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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89428	A true and exact relation of the great and heavy pressures and grievances the well-affected of the northern bordering countries lye under, by Sir Arthur Haslerigs misgovernment, and placing in authority there for justices of the peace, commissioners for the militia, ministry, and sequestrations, malignants, and men disaffected to the present government, set forth in the petition, articles, letters and remonstrance, humbly presented to the councel of state, with his apologie to the Lord President, for publishing thereof. / By John Musgrave.	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1650 (1650)	Wing M3153; Thomason E619_10; ESTC R206368	38,763	55

of Cockermouth who refused to take the Engagement he keeps in sundry Town-Officers that refuse the same manifesting by sundry other actions that what ever his pretention is yet his intention is not for the present power My dear love to your self from him who is Your and the Common-wealths servant J. Bywater Octob. 15. 1650. I do well approve of this other relation concerning Mr. Lampit for Mr. Craister manifested as much harshness as he could To his very good friend M. Musgrave ALl men may see by this Letter of L. Fearon the rage of the Justices made by Sr. Arthur H. have against honest men that the poor Church of Broughton complain not without cause what would not these Justices do if Armed with Law and countenance by the higher power when they thus despise the Acts Ordinances of Parliament for it is more then a year since the Act for liberty to swear without layingh and on a Book was passed and published Mr. MUSGRAVE I Was sommoned to appear at the last quarter-Sessions of the Peace at Cockermouth where I did appear and being returned to be one of the Jury because I could not swear upon a book Mr. Henry Pearson then Clerk of the Peace fined me 10. pounds and would not suffer me to be of the Jury I shall desire you to help me and other of our friends who are troubled for the same that we may have the benefit of the Act of Parl. concerning Book-swearing Mr. Antrobus and Francis Smith are troubled for the like by Mr. William Tubman Steward to the Earl of Northumberland in Egremont-Court the Justices that sate upon the Bench the last Sessions when I was fined in 10. pounds are Sr. Willfrid Lawson Henry Tolson Thomas Curwen and Miles Halton I pray you do this for us for the Parliaments suffering friends are much oppressed by their Enemies Sir I am Your loving friend Lancelot Fearen Lamplongh the 15. of October 1650. For Mr. John Musgrave Steward of the Honour of Peureth Mr. Appleby who writ this following Letter is a Cumberland Gentleman and was forced through the Malignancy of the Justices and the Committee of his Country and withdrew into Yorkshire Worthy Sir AFter my kind love to you presented though unacquainted yet I conceive by my wife and son they have been much beholden to you and if I had been intimate with you when you had Sr. Willfride Lawson in question at London I could have been a means to have accomplished your pursuit and desire and if occasion hereafter fall I will give you instructions which I hope will yet work effect Sr. I conceive my wife preferred a Petition by your advice and furtherance unto the Councel of State whereof she got no answer so I heartily desire to know the event thereof and withall your advise and furtherance in the prosecution of my causes for I have sustained great losses and wrongs as any man in the Countrey not onely from the Enemy but from our Committee and Justices also meaning in Cumberland I will justifie and prove that great Delinquents and Papists have had and still have more favour from them then any real and well-affected persons who have adventured life and Estate for them in their service I intended to have been at London not long since but the times have been very bad and difficult with us but upon any notice from you I will not fail to be with you before this Tearm end God willing So good Sir let me have your help and upon receipt of your answer expect me with all speed Halton in Craven Octob. the 18. 1650. Yours to serve you quantum in me LANCELOTH APPLEBY To his Honoured friend M. John Musgrave at London I Could not without ingratitude and doing wrong to the Councel of State who hath done so much for setling this Common-wealth in peace of security but publish this their Declaration made upon reading my Remonstrance Die Lune 27. August 1649. At the Councel of State at White-hall UPon reading the Remonstrance of John Musgrave on the behalf of himself and others well-affected in the Counties of Lancashire Westmerland and Cumberland particularly of Thomas VVorsley Esq Iohn VVorsley his son and Elizabeth VVorsley his daughter Capt. Richard Crakanthrop and Mary Blaithwait widow and upon hearing Mr. Musgrave himself consideration had of the matters remonstrated and desired to be done It is ordered and declared That care shall be had and taken of putting the particulars specified into a way of examination and redress and the Councel will endeavours that a Reformation shall be had of the grievances complained of some of which as that of putting the Militia into trusty hands are already under consideration And this Councel further declares that they will use their endeavours that the particular Petitions of Mr. Musgrave and the rest may be presented to the House and there read and ordered In respect of the long attendance of the parties as soon as with conveniency the same may be done and as the publick affairs of the House will permit Ex. Gualter Frost Secr. HEre Reader thou hast my Remonstrance it self upon which the Councel of State made their Declaration To the Right Honourable the Lord President and the Councel of State sitting at White-hall The Remonstrance and humble supplication of John Musgrave for and on the behalf of himself Thomas Worsley Esq John VVorsley his son Elizabeth VVorsley his daughter Captain Richard Crackanthorp Mary Blaithwait Widdow Thomas Gibson and the rest of the well-affected in the Counties of Lancaster Westmerland and Cumberland IT is not to be doubted but as Justice and treasure are the chief supporters of all Common-wealths Kingdoms so the neglect of the one by male-administration and unduely raising and mispending the other have ever proved fatal to the present Governours and Ministers of States as by wofull experience the greatest Monarchs and States often but ever too late have found The mis-government of Eli and Samuel sons made Israel change their Government as well as their Governours Sauls misorder transferred the Kingdom from his family to David the great burdens and many Taxes of Rehobeam caused the defection of ten tribes which never returned again to the house of David and after few generations all Israel with their Kings and Princes were displanted and carried away into captivity for their oppression and injustice and for that sin the Scepter was taken from Judah and they brought tributary to the Roman Common-wealth as the Prophets complained in Judahs defection and before their fall Judgement was turned away backward and Justice stood then afar off for truth was fallen in the street and equity could not enter Is 59.14 Rome then kept faith with nations executed Justice and judgement for which she was a long time famous and thereby became Mrs over the whole world But when she began to oppresse her Senators corrupt and partial in judgement Soon followed the ruine of that long flourishing Empire The Rebellion of the Moors