To the present visible supreame power, assembled at VVestminster The humble petition, and desires of many thousand well-affected persons, in, and about the city of London, in behalf of themselves and the whole Kingdome. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74121 of text186 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[75]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. 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A74121) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162971) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f13[75]) To the present visible supreame power, assembled at VVestminster The humble petition, and desires of many thousand well-affected persons, in, and about the city of London, in behalf of themselves and the whole Kingdome. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1649] Imprint from Thomason catalogue. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 27: 1648". eng Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A74121 186 (Thomason 669.f.13[75]). civilwar no To the present visible supreame power, assembled at VVestminster. The humble petition, and desires of many thousand well-affected persons, i England and Wales. Parliament. 1649 829 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the present visible Supreame Power , Assembled at VVEST MINSTER . The Humble Petition , and desires of many thousand well-affected persons , in , and about the City of London , in behalf of themselves and the whole Kingdome . Humbly sheweth , THat your Petitioners being sensible what it is to offend the Almighty , and procure his wrath upon our selves and our posterity , ( as also of the misery of a late and lasting War ) and how dangerous a thing it is to offend against the very light of Conscience , and to dally with Oathes and Covenants , &c. And having taken into our Consideration the present straits we are in , if under one hand we shall oppose or speak against those present visible powers in being : Or on the other hand , shall violate the Oath of Allegeance , ( which we were forced to take when we became Free-men , and Subjects to the King ) the Protestation , and the late Solemne League and Covenant , all which we have , by many learned Divines , beene from time to time taught that they ought not to be violated , and that from the same we could not be absolved . But so it is , as we humbly conceive , if we shall comply with our Brethren in laying aside of the King , the Parliament , the present Settled Lawes , and Constitutions of this Kingdome ; and shall side with , and abbet in deposing of the King , and His Posterity , the dismembring of Parliament , the defrauding of Fellow-members of their Freedome , for to Chuse , or to be Chosen , in places of Office and Trust in the Kingdome ; we shall thereby violate our Oathes , give up our undoubted Rights to others , offend God , and sinne against the light of our own Consciences : Or if not , we shall expose our selves , and Estates , into the power of those , who ( by the known Lawes , and undoubted Rights , belonging and appertaining unto the Subjects of England ) have no power over us , and to be tryed , and disposed by unwritten , and uncertaine Dictates , Lawes and Rules , to which we never gave the least consent , nor had the least knowledge of . Neither are we ignorant of what evill Consequences to this Kingdome , the deposing of former Kings hath been , witnesse the Story of Henry the Fourth , and others : And how God from time to time , hath taken vengeance on Covenant-breakers , ( though it was amongst Heathens themselves ) who have made specious pretences of good , untill they have gotten power into their owne hands , &c. and of the sad consequences that have risen from the change of Government in a State , witness that of Athens , &c. All which , we beseech you to take into your serious consideration , ( know you not yet that ENGLAND is destroyed ) before our miseries come inevitably upon us , and there be no remedy , nor hopes of Restauration to our hoped-for Peace and Tranquility ; and that for the prevention of the fore-mentioned evills felt or feared , 1. You will please to propound to the whole Kingdome , ( and not a part only ) that they , within a certaine time to be limited , convene together , to declare their approbation of the present Members , or to chuse others instead of them : which Parliament so freely and satisfactorily chosen by the whole Kingdome , may ( with the advice of our Brethren of Scotland ) consult , and advise for the speedy Setling the Peace of both Kingdomes upon sure and lasting Bases . 2. That for matter of Religion and Church-Government , you will please to take advice of an Assembly of Ministers , Convened out of England , Scotland , and Holland , that so the better satisfaction may be given , as to your selves , so to the whole Kingdome . 3. That you will declare unto us , what immunities you will please to grant , to those that discent from , and cannot in Conscience joyne with the now propounded Agreement , or Propositions drawn up and propounded by a few unto the whole Kingdome , &c. and that , though in some meane condition , we may live in peace amongst our Brethren , who once declared it as most unreasonable , for all Government to be in the hands of a Party , &c. Therefore our humble desire is , that your Honour ; would be pleased to take the premises into your serious Consideration : which granted , Your Petitioners shall ever pray , &c.