The declaration of the gentry, of the county of Norfolk, and of the county and city of Norvvich
      
       
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             The declaration of the gentry, of the county of Norfolk, and of the county and city of Norvvich
             Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1660].
          
           
             Praying for a free Parliament and the recall of the Members secluded in 1648.
             Imprint from Wing.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan 31 1659".
             Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Taxation -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
           Norfolk (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
           Broadsides -- England -- London
        
      
    
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           THE
           DECLARATION
           Of
           the
           GENTRY
           ,
           of
           the
           COUNTY
           of
           NORFOLK
           ,
           And
           of
           the
           COUNTY
           and
           CITY
           of
           NORVVICH
           .
        
         
           VVE
           the
           Gentry
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Norfolk
             ,
          
           and
           County
           and
           City
           of
           
             Norwich
             ,
          
           being
           deeply
           affected
           with
           the
           sence
           of
           our
           sad
           Distractions
           and
           Divisions
           ,
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           wearied
           with
           the
           miseries
           of
           an
           Unnatural
           Civil
           War
           ,
           the
           too
           Frequent
           Interruptions
           of
           Government
           ,
           the
           Imposition
           of
           several
           heavy
           Taxes
           ,
           and
           the
           loud
           Out-cries
           of
           multitudes
           of
           undone
           ,
           and
           almost
           Famished
           People
           ,
           occasioned
           by
           the
           General
           decay
           of
           Trade
           ,
           which
           hath
           spread
           it self
           throughout
           the
           whole
           Nation
           ,
           and
           these
           Counties
           in
           particular
           ;
           and
           having
           met
           together
           ,
           and
           consulted
           what
           may
           best
           remedy
           ,
           and
           remove
           our
           ,
           and
           the
           Nations
           present
           Grievances
           and
           Distractions
           ,
           Do
           humbly
           conceive
           ,
           that
           the
           chief
           Expedient
           will
           be
           ,
           the
           recalling
           of
           those
           Members
           that
           were
           secluded
           in
           1648
           ,
           and
           sat
           before
           the
           Force
           put
           upon
           the
           Parliament
           (
           We
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Norfolk
             )
          
           being
           by
           such
           Seclusion
           ,
           deprived
           of
           any
           Person
           to
           represent
           us
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           )
           and
           also
           by
           filling
           up
           the
           Vacant
           Places
           thereof
           ;
           and
           all
           to
           be
           Admitted
           without
           any
           Oath
           ,
           or
           Engagement
           ,
           previous
           to
           their
           Entrance
           ;
           which
           being
           done
           ,
           We
           shall
           be
           ready
           to
           acquiesce
           ,
           and
           submit
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           to
           the
           Judgment
           and
           Authority
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           without
           which
           Authority
           ,
           the
           People
           of
           
             England
          
           cannot
           be
           obliged
           to
           pay
           any
           Taxes
           .
        
         
           
             
               This
               Declaration
               ,
               subscribed
               by
               three
               hundred
               Gentlemen
               ,
               was
               delivered
               to
               the
               Honourable
            
             Will
             :
             Lenthall
             ,
             
               Speaker
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               on
               Saturday
               the
               Eight
               and
               Twentieth
               of
               January
               ,
            
             1659.
             
             
               By
               the
               Lord
            
             Richardson
             ,
             Sr
             John
             Ho
             bart
             ,
             
               and
            
             Sr
             Horatio
             Tounsend
             ,
             
               Baronets
               .