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A54308
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This book makes appear the claim, pedigree and proceedings of James Percy now claimant to the Earldom of Northumberland humbly presented to both Houses of Parliament.
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Percy, James, 1619-1690?
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1680
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Wing P1460; ESTC R30769
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Kingdom at his Vast Charge and still attends the Issue of his Claim And being informed that the Lord Ogle is endeavouring an Interest to get an Act of Parliament for Settling the Lands of that Earldom upon him under the Name of Percy And Your Majesty having always declared Your Royal Pleasure That You would not wrong an Innocent Heir And Henry the Fourth Earl of Northumberland and John Nevell Lord Mountague being Presidents of Restitution when in Default Your Petitioner most Humbly prayes and hopes Your Gracious Majesty will be pleased to consider his Case and of Your Royal VVisdom and Justice to Restore him to the State and Dignity of his Ancestors having proved himself at Law a True Percy of the Family and Blood of the House of Northumberland And Your Petitioner shall Pray c. THis Petition was Presented into the King's Sacred Hand the 25th of November 1679. and the Master in waiting his Account was much like to that of Sir John Berkensheds So the Claymant's Case lies wholly before the Parliament And therefore most humbly prayes That if the Lord Ogle goes on and prevails in their Act of Parliament that there may be a Saving put into that Act for James Percy the now Claymant and his Heirs according to the King 's Gracious Direction Moreover That the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal will be graciously pleased to call the Pedigree of the Claymant before them and according to a Verdict exemplifyed under the Seal of his Majesties Court of King's Bench to Report So that the King 's most Excellent Majesty may be fully satisfyed and the Claymant James Percy may at last be Restored to the Place and Seat of his Ancestors Earls of Northumberland Do Justice Remove Oppression Then GOD will Bless our King Parliament and People to the Amazement of England's Enemies and Joy to all his Majesties Loyall Subjects All New Matters are still plac'd in the Front of this Book as the Directions further cites to TO HIS GRACE THE High-Born Prince JAMES Duke of York Great Sir I Have Petitioned your Royal Brother our Gracious KING to be Admitted to speak a few words And in the like Nature Petitioned your Grace but was not Heard Therefore I have made bold to Print and prays your Patient Perusal and to Act for Justice ☞ Justice will stop my Pen and turn my Complaints into Prayers and Thankfulness James Percy London Octob. 21. 1679. Potent Adversary's Practises prevents my Opportunities For I had purposed by God's Assistance and Your Gracious Acceptance to have Presented the Book my self and hop'd to obtain'd the Honor to Kist Your Graces Hand This is a further Addition of what hath been done since the former Additions was added to this Printed Book and something of Moment which was formerly left out 1. A Petition to the KING and House of Lords 2. A Petition to the House of Commons 3. A Letter to a Gentleman that did pretend he could prevail much with the Countess 4. A Letter to the Lord Ogle With other Arguments and Reasons To the KING 's most Excellent Majesty and the Right Honorable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal The Humble Petition of James Percy Cousin and next Heir-Male to Josceline Percy late Earl of Northumberland Sheweth THat Your Petitioner put in his Claym as Heir to the Title Honors Lands c. of the Percies as Rightfully and Legitimately Descended of the Antient and Noble House Nine Years ago and still continueth the same in hopes that he may have Justice done him And therefore Humbly prayes Your Majesty and Your Lordships to hear and determine his Right having proved himself a True Percy at Law And he shall Pray c. James Percy This Petition to the King and House of Lords was Presented the 17th of October 1679. Mr. Walker the Clark said That nothing of Private Concerns would be received that Day To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled The Humble Petition of James Percy Cousin and next Heir-Male to Josceline Percy late Earl of Northumberland Sheweth THat Your Petitioner having Nine Years claimed and industriously prosecuted his Right to the Honors Lands c. of the House of Northumberland and not yet been able to obtain a Definitive Sentence by reason of the Potency of his Adversaries and the Lord Ogle as your Petioner is informed indeavouring to carry away the said Honor upon his Marriage with the Lady Elizabeth Percy Your Petitioner humbly prayes the Benefit of his Birth-Right and an English-Man to be heard to his Claim before any Conclusive Bar by Act of Parliament And your Petitioner shall Pray c. James Percy This Petition to the House of Commons would have been Presented the same Day but one of the Clarks said It was not proper to deliver it till the Speaker was Chosen As the Claymant feared the other Proroguement would have done him Harm so this last Prorogation tends to his Advantage For he hath now time to go for Ireland to Inform Incourage and Direct his Eldest Son Anthony Percy to stand up to maintain the Claim