Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n
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A94416
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To His Excellency the Lord General Monck, the humble addresse and thanks of the gentry, and other free-holders in the county of Hartford.
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1660
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Wing T1356; Thomason 669.f.23[67]; ESTC R211636
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to_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n general_n monck_n the_o humble_a address_n and_o thanks_o of_o the_o gentry_n and_o other_o freeholder_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hartford_n my_o lord_n we_o have_v by_o your_o lordship_n careful_a and_o speedy_a progress_n towards_o a_o public_a settlement_n be_v prevent_v in_o join_v our_o intend_a request_n with_o those_o of_o other_o county_n think_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o be_v more_o early_o against_o the_o sin_n of_o ingratitude_n to_o god_n and_o your_o lordship_n for_o those_o begin_n of_o hope_n which_o divine_a providence_n have_v by_o your_o hand_n send_v we_o and_o that_o with_o much_o honour_n to_o those_o seclude_a member_n who_o now_o be_v by_o your_o just_a hand_n restore_v to_o a_o capacity_n of_o do_v righteous_a thing_n do_v in_o earnest_n prepare_v to_o give_v we_o no_o factious_a engage_a assembly_n as_o of_o late_a time_n but_o a_o legal_a free_a and_o full_a parliament_n who_o if_o god_n see_v good_a we_o hope_v he_o may_v have_v ordain_v to_o close_v up_o our_o breach_n to_o raise_v up_o our_o ruin_n and_o to_o build_v we_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a which_o that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o perform_v our_o humble_a request_n to_o your_o lordship_n be_v that_o you_o will_v be_v please_v not_o by_o any_o qualification_n or_o other_o previous_a engagement_n to_o put_v upon_o they_o any_o necessity_n save_v only_o of_o a_o honest_a and_o timely_a dissolution_n which_o by_o woeful_a experience_n we_o find_v to_o be_v necessary_a but_o as_o for_o any_o other_o restriction_n which_o under_o colour_n of_o common_a safety_n may_v be_v set_v up_o for_o support_v of_o private_a interest_n and_o to_o weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o honest_a man_n we_o hope_v and_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v exact_v against_o our_o native_a freedom_n of_o choose_v and_o be_v choose_v into_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o free_a can_v own_v that_o name_n to_o itself_o nor_o give_v honour_n to_o you_o or_o comfort_n to_o we_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a and_o most_o oblige_a servant_n this_o address_n be_v subscribe_v at_o hartford_n by_o many_o knight_n and_o gentleman_n who_o for_o the_o delivery_n thereof_o to_o his_o excellency_n appoint_v sir_n henry_n blount_n sir_n john_n gore_n and_o colonel_n alban_n cox_n who_o do_v according_o deliver_v it_o the_o 27_o feb._n finis_fw-la print_v by_o john_n brudenell_n at_o his_o dwell_a house_n in_o maiden_n head-alley_n near_o newgate_n 1659._o