To the Right Honourable the House of Peers assembled in Parliament, the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent
      
       
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             To the Right Honourable the House of Peers assembled in Parliament, the humble petition of the knights, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county of Kent
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Joseph Hunscott,
             London :
             1641.
          
           
             "This is the perfect copy which was presented to the House of Peers on the eighth of this instant February."
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Church and state -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649 -- Sources.
           Kent (England) -- Politics and government -- Sources.
           Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century
        
      
    
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           ❧
           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           House
           of
           Peers
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           the
           Kinghts
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Ministers
           ,
           Freeholders
           ,
           and
           other
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Kent
             .
          
        
         
           Sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           the
           Petitioners
           do
           with
           Joy
           and
           humble
           thankfulnesse
           acknowledge
           the
           good
           Correspondency
           and
           Concurrence
           ,
           which
           (
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           )
           this
           Honourable
           House
           hath
           held
           with
           the
           Worthy
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           in
           passing
           the
           Bill
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Votes
           of
           the
           Prelates
           in
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           and
           disabling
           them
           from
           Temporall
           Imployments
           ;
           And
           for
           setting
           the
           Kingdom
           into
           a
           Posture
           of
           Warre
           for
           its
           defence
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           Petitioners
           do
           in
           like
           manner
           most
           humbly
           and
           heartily
           prosesse
           .
           That
           they
           will
           ever
           honour
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           their
           power
           defend
           the
           same
           ,
           so
           farre
           as
           your
           Lordships
           shall
           continue
           to
           hold
           Correspondence
           and
           Concurrence
           with
           the
           said
           House
           of
           Commons
           in
           all
           their
           just
           desires
           and
           endeavours
           .
           Upon
           which
           the
           Petitioners
           do
           humbly
           conceive
           ,
           greatly
           dependeth
           the
           Peace
           and
           Welfare
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           Petitioners
           most
           humbly
           pray
           ,
           That
           this
           Honourable
           House
           (
           declaring
           therein
           your
           Noble
           Resolutions
           for
           the
           publike
           good
           )
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           go
           on
           with
           the
           said
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           to
           a
           through
           Reformation
           ,
           especially
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           To
           presse
           dispatch
           for
           the
           ayd
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           ;
           To
           expedite
           proceedings
           against
           Delinquents
           ;
           To
           Vindicate
           Parliament
           Priviledges
           ;
           To
           discover
           ,
           remove
           ,
           and
           punish
           evill
           Councellors
           ;
           To
           deprive
           the
           Popish
           Lords
           of
           their
           Votes
           ;
           To
           difarm
           and
           search
           out
           Papists
           ,
           and
           put
           them
           into
           safe
           custody
           ;
           To
           suppresse
           Masse
           ,
           both
           in
           publike
           and
           private
           ;
           To
           cast
           out
           scandalous
           Ministers
           ,
           plant
           painfull
           Preachers
           every where
           ;
           And
           discover
           who
           are
           Church
           Papists
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           known
           Recusants
           ,
        
         
           And
           the
           Petitioners
           shall
           daily
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             This
             is
             the
             perfect
             Copy
             which
             was
             presented
             to
             the
             House
             of
             Peers
             on
             the
             eighth
             of
             this
             instant
             
               February
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           to
           
             Joseph
             Hunsco●t
             .
          
           1641.