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A44976 The Humble gratulation and petition of divers His Majesties faithfull subjects of the true Protestant religion within the county palatine of Lancaster with His Majesties answer thereunto. 1642 (1642) Wing H3416; ESTC R30350 2,194 12

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The humble GRATULATION AND PETITION Of divers His Majesties Faithfull Subjects of the true Protestant Religion within the County Palatine of Lancaster VVith His Majesties Answer thereunto YORK Printed by ROBERT BARKER Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie And by the Assignes of JOHN BILL 1642. To the Sacred Majestie of our most gracious Soveraign Lord Charles By the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. The humble Gratulation and Petition of divers His Majesties Faithfull Subjects of the true Protestant Religion within the County Palatine of LANCASTER Most Gracious Soveraign THe most reall and convincing Testimonies of your Princely care for the Advancement of Gods true Religion in your Majesties Realms and the common Good of all your Subjects could no lesse then draw from us who have hitherto in these stirring times sate still this humble Acknowledgement of our due and necessary Thanks WE with the inmost and choicest thoughts of our Souls doe esteem and prize your Majesties most Righteous Intentions of Governing your Liege people according to the wholsom Laws of this Kingdom a thing so often and with such earnestnesse avowed by your Sacred Majestie whereunto we yeeld that hearty Credence which is due to so Religious and Righteous a Prince We do also with all humility and thankfulnesse acknowledge your manifold and evident Manifestations to the world that you affect not an Arbitary Government but the Common Prosperity and Happinesse of all your Loyall Subjects by your readinesse to joyn with your Parliament in a speedy raising of Forces for a timely suppression of that odious Rebellion in Ireland By your late Proclamation for the putting in due execution the Laws against Papists By your most gracious condescending to the desires of your Great Councell in signing the Bills for the Trienniall Parliament For relinquishing your title of Imposing upon Merchandise and power of Pressing Souldiers For the taking away of the Star-Chamber and high Commission Courts For the Regulating of the Councel-Table As also the Bills for the Forrests and Stannerie Courts with other most necessary Act. Moreover we are consident and well assured of your Majesties Zeal for the advancement of the true Protestant Religion and with inexpressible joy do understand your most Christian and Pious Resoluton for the preservation of those powerfull encouragements of Industry Learning and Pietie the means and honour of the Ministery for the maintenance and continuance of our Church-Government and solemn Liturgie of the Church of long continued and generall Approbation of the most Pious and Learned of this Nation and of other Countries composed according to the Primitive Pattern by our blessed Martyrs and other Religious and Learned men As also your gracious pleasure That all Abuses of Church and State shall be Reformed according to the Modell of Queen Elizabeths dayes of ever blessed and famous memory by the one you have weakned the hopes of the Sacrilegious Devourers of the Churches Patrimonie if there be any such And by the other at once provided against all Popish Impieties and Idolatries and also against the growing danger of Anabaptists Brownists and other Novelists and which Piety Love and Justice we beseech God to return into your Royall Bosom But yet most Gracious Soveraign there is one thing that sads our hearts and hinders the perfection of our happinesse which is The Distance and Misunderstanding between your Majestie and your Parliament whereby the hearts of your Subjects are filled with Fears and Jealousies Justice neglected Sacred Ordinances prophaned and Trading impaired to the impoverishing of many of your Liege People For the Removall whereof we cannot finde out any lawfull means without your Majesties assistance and direction Wherefore we humbly beseech your most Excellent Majestie to continue your most Christian and Pious Resolution of Ruling your People according to the Laws of the Land and maintaining of the same of being a zealous Defender of the established Doctrine Liturgie and Government of our Church from Heresie Libertinisme and Prophanesse an Advancer of Learning Piety and Religion an encourager of painfull Orthodox Preachers and whatsoever your Parliament shall offer to your Royall view conducing to this blessed end the common Good and Tranquility of your Subjects to be pleased to condescend unto and graciously to confirme And withall to declare unto us some expedient way how we may make a dutifull Addresse unto your Parliament for the taking away of those Differences and Impediments which stay the happy Proceedings of that most Honourable Assembly whereof your Majesty is the Head which once removed we doubt not but you will speedily be as neer your Parliament in Person as in Affection That there may be a blessed Harmony between your Highnesse and that great Councell and we shall with all alacritie observe the same Humbly tendering our Lives and Fortunes for the preservation of your Royall Person Crowne and Dignitie according to our bounden Duty and Allegiance and heartily praying for your Majesties long and prosperous Reigne over us HONI SOIT QVI MALL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT At the Court at York the sixth of June 1642. His Majestie hath commanded me to give you this His Answer to your Petition That Hee is very glad to finde such reall Acknowledgements of those great Graces which he hath bountifully bestowed upon this His Kingdom of England in the time of this Parliament and likewise it is a great contentment to him to finde so many true Sons of the Church of England as by your expressions in the saw Petition both plainly appear to him Assuring you That he shall not yeeld in His Zeal and Constancy for the maintenance of the true Protestant Profession neither to Queen Elizabeth nor to His Father of ever blessed memory both against Popish Superstition on the one side and Schismaticall Innovation and Confusion on the other In the last place as he doth take in very good part your desire of a good Understanding between His Majestie and His two Houses of Parliament so likewise He cannot but much commend the way that you take therein And as for your Directions if you will but seriously consider His Majesties Just and Necessary Desires expressed in His Answers and Declarations since His coming to York your Zeal and Knowledge will not need more particular Instructions to make such Addresses to both Houses of Parliament as the times require and befitting such loyall and true affected Subjects to your King and Countrey as this Petition expresseth you to be FINIS