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A67732
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The Young-mens and the apprentices outcry, or, An inquisition after the lost fundamentall lawes and liberties of England
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1649
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Wing Y131; ESTC R16464
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justice righteousnesse and safety in it that we hope it will in a very short time levell all self interests before it make it clearly appear to him that claims the greatest persmall share in the government of this Nation that there iâ—no way to obtain the â—â—eâ—â—ve of the understanding English people without which he will never obtain his desired Crown but by a cheerefull hearty and reall promotion of such principles therein â—â—â—ained as doe sufficiently tye hâ—s hands from cutting the peoples throats at his will and pleasure the endeavoring of which exposed his father to that faâ—all end that beâ—ell him which may be a seasonable caveat to all Princes c. to take heed of thaâ— dâ—sâ—crate rock viz. the attempting to govern the people by will and not by Law by force and not by love the onely and alone durable and permaâ—â—â—â—â—ie or bond amongst the sons of men We say that expedient of an Agreement of the free people appears to us to have so much equity righteousnesse and common safety in it that we are resolved to bury all by past DISTASTS at the greatest of English-men that shall heartâ—ly and cordially signe and put forth their power and interest to promote the establishment of the principalls therein contained and in the ADHERING TO AND STANDING BY all such as shall be â—n any danger for walking in such paths we shall through the strength of the Lord God Omnipoâ—ent to the uttermost of our power and abilities resolvedly hazard our lives and all that is dear to us For the effectuall promotion of which said Agreement we are necessiously compeld to resolve in close upon to joyn our selves or our Commissioneâ—s chosen for that end in Counsel with our foresaid Burford friends or their Commissioners and to resolve to run all hazards to methodize all our honest fellow Prentises in all the Wards of London and the out-Pâ—rishes to chuse our their Agents to joyn with us or ours to write Exhortative Epistles to all the honest hearted freemen of England in all the particular Countries thereof to erect severall Councels amongst themselves out of which we shall desire and exhort them to chuse Agâ—â—â— or Commissioners impowered and intrusted by them speedily to meet us and the Agâ—â—â—â— of all ours and the Agreement of the People adherents at London resolvedly to consider of a speedy and effectuall method and way how to promote the Election of a new and eâ—â—all Representative or Parliament by the Agreement of the fâ—ee People seeing those men that now 〈◊〉 at Westminster and pretendedly stile themselves the Parliament of England and who are as they say although most falsly in the Declaration for a Free State dated March 17. 1648 p. â—â— intrusted aund authorizedly the consent of all the People of England whose Representative◠〈◊〉 make it their chiefest and principallest work continually to part and share amongst themselves all the great rich and profitablest places of the Nation as also the Nations publike treasure 〈◊〉 Lands and wil not ease our intolerable oppressions no nor so much as of late receive our Poâ—â—lar Petitions having upon Thursday last August 23. 1649. rejected that most excellent of Petitions reâ—dy at their door to be presented to them by divers honest men our true heaâ—â—â— neighbours of Surrey the true Copie of which for the worth of it although it be at large â—â—ready printed in Friday Occurences and the Tuesday Moderate we desire here to inâ—â—â— To the supreme Authority of this Nation the Commons of England assembled in Parliament The humble Petition of the oppressed of the County of Surrey which have cast in their Mite into the Treasury of this Common-wealth SHEWETH THat as the Oppressions of this Nation in time foregoing this Parliament were so numeroâ—â— aâ—â— burdensome as will never be forgotten so were the hopes of our deliverance by this Parliament exceeding great and full of confidence which as they were strengthened by many Acts of yours i◠〈◊〉 beginning especially towards conscientious people without respect unto their judgments or opiniâ—◠〈◊〉 did the gratitude of the wel-minded people exceed all presidents or example sparing neither estate 〈◊〉 liberty or life to make good the authority of this honorable house as the foundation and root of all 〈◊〉 Freedom although we many times observed to our grief some proceedings holding resemble ceâ—â—â— with our former bondage yet did we impute the same to the troublesomness of the times of Waâ—â—â—â—ntly and silently passing them over as undoubtedly hoping a perfect remedy so soon as the Wanâ—â—â—â— ended But perceiving our expectations in some particulars frustrated and considering some 〈◊〉 dealings with some of our friends c. the consideration of which lies so heavy on our spiâ—â—â— that for prevention thereof we conceive our selves bound in conscience and duâ—y to God to set befâ—â—â— you once more the generall grievances of the Commonwealth and the earnest desires of the ingâ—â—â—â—â—â—s and well-minded people First That the Petition of the Eleventh of September last and the Agreement of 〈◊〉 People may be reassumed and the particulars thereof speedily established Secondly we most earnestly beg with many other of your faithfull friends in all the Counties England that that most irksome and intolerable oppression of Tythes which is retained in 〈◊〉 formed Church neverthelesse more firmly established then ever by your Ordinance forâ—â—â—â— dammages made in the Parliaments corruption and yet no Act against it which causes our 〈◊〉 to be discouraged and brought into much fear and doubt of the removall of these and other bâ—â—â—â—â— by this Representative Wherefore we cannot passe it by but again intreat that the Ordinâ—â—â—â— for Tythes may be speedly revoked and that a more equall way of maintenance be provided 〈◊〉 publique Ministery Thirdly That all proceedings in law may be in English that a short time may be inserted for the try all of all causes and that by Twelve men of the Nâ—â—ghâ—â—rbood and that none may be debarred of Freedom to plead his own or his Nâ—â—ghbors Cause as by Law any man may and ought to doe as clearly appears by the Statute of 28 Eâ— 1 ch 11. before any court of Justice â—â—bough no Lawyer And that no member of your House be suffered to plead as a Lawyer whilst a â—â—â—ber thereof Fouâ—â—â— That some course may be taken for the future to parâ—hâ— Army not laâ—ing such intolerable Brown and â—axes on the people which we are not alâ—e to hâ—at And so we shall for ever hand by you â—â—ill Representative fâ—â— the 〈…〉 oâ—â—hu Nâ—â—â—on is formery Destring that we may obtain speedily a neâ— and equal Represen aâ—â—ve We say considering what is before premâ—â—ed we are necessitated and compeld to doe the utâ—ost we can for our owne preservations and for the preservation of the Land of our Nativity and never by popular petitions addresse our selves to the men sitting at Westminster any â—oâ—e oâ— to take anâ— notice of them then is of so many syâ—ant and Vsurâ—â—erâ—