of his Father Who declares if any thing should happen otherwise than well or that he should Dye he is the next Heir apparent and if his Issue fail then to his Second Brother Henry Percy and if his Issue fails then to John Percy the Youngest Son and his Issue And if it shall please God the Claymant his Sons and Grand-Children should all Dye yet there are Percies enough which was the Children of Robert Percy Second Brother of Henry Percy the Children of Sir Ingleram Percy and-Grand-Children of Henry Percy Fiâ—â—â— Earl of Northumberland Which Henry and Robert was sent out of the North in Hampers with two Sisters to the Lady Vaux in Queen Elizabeths Days And this the Claymant hath done to prevent the Title and the Estate of the Perices from being Smugled any more as at this day Moreover if His Majesty will not give the Claymant Maintenance nor appoint him a Match yet it gives the Claymant opportunity to recruit again As he intended to Print no more so by God's Assistance he shall never give over his Claim The 15th Day the Claymant carryed his False Pedigree and the True Pedigree to Sir William Dugdel again and he did promise to stand up for Justice This to a Gentleman that did pretend to prevail much with the Countess SIR I Have Received my Lost Son He is found and return'd again All Praises be rendred to the Almighty God who in his good time can send me Peace also For He is Greater than they that oppose me We intend to visit Branford the Latter End of the next week to see if you can perform your Promise to me And in the mean time if you please to present this inclosed Book with my most Humble Service to the Countess Dowager of Northumberland and tell her Honor I would not have presumed to have given her this Trouble but only that Truth might
before the Claymant returned and then pretended the Co-warrant with other Writings was lost which cost a considerable Sum of Money and then arrested his Clyent James Percy in three several Suits at Law which continued three years But the Sollicitor Swayn was overthrown in all the 3 Actions moreover the Claymant James Percy was 〈◊〉 those travels poisoned at New-Castle arrested at York in two Actions of 20000 l. each Action and then durst not proceed at Law but let the Actions fall and paid 40 s. Cost a poor satisfaction for a night and two days Imprisonment and maintaining my two Men and three Horses besides the Charge of spunging Bums And the Actions were in the Lord of Essex and Mr. Clark and others Names And to fill up the measure of malice they published in the English Gazette and the French Gazette That the Claymant was an Impostor And Mr. Blackston said in all these Courts That the Claymant's Name was not Percy but declared him to be a Bastard with many more scandalous wordr which were proved at that Tryal before the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs notwithstanding he discharged Mr. Blaâ—kston and Sir George Jeffreys at that Tryal took Fees on both sides so the Claymant James Percy was clearly bought and sold and proved to his Damage 12000 l. Besides it was the occasion of this his present Imprisonment upon the Writs of Error that were so strangely dismiss'd the House of Lords without any Hearing notwithstanding the renewing and continuing after every Prorogation cost in all above 300 l. And now the Claymant James Percy hath used all ways and means possible as by his Petition and publick Prints appears and cannot proceed further without the Assistance of the Honourable House of Commons His Majesty is much troubled and the Claymant really believes that His Majesty had a cordial Desire to hear and see the Cause determined as by His coming up to the Bar of the House of Lords that day the Hearing should have been had Besides His Majesty may perceive I shall never leave my Claim till Justice be done by reason I now know it is my Right by Birth and Bloud and that the sole power of creating and preserving Honour rests in His Royal Breast as Flowers in the Crown And by the Coronation Oath the King cannot take Titles from one Peer to give to another Peer But as God hath in mercy restored His Majesty to His Crown and Kingdoms even so ought the King in Justice to restore every Loyal Subject to the Birth-right Title and Inheritance of his Ancestors It was very hard at first for the Claymant to find out the Name of his great Grandfather by reason he was in his Childhood brought up amongst his Mothers Relations And in the troublesome times he being a Royallist was forced to abscond and travel for many years _____ But the Adversaries did wildernize the Claymant in hiding his great Grandfathers Christian Name from him For Sir Ingelram Percy was the Claymant James Percie 's Great Grandfather and youngest Son of Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland and this Collateral Line was never attainted and therefore ought to be restored according to Henry Percy the 5th Earls Patent and not under the Patent of the New-Creation by Queen Mary for Thomas Percy 2d Son of the 5th Earl was attainted but Sir Ingelram Percy 3d. Son was Innocent and so hath his Issue continued to this day And therefore prays for speedy Justice Justice removes oppression Glorifies God Honours the King Rejoyces the People puts an end to your troubles and ratifies Peace for which the Petitioner prays For Henry Percy 5th Earl Great Great Grandfather had Sir Ingelram Percy Great Grandfather who had Henry Percy Grandfather and he had Henry Percy Father of the Claymant JAMES PERCY