A malicious man makes reasons To the honourable knights, citizens, and burgesses, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of Prince Butler prays ... Butler, Prince. 1700 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A51690 Wing M320A ESTC R217759 99829405 99829405 33844 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. 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The Humble Petition of Prince Butler prays your Honours if you think it good Countenance , or no good Countenance , Right , or Wrong , Money , or no Money , Bawdy , or not Bawdy , Bastard , or no Bastard , Irish or no Irish , Alive , or Dead , to desire his Majesty and Secretary , by an Address , ( whether they are , or will be ill inform'd , or not ) to give or not give him positively without blushing , trembling , doubting , undervaluing , or scorning , an open general Letter to their Ambassadors abroad , that the Ambassador where he Arrives , ( whether he is or will be ill informed or not ) may desire the King , or Prince with his Secretary , to hear himself read his Grievances publickly or privately before them , and after a clear hearing to answer him as they please ; and the said Ambassador may give , or not give him Bed , and Bread , until he gets his answer in Writing , or not in writing from Court. And he prays your Honours , to desire his Majesty to give , or not give him Travelling-Money to Vienna , the Emperors Court , and he will pray . One Reason is good until another is told , and sometimes both Reasons are good ; And the Injurer makes Reasons . The Petitioner prays to be heard at your Bar and he prays your Honours to give , or not give him a Certificate of all the Villanies and Shams , you may or shall hear reported of him by orders of Prince Pamphylion to the King , or your selves , without saying any thing to the contrary . He prays your ignorant Honours , Ill informed or not , Disdainful or not , Scornful or not , Purse-proud or not , Bribed any of you all in general or not , to read this present Case Nicely . and Attentively , from the first to the last word in it ; like Honourable , Famous , Sensible , Attentive , Just , Judicoius , Pious , and compassionate Judges , as ye are , and ought to be ; and not to use it as Young , or old Rich or poor malicious People uses often Cases and Papers ; and not to own and prove the King and your selves barbarous , cruel , and inhuman People , to himself , in incredible Afflictions and Miseries these 20. Years .