To a gentleman, a member of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87906 of text R210542 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.10[66]). 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. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A87906 Wing L1313 Thomason 669.f.10[66] ESTC R210542 99869329 99869329 162603 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A87906) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162603) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f10[66]) To a gentleman, a member of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1646] Signed and dated at end of letter: Newgate July 8. 1646. Sir, Your servant Roger L'estrange. Includes [after letter]: To the honourable the Commons assembled in Parliament. The petition of Roger L'estrange, prisoner in Newgate. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A87906 R210542 (Thomason 669.f.10[66]). civilwar no To a gentleman, a member of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir 1646 607 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. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To a Gentleman , a Member of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT . Sir , YOur Birth speakes you capable of honour , and reason ; your profession , of Pietie and Religion ; Your imployment , and Interest , they furnish you with occasion , and power of exercising those offices : which your qualitie , and protestations oblige you to . My misfortune wants such a friend , and necessitates me thus to seeke him : having attempted all other modest , and ordinary wayes in vaine . If you be that gallant man , be pleased to know , that I have suffered above twenty months imprisonment ; with what effect , either in order to my subsistence or health , I forbeare ; for Sir , I intend only a sober representation of my condition , and desires : no Libell , or Satyre , As for my condition , It is such , as will speedily , and certainly destroy me , I hope better things ; But if I be destinate to ruine , me thinkes I might perish by some way more worthy of a GENTLEMAN . then to languish and expire among Whores and Theeves . As for my desires , My Petition speakes them : and I would not be much impertinent . My Request ( Sir ) to you , is only that you will present this postscript-Petition to the House , and but so far to favour it : as you feele your selfe in Honour and Humanitie concerned . If any man can object , and prove it , that I have ever abused any Liberty , or Civility I have received ; or that I have in the least scruple receded , from what I beleeved just and honest , let me dye for it . If not , I hope my sufferings may have expiated for my diversitie of opinion . I doe presage , this paper will heare much of vanity and ostentation . In truth I doe not like any thing of singularity ; but being reduced to this choice , either to rot in a Goale , or thus to importune my liberty , having none other way left me ; This necessity ( I hope ) will justifie and excuse the course I have now taken . It is possible , a providence may conveigh this trifle into some kinder hand then I am yet acquainted with . If not , Facilis Jactura , It is but an Essay lost ; If otherwise , This letter is yours . So am I ; both by obligation , and purchase : If you be that kind soule , who will make me , mine owne . Newgate July 8. 1646. Sir , Your servant Roger L'estrange . To the honourable the Commons assembled in Parliament . The Petition of Roger L'estrange , Prisoner in Newgate Humbly Sheweth , THat your Petitioner hath suffered a long , chargeable , and harsh confinement ; wherby he is exposed to a certaine , and swift destruction , either by want , sicknesse , or both : without a seasonable redresse . Wherefore he makes it his humble suite to this Honourable House , that he may either upon his Parole , or security , enjoy such liberty : as Your Honours shall judge proper , and necessary for his preservation , Your Petitioner standing engaged , not to act , or advise any thing of preiudice , to the Parliament . And your Petitioner shall ever pray , &c.