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             The petition of Mr. Praise-God Barebone, and several others, to the Parliament. Presented on Thursday the 9th of February, 1659.
             Barbon, Praisegod, 1596?-1679.
          
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           The
           Petition
           of
           Mr.
           
             Praise-God
             Barebone
             ,
          
           and
           several
           others
           ,
           to
           the
           PARLIAMENT
           .
        
         
           Presented
           on
           
             
               Thursday
            
             the
             9th
             of
             
               February
               ,
            
             1659.
             
          
        
         
           THE
           House
           being
           informed
           that
           divers
           Petitioners
           wer
           at
           the
           Door
           ,
           they
           were
           called
           in
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Praise-God
             Barebone
          
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           rest
           ,
           being
           come
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           addressing
           himself
           to
           Mr.
           
           Speaker
           ,
           said
           ,
           we
           are
           come
           to
           wait
           upon
           this
           Honourable
           House
           with
           a
           Petition
           from
           such
           as
           are
           lovers
           of
           the
           
             Good
             Old
             Cause
             ;
          
           the
           Petitioners
           are
           such
           as
           have
           adhered
           to
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           are
           lovers
           of
           Justice
           ,
           Righteousness
           ,
           Freedom
           ,
           and
           lovers
           of
           a
           Common-wealth
           ,
           accounting
           it
           the
           best
           Government
           :
           There
           are
           many
           Subscriptions
           ,
           I
           may
           say
           thousands
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           names
           I
           do
           humbly
           present
           it
           to
           you
           :
           And
           thereupon
           presented
           the
           Petition
           ,
           who
           being
           withdrawn
           ,
           the
           Petition
           was
           read
           ,
           and
           is
           as
           followeth
           ;
        
         
           
             To
             the
             PARLIAMENT
             of
             the
             Commonwealth
             of
             
               England
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Representation
               and
               Address
               of
               the
               Well-affected
               Persons
               ,
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               Cities
               of
            
             London
             
               and
            
             Westminster
             ,
             
               and
               places
               adjacent
               ,
               being
               faithful
               and
               constant
               Adherers
               to
               this
               Parliament
               ,
               who
               are
               resolved
               (
               by
               the
               assistance
               of
               Almighty
               God
               )
               to
               stand
               by
               ,
               assert
               ,
               and
               maintain
               their
               Authority
               ,
               against
               all
               opposers
               ,
               notwithstanding
               the
               present
               confidence
               and
               bold
               attempts
               of
               the
               Promoters
               of
               Regal
               Interest
               ,
               by
               the
               declared
               Enemies
               of
               their
               Cause
               and
               Authority
               .
            
          
           
             WHereas
             
               the
               good
               Old
               Cause
            
             was
             for
             Civil
             and
             Christian
             Liberty
             ,
             against
             Oppression
             and
             Persecution
             ;
             The
             Oppressors
             and
             Persecutors
             ,
             were
             chiefly
             the
             King
             ,
             his
             Lords
             and
             Clergy
             ,
             and
             their
             Adherents
             ,
             who
             to
             effect
             their
             designs
             ,
             raised
             War
             against
             the
             
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Whereupon
             the
             
               Parliament
            
             in
             defence
             of
             Civil
             and
             Christian
             Liberty
             ,
             call
             the
             oppressed
             and
             persecuted
             to
             their
             aid
             ,
             by
             whose
             assistance
             the
             Oppressors
             and
             Persecutors
             have
             been
             subdued
             ,
             Kingship
             and
             Peerage
             abolished
             ,
             and
             persecution
             checkt
             ;
             by
             which
             the
             number
             of
             conscientious
             Friends
             to
             the
             
               Parliament
               ,
            
             have
             been
             so
             exceedingly
             encreased
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             now
             (
             by
             Gods
             assistance
             )
             in
             a
             far
             more
             able
             capacity
             of
             keeping
             down
             their
             enemies
             ,
             than
             they
             were
             in
             those
             times
             when
             they
             subdued
             them
             .
          
