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A39625
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Five matters of state, which hath lately hapned between His Majesty, and His High Court of Parliament ...
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Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament.
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1642
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Wing F1112; ESTC R22451
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FIVE Matters of State which hath lately hapned between his Majesty and his high Court of PARLIAMENT First His Majesties Demands to the Gentry of Yorke-shire concerning the Towne of Hull answered by two severall parties Secondly The humble Answer of those who petitioned to his Majesty the thirtieth of April and divers other Knights and Gentlemen of that Country Thirdly the humble answer of the Gentry of the County of Yorke Fourthly A Letter sent from Hull to the Right Worshipfull the high Sheriffes of York-shire together with the Gentrie of that Countie now attending his Majesties pleasure at York Fifthly The htmble Petition of the Gentrie Ministers and Freeholders of the Countie Palatine of Chester presented to his Majestie at York 1642. London Printed for F. Coules and T. Bates 164â— His Majesties demands to the Gentry of York-Shire concerning the Towne of Hull Answered by two severall parties WEe conceive that the substance of His Majesties proposition unto us the 30. of April consisted in two particulars First to know Whether wee would defend his Majesties Royall Person from violence or no according to our duties Secondly To have our advice concerning his Majesties not being admitted into his Towne of Hull and how his Majesty may be vindicated in his honour for that affront and how he may be put into the possession of his owne The humble Answer of those who Petitioned your Majesty the 30. of April and divers other Knights and Gentlemen May it please your most Excellent Majesty WEe shall be ready to defend his Majesties person from violence by all such waies as the Law and our duties bind us And for the meanes to uindicate your Majesties honour and to put you into possession of your owne Wee conceive that the best advice that we can offer unto your Majesty is humbly to desire you to hearken to the Counsels of your Parliament who we assure our selves will bee carefull of your Majesties person and honour and to whom your Majesty hath already bin pleased to direct a message to that purpose The humble Answer of the Gentry of the County of Yorke ACcording to Your Majesties Command to Your Majesties proposition we professe our willingnesse as in duty wee are bound to defend your Majesties Sacred person against all Forraigne and Domestick attempts to the uttermost of our power and as our allegiance binds us And for the keeping of your Majesties honour touching the businesse of Hull Your Majesty being pleased to commend it to Your Parliament the high Counsell of Your Kingdome wee doe humbly crave pardon that wee doe not interpose But forasmuch as Your Majesty may looke for a particular satisfaction at our hands wee humbly and heartily professe that wee shall be ready to serve Your Majesty in the same and all other occasions with our lives and fortunes as farre as your Majesty shall bee pleased legally to enable and command us To the Kings most Excellent Majestie The humble petition of the Gentrie Ministers and Free-Holders of the Countie Palatine of Chester and of the Inquests serving at the Assizes for the body of the said Countie Presented to his Majestie at Yorke May 7. 1642. Humbly sheweth THat though our heart-breaking griefes have beene many and great through a lively apprehension of our wofull distractions which have beene of late much encreased by this long night of your absence from your great Councell yet we have had some surviving reliques of hope that the sighs and grones the teares and prayers of so many dutifull and well affected Subjects from all parts might in time have been accepted and at length have proved powerfull to have melted your royall brest into compassion and with such a loving and pleasant violence might have won you to embrace againe with all tendernesse your whole Kingdom as it is at this present represented in Parliament But now we lament that even those hopes appeare to us gashly as breathing their last having little vigour remaining in them to uphold our hearts for our sorrowes are doubled our feares multiplyed by the report of your Majesties resolutions to undertake a dangerous voyage into your Kingdome of Ireland whereon wee look with much wonder astonishment far be it from you dread Soveraigne to blame our hearts which guided by the strength of Law and dutie cannot consent to a journey so perillous by which your Royall Person wherein wee challenge so great an interest that it is no more Yours than ours shall undergoe varietie of dangers by sea and land wind and waters having no difference betwixt a King and his meanest vassall And if God the Guardian and preserver of Princes shall safely waft you over what valuable securitie can bee given us of Your life being amongst such Popish barbarous and cruell Rebels as having banished the sense of all Religion Pietie and Humanitie and rejecting God and you their King from raigning over them do continue to murther daily your innocent and Protestant Subjects of all ages sexes and conditions and which they would perswade the world they doe act by Your Authoritie Approbation and Command thereby heaping vengeance upon their owne heads and rendring them uncapable and unworthy the thoughts of the least grace and favour let Your Iustice we beseech Your Majesty have its proper work upon them and your mercie upon us by granting our most humble prayers to these particulars To comfort our hearts by your residing where you may with best conveniencie consult with your great Councell before you thus hazard your Person and your people To consider to what danger hereby you expose us to the Popish faction when your Majestie shall leave us naked and not put into a posture of defence to repell the rage and attempts of the enemies to our Religion when wee have too just cause to feare that they do but wait for an opportunitie to bring to birth their Cruell Conceptions And what so great advantage can they hope for as would be this of Your absence To advise whether this journey would not much retard the intended reliefe for Ireland since upon the first rumour many who were minded to subscribe thereto doe demur in their proceedings and others wish they might recall what they have subscribed Not to â—eprive us at once of that poore remainder of hope we have to reap further good by the endevors of Your Parliament whereof we shall despaire when Your Presence shall be wanting to infuse life in their Propâ—sals and Conclusions To beleeve that a jâ—urney to White-Hall will be the more fâ—r Your Honour and safetie and far more acceptable to your truest Subjâ—cts than a voyage to Ireland To view at our humble entreaty that part of King Davids story who being resolved in person to war against his owne Rebels acquainted the people with his intention in these words of resolution I will go with you my selfe also but his best Subjects that were ready to hazard their lives for him would not suffâ—r him to venture his regall Person