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A75529	The apprentices of Londons petition presented to the Honourable Court of Parliament. Humbly shewing unto them the manifold abuses of their apprentiship, how the Frenchmen, Dutch, and Walloones, doe deprive them of their ancient customes, and former liberties in their trade. Describing also the bloody proceedings of the papists in Ireland, and to vindicate their masters losses by the Protestants there persecuted. Likewise in devoting the prelates, and lordly bishops, which insult too much over the whole clergie, as the whole kingdome besides. As also speaking of the Jesuites, that were condemned. Subscribed, and presented with the names of above 30000. apprentices.		1641 (1641)	Wing A3586; Thomason E180_18; ESTC R12607	2,921	8

THE Apprentices of Londons PETITION Presented to the Honourable Court of Parliament Humbly shewing unto them the manifold Abuses of their Apprentiship how the Frenchmen Dutch and Walloones doe deprive them of their ancient Customes and former Liberties in their Trade Describing also the Bloody proceedings of the Papists in IRELAND and to vindicate their Masters losses by the Protestants there persecuted Likewise in devoting the Prelates and Lordly Bishops which insult too much over the whole Clergie as the whole Kingdome besides As also speaking of the Jesuites that were Condemned Subscribed and presented with the Names of above 30000. Apprentices London LONDON Printed for John Greensmith 1641. The Apprentices of LONDONS Petition Humbly sheweth THat the injuries and abuses done unto us are many and the grievances and oppressions which hereupon we have suffered at sundry times are manifold wherefore we in the generall and universall name of Us all doe presume to present our pressures and impendent injuries to your Honours of whom onely we can expect redresse and of none other For whereas this City hath bin renowned in the gazing eye of the world and the magnificent enemies thereof applauded both to the glorious fame of this State and Kingdome of all other Neighbour Countries and Nations Yet the Rites and Liberties thereof being somewhat detracted abused as also the Lawes and ancient Customes thereof being extenuated by some malignant and ill-affected persons it now becomes as much deplorable in the sight of all men and whereas this City should have been a Patterne of Piety and goodnesse regularly embraced to the whole Kingdome besides it is now by the means of divers ill-planted members hereof become an example of Schismaticall disturbances and distractions We therefore implore your Honours withall humility to restore our former Liberties of which lately we have been deprived and to regulate in an exact ratification the Lawes and pristine Statutes of this City to the preservation of them of which there is a requisite necessity in these perilous and confused times in confirming the said ancient custome hereof And first we beseech your Honours to take into consideration the intolerable abuse of our Apprentiship for where we by coerion are necessarily compelled to serve seven or eight yeares at least before wee can have the immunity and freedome of this City to trade in Those which are meere Strangers doe snatch this Freedome from us and pull the Trades out of our owne hands so that by this meanes when our times are fully expired wee doe then begin in a manner to suffer a second Apprentiship to them who doe thus domineere over us in our owne Trades This is the cause that so many breake every yeare seeing that their Trading is stolne out of their hands to the great discomfort and confusion of us all Moreover when we are out of our times and should then begin to trade in the world we can get neither House or Shop for our money in regard that these Forraigners and strangers as there are many French Dutch Walloones c. will give any money to snatch them from us and this is the chiefest cause that houses are so excessive deare in this City and by this meanes many of us loose the losse of yeares trade and time and are compelled to turne Journeymen Wherefore we solely depend on your Honours favourable gracious and auxiliary opitulation beseeching you to re-erect that which lately have been pull'd downe And notwithstanding this abuse there is a second danger hangs over viz. the fearefull dangers perillous plots and conspiracies which have and are still pretended by the Papists against us which causeth a promiscuous muting in this Kingdome Their exulcerated envy I confess● have been oftentimes kindled in a sp●rke ●her● but thankes be to God their m●lice could never take fire here in England untill now they are come to a full flame in Ireland whose Rebellious Actions are so inhumane that it would draw teares from an adamantine eye to thinke of their bloody and Tyrannicall proceedings Wherefore we humbly beseech your Honours to take their groaning misery into your Christian and charitable consideration that the flourishing roote of Protestants be not suffered to be fully eradicated to the great discomfort of all men in these Kingdomes Moreover we earnestly desire your Honours that you would be pleased to send some speedy ayde and auxiliary assistance unto them for otherwise it will be a great detriment and dammage to divers in this City in respect that most of your Petitioners Masters have great summes of money which many of those Protestants doe owe unto them In that regard they will be great loosers thereby unlesse they be restored unto their former estate which will be a meanes to breake and undoe many in this Cittie to the great discomfort and losse of your Petitioners Therefore we beseech you to revolve the manifold abuses which they have done and unlesse you that are the reall Phisitians of the state to purge this Kingdome from those Sores that doth contaminate it doe lay a restoratiue plaister to those mortall wounds that are given by the Papists they will suddenly canker and turne to Phlebotomie Alas 't is unknowne what danger we are involved in neither can we receive any comfort in our trade in respect of these manifold perils which your Petitioners Masters are in both in danger of their estates and feare of their lives Omit not there fore we intreat you so heavy and weighty an importance seeing that our necessary dependance waites on your Honours to relieve us That after ages and late posteritie may en-chronicle so famous a deed to your perpetuall Fame and the immortall glory of this Kingdome But that we may consummate all our greivances and necessities in one bundle and that you may give your Verdict to each particular of our pressures in one contract we will proceed to our third griefe expecting herein your favourable reflection on us viz the insulting Domination of the Lordly Bishop of Canterbury and some others who triumph with too much arrogant insolencie over us and their poore Bretheren of the Cleargie and if please your honours to looke backe on their misdemeanors you may easily conceive how many great and unsufferable crimes they stand guiltie of wherefore on bended knees expressing the humble allegiance of our hearts we your Petitioners intreate your Honours with a favorable aspect to view the just desires of this oppressed Jsarel let not we beseech you these Absoloms that in the time they had Pattents for their persecution made it no scruple to persecute their owne fathers let them not linger protract not time but let not their punishments be any longer deferd for they haue oppressed the whole Kingdome they were the first cause of that Commotion in Scotland But now thankes be to God concluded in an exact peace and universall Pacification Yea they have been generally acknowledged to have beene the chiefe and sole cause of this Rebellious insurrection in Jreland to the Epidemicall danger of both Kingdomes and the particuler griefe of each Subiect Your Petitioners therefore bearing the quotidian cryes of the people in what lamentable deploration they exclaime daily against these Lordly Bishops and Archbishops doe beseech you to revolve their insultations and what generall danger they have brought into the State and wofull perils to the whole Commons and doe therefore request your Honours to clip off some of their illimited power and extended authority And that they would be devoted out of the house of Peeres for they hinder and procrastinate the establishment of Religion which have beene a long time expected to the universall griefe of this whole Nation Moreover we interpose with them the Romish Iesuites that sting the Common wealth with their seducing allurements to the extenuation of our Protestant Religion and the advancement of the Court of Rome wherefore in respect that the Rebels in Ireland being their Confederates doe so persecute the Protestants there without any humane partiality we beseech you not to be too clement unto them in sparing them especially when the sentence of the Law is gone upon them We beseech you therefore favourably to consider of our Petition and we will forever labour with our full force and power to defend your Honours to the vttermost of our might Thus we humbly desire your grave and judicious Counsels herein hoping your generall ascents and consents hereunto which will be great service done to God great fame to the Kingdome and especially great credit to your Honours And wee shall be bound to pray c. 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