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A95457	Tvvo petitions of divers free-men of England, inhabitants in the city of Bristoll, and in the adjacent parts. The one presented to the Honourable House of Commons, upon the 2. of September, 1647. Together with their answer thereunto. The other to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, at his head-quarters at Kingston. Both signed with many thousand hands.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1647 (1647)	Wing T3500; Thomason E405_23; ESTC R201895	8,089	16

TVVO PETITIONS Of Divers Free-men of England Inhabitants in the City of BRISTOLL And in the adjacent Parts The one presented To the Honourable House of Commons Upon the 2. of September 1647. Together with their Answer thereunto THE OTHER To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax At his Head-Quarters at KINGSTON Both signed with many thousand Hands LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the black Spread-Eagle at the West End of PAULS 1647. TO His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Commander in chiefe of all the Forces raised and to be raised in the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales the Isles of Gernsey and Jersey and for the relief of Ireland The humble Petition of divers Free-men of England Inhabitants in the City of Bristoll and the adjacent parts May it please your Excellency WEE have had such living expressions of your Excellencies faithfulnesse valour and love unto your Countrey that where ever we cast our eyes we view the engraven monuments thereof to all posteritie Should all other places be silent yet the Citie of Bristoll and these Westerne parts must needs speak loud and tell the world that your prowesse unwearied diligence hath again restored the spoil'd and banished unto their houses and habitations Your Excellencie did not could not such was the noblenesse of your spirit put too high a value upon your precious blood you have hazarded life estate all that was deare unto you and have stept in to relieve this Kingdome under its greatest languishments and in the glorious hand of our God wherein your Army hath been a pollished shaft we have seen ye triumphantly marching at once to the terrour of your enemies and the wonder of your friends That sweetnesse and gallantry of spirit which you then mannaged against the enemies of this nation that rose up to trouble us you are still putting forth against those that appear with a new face and under more specious pretexts to rob us of our freedome It was our libertie which you then with all resolution vindicated you seeme to us to move still in the same sphere and to be with all justice and moderation pleading our rights against such as have attempted to usurpe them We are very much satisfied in our spirits and therefore Declare thus much to you and the Kingdome that all your Excellencies undertakings glide along in the channell of the publike safety and advantage We are very certaine that the honour and Priviledges of Parliament lie deare unto your heart and that you only seek the conservation of the English Liberties in the bulke of the Parliaments just Priviledges Wee dare not condemne our selves of so much wilfull blindnesse as to say we see no injustice oppression violence in our borders the Land is too full of those that would eat out the verie bowels of it And noble Sir you are now in your actings and councells ingaging against these wee joyne with you in our hearts and rejoyce in your endeavours We must needs speake the truth and dare not belie our consciences but with all modesty reveal our thoughts that had your Excellencies Army beene disbanded wee might justly have looked for the invasion of violence slavery ruine The insolencies of our enemies had in all probability swolne to that height that they would soone have trodden us under their feet What was the expectation what would have beene the rejoycing of Englands enemies but the disbanding of that Army which hath beene such a dread unto them We are hereupon necessitated and cannot but with some griefe of heart mention and take notice of those Officers and Souldiers that have deserted you in this your noble and memorable undertaking Wee sadly wonder that any that have knowne your courage undauntednesse and resolute fidelitie to the Kingdomes interest should now draw back and forsake you when you are summing up all things as we trust into harmony and composure We are now opening our thoughts and we do in the last place according to our understanding freely professe that wee looke upon it as a speciall concernment to the Kingdome that men of approved faithfulnesse and trust be imployed to attend and guard his Majesties Person We may justly feare that discontented spirits have secret commotions and are in travell to bring forth new mischiefes to this Land and doubtlesse they would have deeply wrought and not have been wanting in councells activenesse and complices had they a faire opportunity thereunto to engage his Majesty on their party for the effecting of their designs We must therefore reckon it a glorious providence and mercy and that which is very much conducing to peace and safety that your Excellency and Army are so neare unto his Majestie and have thereby an advantage by your care and vigilance to obstruct and prevent all contrivances of that nature and to give his Majesty and the Kingdome a right and cleare understanding of the candidnesse and uprightnesse of your present actings and intentions And now having our hearts full of the honour of your worth of joy in your procedings and atchievements and of love to your Excellencies Person and Army we have made this our most humble addresse unto you and in this plaine and modest phrase bespeake your Excellencie 1. That you would prosecute and still proceed to have such brought to condigne punishment that are the Kingdomes and Armies enemies and earnestly contend against those that would bereave us of our Rights and Liberties 2. That you would as you have done and doe with all respect tender the honour and just Priviledges of the Parliament which renders your name and actions so precious in the eyes of the Kingdome 3. That you would negotiate with the Parliament that your Army be not disbanded till a firme peace be setled and our Liberties fully secured 4. That all those who have deserted your Army may be declared to be such as have flincht from the imployments of the Kingdome in its great exigencies and that those who have stood and acted with you may be encouraged rewarded and imbraced as faithfull and loyall to their Countries Interest 5. That you might continue to be a guard to his Majestie and might be intrusted to imploy such as you know are faithfull to attend him that disaffected persons might not gaine an opportunitie or have a designe on his Majesties Person to the involving this Kingdome in new destractions We have thus far troubled your Excellencie and crowded in amongst the rest to shew our selves in the behalfe of our Countries Freedome wee assure you that what we have spoken in this Paper we have referred to your selfe as the head to your Army and faithfull Commanders as one with you in Counsel and enterprize And we do declare that in all those enterprizes of service and gallantry which we have acknowledg'd unto ye we look upon ye under no other notion then as instruments in the power of God who hath exalted himself and through yee made himselfe glorious in this our Land Herein we