           
             Nevertheless
             ,
             so
             watchful
             hath
             the
             restless
             enemy
             been
             to
             make
             advantage
             ,
             that
             what
             (
             time
             after
             time
             )
             he
             hath
             lost
             in
             the
             Field
             ,
             he
             hath
             endeavoured
             to
             regain
             ,
             even
             in
             the
             Parliaments
             Council
             ;
             where
             because
             he
             had
             not
             the
             Face
             openly
             to
             bring
             in
             the
             King
             ,
             with
             the
             former
             oppressions
             and
             persecutions
             ,
             they
             shrowded
             and
             vailed
             themselves
             ,
             one
             while
             under
             a
             Personal
             Treaty
             ,
             another
             while
             ,
             under
             a
             Cloak
             of
             Zeal
             ,
             against
             Blasphemy
             and
             Heresie
             ,
             their
             endeavours
             being
             to
             bring
             in
             the
             King
             upon
             any
             terms
             ;
             to
             cherish
             the
             persecuting
             party
             ,
             and
             to
             brow-beat
             their
             most
             conscientious
             Opposers
             .
          
           
             Upon
             which
             pretences
             ,
             nevertheless
             they
             have
             ,
             through
             tract
             of
             time
             ,
             and
             the
             unsettledness
             of
             Government
             ,
             prevailed
             so
             far
             ,
             as
             under
             the
             notion
             of
             a
             moderate
             Party
             ,
             to
             get
             the
             subtillest
             of
             their
             Friends
             into
             many
             places
             of
             Trust
             and
             Command
             ,
             both
             Civil
             and
             Military
             ,
             through
             whose
             countenance
             and
             encouragement
             ,
             albeit
             the
             Parliament
             upon
             good
             Grounds
             ,
             Voted
             the
             Government
             by
             King
             and
             Lords
             useless
             ,
             burdensom
             and
             dangerous
             ;
             and
             declare
             very
             largely
             for
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             yet
             of
             late
             a
             general
             boldness
             hath
             been
             taken
             ,
             to
             plead
             a
             necessary
             of
             returning
             to
             the
             Government
             of
             King
             and
             Lords
             ,
             a
             taking
             in
             of
             the
             Kings
             Son
             ,
             or
             which
             is
             all
             one
             ,
             for
             a
             return
             of
             the
             justly
             secluded
             Members
             ,
             or
             a
             Free
             Parliament
             ,
             without
             due
             Qualifications
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Good
             Old
             Cause
             of
             Liberty
             ,
             and
             Freedom
             (
             so
             long
             contended
             for
             against
             Regal
             Interest
             ▪
             with
             the
             expence
             of
             much
             Blood
             and
             Treasure
             )
             and
             the
             assertors
             thereof
             ,
             will
             be
             prostituted
             to
             satisfie
             the
             lusts
             of
             the
             Enemies
             of
             the
             Common-wealth
             ,
             where
             in
             they
             have
             prevailed
             so
             far
             ,
             that
             unless
             all
             conscientious
             persons
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             Army
             ,
             Navy
             and
             Common-wealth
             ,
             do
             speedily
             unite
             ,
             and
             watchfully
             look
             about
             them
             ,
             as
             the
             Sword
             will
             certainly
             (
             though
             secretly
             and
             silently
             )
             be
             stolen
             out
             of
             their
             hands
             ;
             so
             also
             will
             they
             find
             all
             Civil
             Authority
             fall
             suddenly
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             their
             enraged
             enemies
             ,
             and
             a
             return
             of
             all
             those
             violences
             ,
             oppressions
             and
             persecutions
             which
             have
             cost
             so
             much
             Blood
             and
             Treasure
             to
             extirpate
             .
          
           
             The
             Serious
             apprehensions
             whereof
             ,
             hath
             stirred
             up
             your
             cordial
             friends
             to
             desire
             you
             to
             use
             all
             possible
             endeavours
             to
             prevent
             the
             Commonwealths
             adversaries
             in
             this
             their
             most
             dangerous
             Stratagem
             ;
             And
             as
             the
             most
             effectual
             means
             thereunto
             ;
             We
             pray
             ,
          
           
             I.
             
