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A28807
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The humble petition of Captain William Booth of Killingholme in the county of Lincoln with His Majesties answer thereunto.
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Booth, William.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1642
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Wing B3740; ESTC R25935
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the_o humble_a petition_n of_o captain_n william_n booth_n of_o killingholme_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n with_o his_o majesty_n answer_n thereunto_o york_n 30_o june_n 1642._o york_n print_v by_o robert_n barker_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o by_o the_o assign_v of_o john_n bill_n 1642._o to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o captain_n william_n booth_n of_o killingholme_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n show_v that_o whereas_o upon_o wednesday_n the_o 8_o day_n of_o june_n instant_a the_o train_a band_n of_o the_o division_n of_o caister_n session_n be_v summon_v by_o francis_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o parham_n and_o the_o committee_n to_o appear_v at_o caister_n before_o they_o contrary_a to_o your_o majesty_n proclamation_n your_o petitioner_n be_v there_o be_v inform_v against_o by_o one_o francis_n field_n and_o john_n barnard_n for_o read_v your_o majesty_n say_a proclamation_n and_o send_v for_o and_o deliver_v to_o a_o messenger_n and_o disarm_v to_o his_o great_a disgrace_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o own_o soldier_n and_o to_o the_o great_a dishearten_n of_o the_o country_n from_o your_o majesty_n service_n which_o say_v proclamation_n be_v slight_v and_o term_v a_o seditious_a pamphlet_n by_o sir_n christopher_n wray_n who_o call_v himself_o captain_n of_o the_o say_a company_n which_o your_o petitioner_n command_v under_o your_o majesty_n and_o tell_v the_o soldier_n he_o will_v live_v and_o die_v with_o they_o and_o will_v glad_o know_v who_o dare_v oppose_v their_o proceed_n further_o say_v that_o he_o hear_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o lindsey_n be_v to_o be_v there_o that_o day_n who_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v for_o they_o have_v a_o messenger_n ready_a to_o receive_v he_o all_o that_o your_o petitioner_n be_v then_o charge_v with_o be_v that_o he_o have_v say_v the_o day_n before_o that_o there_o be_v a_o brave_a appearance_n of_o the_o train_a band_n at_o lincoln_n of_o some_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o which_o be_v interpret_v to_o be_v a_o affront_n to_o their_o proceed_n and_o be_v threaten_v to_o be_v further_o charge_v at_o lowth_n the_o next_o day_n with_o business_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n and_o to_o have_v witness_n produce_v against_o he_o face_n to_o face_n which_o say_v witness_n never_o appear_v your_o petitioner_n be_v all_o this_o while_n under_o commitment_n contrary_a to_o law_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o be_v argue_v in_o point_n of_o law_n by_o sir_n gervase_n scroop_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o your_o petitioner_n it_o be_v answer_v by_o sir_n christopher_n wray_n that_o they_o come_v thither_o neither_o to_o dispute_v the_o law_n nor_o to_o be_v teach_v the_o law_n nor_o do_v value_v the_o law_n but_o must_v observe_v the_o order_n of_o the_o house_n sufficient_a bail_n be_v offer_v be_v utter_o refuse_v your_o petitioner_n be_v still_o under_o commitment_n and_o command_v to_o wait_v their_o further_a pleasure_n at_o horn_n castle_n the_o next_o day_n where_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v nothing_o against_o he_o they_o release_v he_o your_o petitioner_n therefore_o humble_o desire_v that_o your_o majesty_n will_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o call_v these_o man_n to_o answer_v their_o contempt_n against_o your_o majesty_n and_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o your_o petitioner_n for_o the_o injury_n and_o public_a disgrace_n they_o have_v put_v upon_o he_o and_o your_o petitioner_n will_v daily_o pray_v etc._n etc._n york_n 30_o june_n 1642._o his_o majesty_n have_v express_o command_v i_o to_o give_v this_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o petition_n that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o strange_a to_o he_o that_o those_o person_n who_o have_v venture_v to_o assume_v a_o command_n over_o the_o militia_n a_o right_n of_o his_o never_o before_o separate_v from_o the_o crown_n by_o direction_n from_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o this_o power_n by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o yet_o vouchsafe_v 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legal_a command_n or_o a_o legal_a disobedience_n or_o disrespect_n to_o their_o illegal_a order_n and_o action_n since_o he_o often_o before_o foretell_v that_o their_o contempt_n of_o his_o regal_a right_n and_o prerogative_n which_o be_v the_o guard_n of_o his_o subject_n liberty_n will_v in_o short_a time_n encourage_v they_o to_o destroy_v those_o too_o when_o that_o which_o shall_v guard_v they_o be_v our_o destroy_v and_o as_o little_o do_v his_o majesty_n wonder_n that_o the_o insolence_n of_o thus_o violate_v ancient_a and_o know_a law_n shall_v encourage_v they_o to_o that_o of_o use_v word_n proportionable_a to_o their_o action_n and_o profess_v with_o great_a truth_n and_o ingenuity_n that_o they_o value_v not_o the_o law_n his_o majesty_n nevertheless_o not_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o other_o man_n in_o conclude_v any_o thing_n before_o examination_n be_v resolve_v to_o have_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o allegation_n legal_o examine_v and_o if_o as_o be_v very_o probable_a by_o the_o annex_v affidavit_fw-la they_o be_v find_v true_a to_o provide_v by_o all_o legal_a way_n that_o both_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o petitioner_n may_v receive_v full_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o both_o and_o to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n his_o majesty_n profess_v it_o the_o principal_a reason_n of_o his_o desire_n to_o have_v justice_n in_o the_o like_a matter_n do_v to_o he_o that_o his_o just_a authority_n be_v no_o long_o scorn_v and_o vilify_v he_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o see_v it_o do_v to_o other_o and_o that_o his_o good_a subject_n who_o be_v wise_o careful_a to_o defend_v the_o law_n which_o be_v their_o common_a birthright_n and_o to_o which_o only_o they_o owe_v all_o they_o have_v beside_o may_v not_o by_o unjust_a and_o intolerable_a oppression_n be_v make_v martyr_n for_o it_o edw._n nicholas_n captain_n william_n booth_n of_o killingholm_n and_o william_n scroop_n of_o little_a coat_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n gentleman_n make_v oath_n that_o the_o petition_n deliver_v by_o the_o say_a william_n booth_n unto_o his_o majesty_n concerning_o the_o imprisonment_n he_o suffer_v by_o the_o command_n of_o francis_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o parham_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o county_n aforesaid_a and_o all_o the_o action_n and_o passage_n therein_o express_v be_v most_o true_a in_o that_o manner_n and_o form_n therein_o be_v declare_v jurat_fw-la coram_fw-la me_fw-la in_fw-la cancellaria_fw-la magistro_fw-la decimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_fw-la junii_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1642._o w._n wentworth_n finis_fw-la