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A84616	Five speciall passages viz. two petitions of the covntie of Yorke. The one presented to the Kings most excellent Majestie at York the third of Iune, 1642. The other, to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. With the additionals thereunto annexed. Die Lunæ Jun. 6. 1642. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that these petitions, together with the additions, be forthwith printed and published. John Brown, Cler.Parliamentor. The petition of the Kingdom of Scotland, to the Lords of His Majesties most honourable Privie Councell of that Kingdome. Also His Majesties letter to the Lords of his Privie Counsell of the Kingdome of Scotland. And a letter from Sir Io. Bourchier to Sir Thomas Barrington Knight and baronet.		1642 (1642)	Wing F1122A; ESTC R229861	6,224	8

us as men of this County that are not either by their fortune or residence any part of us And now your Petitioners doe even heartily pray that the God of Heaven in whose hand are the hearts of Kings would this day incline your Majesties heart seriously to consider these present and imminent miseries that this your Kingdome now groanes under in the peace whereof visibly under God consists the preservation of the Protestant Religion the redemption of our Brethren in Ireland and the establishment of that Kingdom to your Majesty and Posterity from those desperate and unparaleld Rebels that so your Majesty might graciously grant these your Petitioners humble desires which whatsoever will be said to the contrary your Petitioners are well assured would abundantly redound to the glory of God the honour and safety of your Majesty the good of your Posterity and the only probable meanes under God with peace and plenty to make this your Kingdome happy besides the acquisition of your peoples hearts the greatest treasure of Princes all which will gloriously represent your Majesty a lively portraiture of him who is the fountaine of Wisedome and Piety To whom we shall ever pray for your Majesties long and prosperous Reigne To the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in the High Court of Parliament assembled The humble Petition of the Gentry Ministers Free holders and other Inhabitants of the County of York assembled there at his Majesties command the 3. of June 1642. WEe being resolved humbly to petition His Majesty for the redresse of those grievances which we now lie under did desire to have met in the Castle-yard at York we conceiving it the fittest place to consider of such publique affaires as concerned the County which we were not only denied of but charge was given to the Officer there that we should not have admittance and when we assembled upon the place appointed by his Majesty and did acquaint the County there met with the forme of a Petition the sense whereof they formerly approved of and then upon the reading thereof generally consented to and desired the same should be presented to his Majesty wee were violently interrupted by the Earle of Lindsey who with a great Troop attending him in an imperious way snatcht out of a Gentlemans hand of good quality a copy of the fore-names Petition which at the desire of the Countrey he was reading to them and some of his Lordships company laid hold of his Bridle and Cloak haling him in great fury and said you are a company of traiterous Rogues and Villanes and often lifted up his Cane as if he would have struck him And also a Knight of this County was affronted by the Lord Savile upon his reading the draught of a Petition to himself upon the place aforesaid the day above First his Lordship told him it was a Pamphlet which he denied thereupon the Lord Savile demanded it of him which he refusing to deliver his Lordship laid hands upon his sword and almost pluckt him from his Horse upon which the said Knight fearing some mischiefe would be done him delivered the same And then the said Lord Savile told him he laboured to sow seeds of Sedition and if he would fight there should be fighting enough and many of the said Lord Savil's company held up their Canes at him and one of them said hold your prating it were good to Cane you Which provocations had not the people been peaceably inclined might have produced bloody effects Notwithstanding all which and divers other insufferable injuries so confident were we of his Majesties former professions never to refuse any Petition presented by his people to him in an humble way that we desisted not to wait our best opportunity to present the said Petition to his Majesty A copy whereof wee here humbly present unto your grave considerations which his Majesty notwithstanding pleased not to accept of We therefore humbly desire these Honourable Houses well to weigh these particulars and to take such course therein as may tend to the preservation of our Liberties and the peace of the Kingdome And that you would please to addresse your selves to His Majesty on our behalfe that through your wisdomes our Desires may finde better acceptation with his Majesty And we shall heartily pray c. Monday the 6. of Iune 1642. P. Merid. THe Lords and Commons observing not only the wisdom but the affections of the County of York expressed in these Petitions and likewise that they cannot be discouraged from their constant fidelity to the laws and government of this Kingdom which have their life and being from the Parliament have thought it fit to declare their good acceptations of their affections assuring them that they will interest themselves in this their Demands which tends to the honour and safety of his Majesty the peace of his Kingdom and may prove an effectuall means to keep us from the desperate mischiefs those Lords that opposed this Petition would have brought this Kingdome into The PETITION of the Kingdome of Scotland To the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privie Councell of that Kingdome