To the honourable citie of London. The humble petition of Philip Skippon, Esq; : sheweth that your petitioner was a very eminent instrument ...
      
       
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             To the honourable citie of London. The humble petition of Philip Skippon, Esq; : sheweth that your petitioner was a very eminent instrument ...
             Skippon, Philip, d. 1660.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.).
           
             Printed for William Waterson.,
             London: :
             [1660]
          
           
             Date of publication suggested by Wing.
             A satire.
             Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Skippon, Philip, d. 1660.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688.
           Broadsides -- England -- 17th century.
        
      
    
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           TO
           THE
           HONOURABLE
           CITIE
           OF
           LONDON
           .
           
             The
             Humble
             Petition
             of
          
           Philip
           Skippon
           ,
           
             Efq
          
        
         
           SHEWETH
           .
        
         
           THat
           your
           Petitioner
           was
           a
           very
           eminent
           Instrument
           in
           carrying
           on
           the
           Work
           of
           Reformation
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           did
           promote
           the
           Good
           Cause
           with
           the
           same
           zeal
           and
           endeavours
           as
           he
           did
           advance
           himself
           ;
           whereto
           he
           is
           in
           gratitude
           obliged
           to
           say
           ,
           you
           were
           (
           if
           not
           more
           forward
           )
           yet
           equally
           prompt
           with
           your
           Petitioner
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           so
           it
           is
           (
           may
           it
           please
           your
           Honours
           )
           that
           he
           finds
           all
           that
           former
           affection
           towards
           him
           so
           cold
           since
           his
           Patron
           
             Oliver
          
           forsook
           this
           light
           ,
           that
           he
           fears
           you
           will
           bring
           his
           gray
           haires
           down
           with
           sorrow
           to
           his
           grave
           .
           He
           would
           attribute
           this
           change
           of
           your
           favourable
           and
           benigne
           Aspect
           to
           the
           various
           mutations
           of
           the
           Times
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           look
           so
           inauspiciously
           and
           dangerously
           on
           him
           ,
           he
           dares
           not
           think
           on
           them
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           although
           the
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           of
           that
           is
           already
           fled
           with
           his
           money
           beyond
           Sea
           ,
           from
           whence
           he
           is
           alarum'd
           the
           
             Dutch
          
           will
           not
           part
           with
           one
           stiver
           since
           they
           heard
           of
           his
           disgrace
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           streight
           and
           exigence
           he
           hath
           betook
           himself
           to
           his
           Book
           of
           Corollaries
           ,
           the
           Christian
           Souldiers
           Exercise
           ,
           but
           to
           very
           little
           consolation
           ,
           for
           there
           's
           not
           a
           word
           of
           returning
           his
           Coine
           again
           ,
           but
           a
           long
           frivolous
           Discourse
           of
           Patience
           ,
           which
           he
           never
           intended
           for
           himself
           .
           And
           oh
           that
           one
           ray
           of
           Comfort
           more
           would
           shine
           forth
           from
           the
           Bodkins
           and
           Thimbles
           and
           the
           bright
           Plate-candlesticks
           in
           
             Guild-hall
             ,
          
           how
           would
           he
           improve
           such
           an
           advantage
           to
           his
           external
           happiness
           !
           But
           alas
           those
           Silver
           daies
           are
           done
           ,
           and
           this
           iron
           Age
           hath
           overtaken
           your
           poor
           Petitioner
           .
        
         
           Nevertheless
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           Service
           at
           
             Leistithiel
             ,
          
           where
           he
           alone
           despaired
           not
           of
           your
           Cause
           (
           for
           
             Essex
          
           had
           left
           him
           in
           the
           lurch
           ,
           and
           't
           was
           his
           best
           course
           to
           shew
           confidence
           )
           be
           pleased
           to
           consider
           him
           in
           this
           his
           distress
           ,
           and
           befriend
           him
           in
           these
           following
           Requests
           .
        
         
           That
           You
           would
           be
           pleased
           by
           interposing
           Your
           powerfull
           assistance
           with
           the
           Governours
           of
           
             Suttons
          
           Hospital
           ,
           to
           get
           him
           admitted
           a
           Pentioner
           there
           ;
           or
           rather
           that
           You
           would
           please
           to
           obtain
           for
           him
           from
           the
           Parliament
           the
           next
           vacancy
           of
           a
           poore
           
             Knight
             at
             Windsor
             ;
          
           otherwise
           your
           Petitioner
           ,
           for
           all
           General
           
             Moncks
          
           detestation
           of
           Oaths
           and
           Abjuration
           ,
           will
           set
           up
           for
           himself
           a
           
             Knight
             of
             the
             Post
             ,
          
           that
           's
           a
           Military
           as
           well
           as
           Civil
           terme
           ,
           and
           will
           serve
           to
           compensate
           his
           lost
           Command
           of
           Major
           General
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioner
           shall
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             :
          
           Printed
           for
           
             William
             Waterson
             .