endeavouring
           the
           glory
           of
           Almighty
           God
           in
           the
           Reformation
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           Honour
           and
           Weale
           of
           Your
           Majestie
           ,
           and
           Your
           Realms
           ,
           in
           setling
           and
           securing
           Your
           Royall
           Throne
           in
           plenty
           and
           peace
           .
           But
           perceiving
           the
           long
           and
           remote
           distance
           of
           Your
           Majestie
           from
           that
           Honourable
           Assembly
           ,
           to
           have
           distracted
           the
           hearts
           of
           Your
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           animated
           the
           Popish
           and
           malignant
           party
           amongst
           us
           ,
           and
           fearing
           it
           may
           expose
           us
           to
           the
           danger
           and
           fury
           of
           a
           forraigne
           foe
           ,
           retard
           the
           setling
           of
           the
           weighty
           affaires
           in
           our
           Land
           ,
           and
           the
           subduing
           of
           the
           Rebels
           in
           
             Ireland
             ;
          
           and
           finding
           Your
           Majesties
           late
           Resolution
           for
           that
           expedition
           ,
           to
           threaten
           danger
           to
           Your
           Royall
           Person
           ,
           farre
           more
           worth
           then
           ten
           thousand
           of
           us
           .
        
         
           We
           therefore
           Your
           Majesties
           most
           loyall
           Subjects
           out
           of
           our
           zeale
           to
           Gods
           true
           Religion
           ,
           Your
           Majesties
           Honour
           and
           safety
           ,
           and
           the
           Peace
           and
           Welfare
           of
           Your
           Dominions
           ;
           and
           out
           of
           the
           deepe
           sence
           and
           apprehension
           of
           our
           interest
           in
           the
           same
           ,
           doe
           in
           all
           humility
           present
           and
           prostrate
           our selves
           ,
           and
           supplication
           at
           Your
           Royall
           feet
           ,
           beseeching
           Your
           Majestie
           to
           returne
           to
           Your
           great
           Councell
           (
           the
           representative
           body
           of
           Your
           kingdome
           )
           in
           whom
           this
           Nation
           hath
           so
           farre
           confided
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           intrusted
           them
           with
           their
           lives
           ,
           liberties
           ;
           and
           in
           which
           multitude
           of
           Counsellours
           there
           is
           health
           and
           stedfastnesse
           ,
           and
           whereby
           the
           Royall
           Throne
           may
           be
           established
           in
           Righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           we
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           Your
           faithfull
           Subjects
           shall
           continually
           prayse
           and
           pray
           for
           Your
           prosperous
           and
           happy
           Raigne
           over
           us
           .
        
      
       
         
           
             At
             the
             Court
             
               YORKE
            
             
               the
               10th
               .
               of
               
                 MAY
                 ,
                 1642.
                 
              
            
          
           
           
             His
             Majestie
             hath
             expresly
             commanded
             me
             to
             give
             you
             this
             His
             ANSWER
             to
             your
             PETITION
             .
          
        
         
           THat
           this
           Petition
           as
           some
           others
           of
           this
           nature
           is
           grounded
           upon
           misinformation
           ,
           and
           being
           grieved
           and
           highly
           offended
           to
           see
           how
           his
           good
           People
           have
           been
           and
           are
           abused
           by
           the
           false
           rumours
           and
           intelligences
           ,
           which
           have
           procured
           causlesse
           feares
           and
           apprehensions
           ,
           referres
           the
           Petitioners
           to
           the
           Answers
           he
           hath
           given
           to
           the
           Declaration
           presented
           to
           him
           at
           
             Newmarket
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           Petition
           presented
           to
           him
           the
           six
           and
           twentieth
           of
           
             March
             ,
          
           last
           at
           
             Yorke
             ;
          
           wherein
           his
           Majesty
           faith
           you
           will
           clearly
           perceive
           that
           he
           is
           not
           gone
           but
           driven
           from
           his
           Parliament
           :
           his
           Majesty
           likewise
           for
           your
           further
           information
           of
           his
           proceedings
           and
           intentions
           ,
           recommends
           to
           your
           view
           and
           consideration
           his
           two
           Messages
           ,
           and
           Declaration
           concernig
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Message
           touching
           the
           reasons
           of
           his
           refusall
           to
           grant
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           all
           which
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           fully
           represented
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           your
           County
           ,
           he
           doubts
           not
           ,
           but
           that
           you
           will
           rest
           very
           well
           satisfied
           of
           his
           consent
           and
           resolution
           for
           the
           maintaining
           of
           ,
           and
           governing
           his
           People
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           his
           unmoveable
           resolution
           for
           the
           maintenance
           and
           defence
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Profession
           ,
           and
           the
           suppression
           of
           the
           barbarous
           Irish
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           faith
           ,
           that
           he
           beleeves
           you
           may
           then
           finde
           reason
           to
           petition
           the
           Parliament
           to
           comply
           with
           his
           Majesties
           just
           desires
           and
           gratious
           offers
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           way
           safely
           and
           speedily
           to
           cure
           the
           present
           distractions
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           with
           Gods
           blesssing
           to
           put
           a
           happy
           end
           to
           the
           Irish
           Rebellion
           :
           for
           the
           effecting
           whereof
           ,
           as
           his
           Maejsty
           hath
           often
           said
           ,
           he
           will
           neither
           spare
           paines
           ,
           nor
           decline
           any
           hazard
           of
           his
           Person
           or
           fortune
           .
        
         
           
             Edward
             Nichols
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             N.
             Alen
             .
             May
          
           26.
           1642.