Declaring their loyalty to his Maiesty and sincere affection and love to their Brethren of England And the Parliament now Assembled ●resented by two Earles two Knights two Burgesses and two Ministers in behalfe of themselves and the well affected of the whole Kingdom ●o the Right Honourable the Lords of His Majesties Privie Councell the humble Petition of many Noblemen Gentlemen Burgesses and Ministers occasionally meeting at Edenburgh Most humbly shewing WHereas they upon the report and sight of great Convocations suddenly endeavoured and unexpectedly brought into this great Counsell day for the most part by those who have beene esteemed by the Countrey and challenged by the Parliament as Incendiaries plotters and enemies to the peace of this Kingdome have ●ccasionally conveened at Edenburgh And having heard of Letters from His Majesty and Declaration from the Parliament of England anent the present distractions of that King●ome they have reason from bygon experience and present presumptions to feare the inten●ions and endeavours of these evill affected persons and their adherents lest by their convotations and sollicitations they take occasion of these differences to raise jealousies and divisions betwixt these Kingdomes And considering the common interest of all the Subjects of this Kingdome to preserve the late peace so happily concluded betwixt these Nations by the providence of God His Maiesties goodnesse and wisedom and the moderation of the Parliament of England and so solemnly established by the late Treaty oath of Parliament publike faith and the great Seales of these Kingdomes as in all other points so especially in these Articles whereunto the rest are called but prefaces for setling and entertaining a solid peace betwixt these Nations in true union lest upon any pretence they should be dasht one against another Wherein it is declared the duty of the estates yea of every subiect for to conveene

and suppresse any evill affected persons who would raise Armes against the subiects of the other Kingdome without consent of Parliament as traytors to the estate much more to Petition against it and wherein there is appointed a Commission of the estates for the conservation of this peace in the interim betwixt Parliaments All which the Petitioners amongst the rest of the good subiects of this Kingdome did hazard their lives and estates to obtaine And did demand in the Treaty upon their dangerous experience of the Councell of England there medling in the affaires betwixt His Maiesty and this Kingdome to the engaging of the Nations in Warre which is so often condemned by the estates of this Kingdome in their Remonstrances pressing that common rule of Equity To doe as you would be done unto which now is and may bee retorted on this Kingdom Like as desiring earnestly that your Lordships in these publique resolutions of so great consequences to these Kingdoms may carry along with you the hearts and consciences of the body of this Kingdom and prevent that the breaches grow not wider by false confidences grounded upon sudden undertakings of any persons as also their naturall affection and duty to their gracious Die Lunae 6. Junii 1642. The copy of a Letter sent from Sir Io. Bourchier to Sir Tho. Barrington Knight and Baronet from YORKE Sir YEsterday being at Heworth-Moor I observed one reading something so as I drew nee to him and by enquiry I found that it was a Petition that was to be presented present to His Majesty those that heard it read approved of it Meeting with a friend I enquire of him if he had not the Petition or a copy of it which he told me he had I entreated hi● that he would lend me it which accordingly he did And having read part of it my Lor● Savill came with a great company in a furious manner and demanded what I did ther● and told me that I was reading some Pamphlet to the People and that I was labouring t● sow some seeds of Sedition to seduce the Kings Subjects Whereupon I told him that it wa● a Petition that I was reading privately to my self which I upon his approach put in my pocket My Lord Sav●ll in an imperious manner demanded of me to deliver it to him which refused Then his Lordship laid his hand on the belt of my sword and almost pulled me of my horse and forced me to deliver the Petition to him lest otherwise some greater mischie● might have come to him for his Lordship told me If we loved fighting we should hav● fighting enough I told his Lordship I came this day to labour for peace And immediately before his Lordships departure he told me that he knew me well enough then I told his Lordship that I hoped he knew no ill by me Many that were with his Lordship held up their Games in a terrifying manner and one of them said Hold your prating it were good to cane you and when his Lordship and the rest were gone one of them turned back and bid me be quiet or else I should be caned and that it were a good deed to set me in the stocks Afterwards there was one Captaine Blague who was one of my Lord Savils company came in an intruding manner into my company and I being discoursing with Sir Richard Darley and some other and telling them how I was affronted even now by my Lord Savill and formerly having fire throwne into my Coach and some other affronts done unto me which I have formerly told you of this Captain told me I did ill to lay aspersions upon persons of Honour Whereupon I told him I did not lay it upon my Lord but that I was so abused and affronted upon due consideration I verily beleeve he came to make some quarrell Sir upon my parting from you you desired to heare from mee here I thought good to let you know thus much concerning my selfe Thus with my service to you and my Lady I rest York 4. June 1642. Your affectionate Cousin to serve you JO. BOURCHIER ORdered by the Lords in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith Printed and published JO. BROWN Cleric Parliamentorum FINIS