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B09650 To the high covrt of Parliament the humble petition of all colledges and halls, and other well-willers to piety and learning throughout the kingdome of England. University of Oxford. 1641 (1641) Wing O987; ESTC R181286 634 1

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¶ TO THE HIGH COVRT OF PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of all Colledges and Halls and others well-willers to Piety and Learning throughout the Kingdome of England SHEWETH THAT whereas many Persons disaffected to the present forme of Government of the Church of England established not noly by the Ecclesiasticall but also by the Common Law of this Realme and diverse Acts of Parliament have of late in great multitudes Petitioned this Honourable Court against the Orders honour jurisdiction and meanes of the Clergie And have published such their desires in Print and Pulpit and dayly seeke to advance and propagate the same To the great disheartning of all Learning if such disignes find favour the grievous scandall of the Reformed Religion as unstable and the unspeakable advantage of our Enemies of Rome WE therefore well weighing that the Seminaries must decay when the Garden shall be wasted in all humility most heartily pray this Honourable Court that all the Orders of holy Church of Bishops Priests and Deacons which from the Apostles times till these have withstood so many Practices may have yet hopes to flourish under Your gracious protection And that by Your assistance under our most Religious Soveraigne the ancient Catholique Faith and Discipline may be defended from all Jnnovations and novelties The meanes and liberties of the Churches as well Cathedrall and Collegiat as Parochiall to them hitherto of right belonging according to the pious Wills of their blessed Founders may be continued and preserved Many thousand Families which on them depend secured from ruine And that our Nation whose Lawes already favours as much as any in the world the right of the First borne may ratain Ecclesiasticall promotions as the Patrimony of younger Children the prize of Labour and Studie an incitement of Learning and a reward of those that can intitle themselues thereto by honest desert And Your Petitioners c.