               That
               you
               will
               admit
               no
               person
               or
               persons
               to
               Sit
               ,
            
             
             
               or
               Vote
               in
               this
               ,
               or
               any
               future
               Parliament
               ,
               or
               Council
               of
               State
               ,
               or
               to
               be
               in
               any
               Office
               or
               Judicatory
               ,
               or
               any
               Publick
               Trust
               in
               the
               Commonwealth
               ,
               or
               Command
               in
               the
               Army
               ,
               Navy
               ,
               or
               Garrisons
               ,
               or
               to
               be
               a
               publick
               Preacher
               to
               the
               people
               at
               Sea
               or
               Land
               ,
               or
               any
               Instructer
               of
               youth
               ,
               except
               such
               only
               as
               shall
               ABJURE
               ,
               or
               by
               Solemn
               Engagement
               renounce
               the
               pretended
               Title
               ,
               or
               Titles
               of
            
             Charles
             Stewart
             ,
             
               and
               the
               whole
               Line
               of
               the
               late
               King
            
             James
             ;
             
               and
               of
               every
               other
               person
               ,
               as
               a
               single
               person
               ,
               pretending
               ,
               or
               which
               shall
               pretend
               to
               the
               Crown
               or
               Government
               of
               these
               Nations
               of
            
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             
               and
            
             Ireland
             ,
             
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               the
               Dominions
               and
               Territories
               belonging
               to
               them
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               single
               person
               ,
               Kingship
               ,
               Peerage
               ,
               or
               any
               power
               co-ordinate
               with
               the
               peoples
               Representatives
               in
               Parliament
               ;
               And
               all
               coercive
               power
               in
               matter
               of
               Religion
               ,
               according
               to
               a
               Vote
               of
               a
               Grand
               Committee
               of
               this
               Parliament
               ,
               of
               the
            
             11
             
               of
            
             Sept.
             1659.
             
          
           
             II.
             
               We
               further
               pray
               ,
               That
               it
               may
               be
               Enacted
               ,
               That
               whosoever
               shall
               move
               ,
               offer
               ,
               or
               propound
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               Council
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               Court
               ,
               or
               publick
               meeting
               ,
               any
               matter
               or
               thing
               ,
               in
               order
               to
               the
               introducing
               of
            
             Charles
             Stewart
             ,
             
               or
               any
               of
               that
               Family
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               single
               Person
               ,
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
               Coercive
               power
               in
               matters
               of
               Religion
               ,
               or
               any
               power
               co-ordinate
               with
               the
               peoples
               Representatives
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               may
               be
               deemed
               and
               adjudged
               guilty
               of
               High
               Treason
               ,
               and
               may
               suffer
               the
               pains
               and
               penalties
               thereof
               .
               And
               that
               whosever
               shall
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               Council
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               publick
               Court
               ,
               or
               meeting
               ,
               move
               for
               ,
               or
               propose
               the
               revocation
               of
               this
               Law
               (
               when
               by
               you
               Enacted
               )
               may
               be
               deemed
               and
               judged
               guilty
               of
               High
               Treason
               ,
               and
               suffer
               the
               pains
               and
               penalties
               thereof
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               prosecution
               whereof
               ,
               we
               shall
               stand
               by
               You
               ,
               with
               our
               Estates
               and
               Lives
               ,
               to
               assert
               and
               maintain
               your
               Authority
               ,
               against
               all
               oppositions
               whatsoever
               :
               Notwithstanding
               the
               present
               Confidence
               ,
               and
               bold
               Attempts
               of
               Yours
               and
               our
               Enemies
               .
            
          
           
             
               Signed
               by
               ,
               
                 &c.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 Resolved
                 ,
              
               That
               the
               Petitioners
               have
               the
               thanks
               of
               the
               House
               for
               the
               expression
               of
               their
               good
               affections
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               The
               Petitioners
               being
               again
               called
               in
               ,
               Mr.
               
               Speaker
               gave
               them
               this
               answer
               .
            
             
               Gentlemen
               ,
               
                 The
                 House
                 have
                 read
                 your
                 Petition
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 do
                 find
                 that
                 you
                 have
                 been
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 constantly
                 born
                 them
                 good
                 affections
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 your
                 affections
                 are
                 the
                 same
                 still
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 expressions
                 of
                 your
                 good
                 affections
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 hath
                 commanded
                 me
                 to
                 give
                 you
                 Thanks
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 Names
                 I
                 do
                 give
                 you
                 Thanks
                 accordingly
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A78136e-30
           
             These
             Petitioners
             declare
             themselves
             disaffected
             to
             conscientious
             men
             in
             Civil
             &
             Military
             imployment
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             godly
             Ministers
             ,
             as
             his
             Excellency
             the
             L.
             Gen.
             
               Monck
            
             doth
             take
             notice
             in
             the
             9
             &
             10
             
               pages
            
             of
             his
             Letter
             ,
             dated
             from
             
               Whitehall
               Febr.
            
             11.
             1659.