To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty the humble petition of the gentry, citizens, and others, Your Majesties loyall subjects of the county and citie of York.
      
       
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             To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty the humble petition of the gentry, citizens, and others, Your Majesties loyall subjects of the county and citie of York.
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Printed for Joseph Hunscott,
             London :
             1641 [i.e. 1642]
          
           
             Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Yorkshire (England) -- Politics and government.
           Yorkshire (England) -- History.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           ❧
           To
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Gentry
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           others
           Your
           Majesties
           Loyall
           Subjects
           of
           the
           County
           and
           Citie
           of
           
             York
             .
          
        
         
           
             Most
             Gratious
             Soveraign
             ,
          
        
         
           WE
           Your
           Majesties
           faithfull
           Subjects
           and
           Petitioners
           ,
           do
           in
           all
           humility
           acknowledge
           Your
           Majesties
           aboundant
           Grace
           in
           calling
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           consult
           with
           ,
           and
           advise
           Your
           Majestie
           touching
           the
           redresse
           of
           the
           oppressions
           ,
           and
           other
           grievances
           of
           Your
           Subjects
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           Civill
           State
           of
           this
           Your
           Kingdom
           of
           
             England
             :
          
           And
           we
           do
           with
           like
           humble
           thankfulnesse
           ,
           acknowledge
           Your
           Majesties
           forwardnesse
           and
           Fatherly
           care
           to
           relieve
           them
           ,
           declared
           by
           sundry
           most
           just
           and
           excellent
           Laws
           already
           enacted
           ,
           for
           the
           re-estating
           of
           Your
           Subjects
           in
           their
           antient
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           ,
           and
           for
           taking
           away
           part
           of
           those
           Pressures
           that
           lay
           upon
           them
           .
           And
           amongst
           the
           rest
           ,
           We
           have
           more
           particular
           cause
           to
           be
           thankfull
           for
           Your
           Majesties
           Gratious
           care
           ,
           in
           part
           securing
           this
           County
           ,
           by
           putting
           a
           Garrison
           into
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           commanded
           by
           such
           Persons
           ,
           in
           whom
           we
           have
           just
           cause
           to
           confide
           :
           Which
           Princely
           proceedings
           of
           Your
           Majesty
           hath
           infused
           a
           strong
           confidence
           into
           Your
           Petitioners
           ,
           That
           Your
           Majesty
           inclined
           to
           ease
           your
           Subjects
           in
           all
           whatsoever
           grievances
           ;
           Whereof
           they
           have
           complained
           to
           Your
           Majesty
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           well
           touching
           Reformation
           of
           Church
           Government
           ,
           and
           Ceremonies
           in
           Religion
           ,
           as
           touching
           the
           Civill
           Government
           ,
           and
           Administration
           of
           Justice
           ,
           Yet
           so
           it
           is
           most
           Gratious
           Soveraign
           ,
           That
           now
           of
           late
           the
           Rights
           ,
           and
           Liberties
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           being
           the
           Representative
           body
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           And
           the
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           of
           every
           Subject
           involved
           therein
           ,
           have
           been
           in
           a
           most
           dangerous
           and
           unusuall
           manner
           invaded
           and
           violated
           :
           Whereof
           we
           ,
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           Your
           Majesties
           Loyall
           Subjects
           (
           to
           our
           unspeakable
           grief
           )
           are
           most
           senseable
           ;
           And
           to
           enlarge
           the
           cause
           of
           our
           sorrows
           ,
           We
           do
           now
           understand
           that
           Your
           Majesty
           hath
           withdrawn
           Your
           Royall
           Presence
           ,
           from
           Your
           Great
           Councell
           ,
           who
           wanting
           the
           comfort
           of
           it
           ,
           are
           not
           able
           to
           proceed
           with
           such
           effect
           ,
           as
           is
           requisite
           in
           those
           great
           Affairs
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           that
           are
           daily
           presented
           to
           them
           ;
           Which
           Characters
           of
           displeasure
           ,
           we
           humbly
           presume
           ,
           have
           been
           engraven
           in
           Your
           Majesties
           most
           gratious
           disposition
           ,
           by
           the
           subtile
           work
           and
           Councell
           of
           those
           disaffected
           persons
           ,
           who
           study
           nothing
           more
           ,
           then
           to
           beget
           differences
           and
           jealousies
           between
           Your
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           Your
           more
           Loyall
           Subjects
           of
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           with
           intention
           to
           hinder
           and
           disturb
           the
           perfect
           Reformation
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           sending
           over
           Succours
           to
           Your
           distressed
           Protestant
           Subjects
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Papists
           do
           most
           inhumanely
           destroy
           all
           that
           will
           not
           renounce
           the
           reformed
           Religion
           ,
           and
           embrace
           Popery
           .
        
         
           YOur
           Majesties
           Petitioners
           therefore
           most
           humbly
           pray
           ,
           That
           Your
           Majesty
           will
           be
           pleased
           henceforward
           to
           shut
           Your
           Sacred
           Ears
           against
           such
           malignant
           Councells
           ,
           And
           in
           all
           affairs
           to
           repose
           Your
           confidence
           wholly
           upon
           the
           Wisedome
           and
           fidelity
           of
           Your
           Great
           Councell
           now
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           advice
           to
           settle
           and
           dispose
           such
           places
           of
           trust
           ,
           as
           may
           conduce
           to
           the
           safety
           of
           Your
           Majesties
           Dominions
           ;
           not
           doubting
           but
           their
           care
           will
           equally
           tender
           Your
           Majesties
           Honour
           with
           the
           publike
           Interests
           and
           welfare
           of
           Your
           Kingdomes
           .
           And
           that
           those
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           lately
           accused
           of
           Treason
           may
           have
           a
           fair
           and
           speedy
           tryall
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Priviledge
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           may
           either
           receive
           condigne
           punishment
           .
           If
           they
           have
           offended
           ,
           or
           being
           acquite
           ,
           may
           cheerfully
           attend
           those
           weighty
           affairs
           ,
           appertaining
           to
           their
           charge
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           That
           Your
           Majesty
           will
           not
           hereafter
           suffer
           to
           be
           enterprised
           any
           thing
           tending
           to
           the
           Violation
           or
           breach
           of
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           Your
           Petitioners
           shall
           pray
           for
           Your
           Majesties
           long
           and
           prosperous
           Raign
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             This
             is
             the
             perfect
             Copy
             which
             was
             presented
             to
             His
             Majestie
             this
             instant
             
               February
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Febr.
          
           19.
           
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Joseph
             Hunscott
             .
          
           1641.