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A80827 The petition of the Jewes for the repealing of the Act of Parliament for their banishment out of England. Presented to his Excellency and the generall Councell of Officers on Fryday Jan. 5. 1648. With their favourable acceptance thereof. Also a petition of divers commanmanders [sic], prisoners in the Kings Bench, for the releasing of all prisoners for debt, according to the custome of other countries. Cartwright, Johanna.; Cartwright, Ebenezer. 1649 (1649) Wing C695; Thomason E537_17; ESTC R205581 1,688 8

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THE PETITION OF THE JEWES For the Repealing of the Act of Parliament for their banishment out of ENGLAND Presented to his Excellency and the generall Councell of Officers on Fryday Jan. 5. 1648. With their favourable acceptance thereof Also a Petition of divers Commanmanders prisoners in the Kings Bench for the releasing of all prisoners for Debt according to the Custome of other Countries London Printed for George Roberts 1649. To the Right Honourable THOMAS Lord FAIRFAX His Excellency ENGLANES GENERALL AND The Honourable Councel of Warre Conveaned for Gods Glory Izraells Freedom Peace and Safety The humble Petition of Johanna Cartenright Widdow and Ebenezer Cartwright her Son freeborn of England and now Inhabitants of the City of Amsterdam Humbly Sheweth THat your Petitioners being conversant in that City with and amongst some of Izraells race called Jewes and growing sensible of their heavy out-cryes and clamours against the intolerable cruelty of this our English Nation exercised against them by that and other inhumane exceeding great Massacre of them in the Raign of RICHARD the second King of this Land and their banishment ever since with the penalty of death to be inflicted upon any of their return into this Land that by discourse with them and serious perusall of the Prophets both they and we find that the time of hercall draweth nigh whereby they together with us shall come to know the Emanuell the Lord of life light and glory even as we are now known of him And that this Nation of ENGLAND with the Inhabitants of the Nether-lands shall be the first and readiest to transport IZRAELLS Sons Daughters in their Ships to the Land promised to their fore-Fathers ABRAHAM ISAAC and JACOB for an everlasting Inheritance For the glorious manifestation whereof and pyous meanes thereunto your Petitioners humbly pray that the inhumane cruel Statute of banishment made against them may be repealed and they under the Christian banner of charity and brotherly love may again be received and permitted to trade and dwell amongst you in this Land as now they do in the Nether-lands By which act of mercy your Petitioners are assured of the wrath of God will be much appeased towards you for their innocent blood shed and they thereby dayly enlightened in the saving knowledge of him for whom they look dayly and expect as their King of eternall glory and both their and our Lord God of salvation Christ Jesus For the glorious accomplishing whereof your Petitioners do and shall ever addresse themselves to the true Peace and pray c. This Petition was presented to the generall Councell of the Officers of the Army under the Command of his Excelleney Thomas Lord Fairfax at White-Hall on Ian. 5. And favourably received with a promise to take it into speedy consideration when the present more publike affaires are dispatched To his Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax and his Generall Councel of Officers The most humble Petition of divers Commanders Prisoners in the Kings Bench whose names are hereunto subscribed in the behalfe of themselves and all other their enslaved Brethren imprisoned for Debt Sheweth THat your Petitioners with all seriousnesse revolving the admirable mercy of God vouchsafed to this Nation in preserving and carrying on your Excellency Pyous Army through the many dangers and difficulties and according to the desires of your Petitioners and all good men in Crowning you with Victory and putting this long wisht for opportunity into your hands of procuring a speedy administration of Justice for the impartiall punishment of all offenders to the relief and comfort of the oppressed your Petitioners are hereby imbouldned and by your Proposalls and late Declarations encouraged to make their humble addresses to your Excellency and the Generall Councell of the Army That your Petitioners with all humblenesse and earnestnesse beseech your Excellency who is the patern and Patron of Souldiers first to consider their sad condition being imprisoned contrary to the Law of God the fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdone and the practice of all States and peruse their Petition hereunto annexed containing their grievances and desires and as soone as your weighty affaires will permit to take such order either by presenting the same or otherwise for your Petioners just relief and liberty without prison Fees as to your Excellency and the Generall Councells grave wisdome shall seeme expedient whereby they may be enabled to attend your Excellencies Command in the Army or else where And further your Petitioners hmubly pray that you would please with all convenience mature some course for the releasing of all Prisoners for debt espetially the well affected and in the meane times according to your practice of other Countries cause their Creditors to maintaine them according to their qualities that noe more perish through want as very many have done already whose innocent bloud cryes for vengance to the Almighty and doubtlesse is not the least cause of our present colamities and of Gods judgments upon us And as in duty bound your Petitioners shall pray c. 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