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A54306
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Right honourable, I am your cousin, (though a prisoner) descended from the body of Henry Percy 5th. Earl of Northumberland
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Percy, James, 1619-1690?
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1681
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Wing P1458A; ESTC R218760
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〈◊〉 Honourable I Am your Cousin though a Prisoner descended from the Body of 〈◊〉 Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland By which Descent I am Cousin and next Heir-male to Josceline Percy your Father the late and 11th Earl of Northumberland Deceased A Prison is a Grave for Men alive But when Naboth was ston'd to death then Ahab took postession of the Vinyard 1 Kings 21.18 And walking in the Garden among the Beds of Pleasure then God sent his Prophet Elias to tell Ahab of his Transgression notwithstanding he was a King Ezekiel 46.18 When Belshazzar wat quaffing in the Gold and Silver Vessels of the Temple then appear'd the Hand-writing upon the Wall Dan. 5. When your late Husband the Lord Ogle went about to assume the name of Percy and to have the Percies Lands settled upon him by Act of Parliament then God call'd him to Accompt Therefore let Your Ladiship to Justice speedily and submit to Truth in Time for fear God calls You to Accompt also I believe Your Servants and Agents have rendred Me to You to be a Monster and not a Man Be not too subject to Believe Them but see with your own Eys and hear with your own Ears and admit Me into Your preserice for I have somthing to offer 〈◊〉 will add Fame to Your Honour and Rank You with those Two Worthy Women of our Family the Lady Agnes Percy who preserved the Percies Name and the Lady Lucy that settled the Estate upon the Heirs Males of the Percies for ever And for ever that Estate must attend the Title And the Fines can never be recover'd but by the true Heir-Male of the Percies Mr. Gee can inform You if he pleases how I was at Petworth in the Year 1654. And then and there made my Claim as I do now And before Mr. Clark's Tryal Your Agents with their Councel would have own'd Me to be the next Heir and would have assisted Me for the Title with their Books Pedigree and Records And also how I met with Mr. Champian and Mr. Gee at Doctor Lampley's House and there made out my Pedigree clear only I could not find out my Great Grand-fathers Name First it was a very hard Name And Secondly Mr. Champian kept it secret till he was forc'd to declare upon his Oath that Sir Ingelram Percy was Married and had Sons and Daughters at Sir John Coppleston's Tryal for Cannington and Rodaway Lands in Somersetshire Thirdly The Heralds had altogether neglected the Collateral Line of the Percies Now all my Aim is really to beget a right understanding so that I may remain Your Ladiships Real Cordial and Faithful Kinsman and most Humble Servant JAMES PERCY What I have to declare to your Ladyship is not convenient to be oommitted to writing but assure your self it really tends to your present Welfare and future Peace and Prosperity An Answer will find me in the Kings-Bench-Rules at the Written Table at Captain Dancer's House in Lombard-street near the Bowling-green in the Borough of Southwark This Letter was presented the day of the date hereof and the Claymant hath printed it that the world may see that a true Percy is not ashamed of his Innocent and Just Cause nor affraid of his Potent Opponents For he whom I trust in is grower than they 5 Eccles ver 8. ☞ NOw in these our days there is no Prophet God Michaia Elijah nor Interpreters of Dreams like Joseph and Daniel that dares presume to speak to Kings as they did in those days Therefore James Percy the true Heir male of the Percies Earls of Northumberland humbly makes bold with the Prophet Ezekiel cap. 46. ver 18. Moreover the Prince shall not take of the Peoples Inheritance by oppression but he shall give his Sons Inheritance out of his own Possession that my People be not scattered every man from his Possession 〈…〉 to that purpofe His Majesty ordered 〈…〉 willing to go to the Attorney General to 〈…〉 which the Clavmants Sollicitor Mr. Thomas 〈◊〉 Attorney General said He could not sign Percie 's 〈…〉 for the Countess of Northumberland And the 〈…〉 dethize the Claimant in his Proccedings and to 〈…〉 on and been shelter'd under Priviledge which hath 〈…〉 And from that time Mr. Swayn the Glaymant 〈…〉 two sticksâ— for whilst James Percy was prosecuting 〈…〉 Ejectments in the North the Sollicitor had contrly'd the 〈…〉 were begg'd dispos'd and scatter'd before the Claymant 〈…〉 Co-warrant with other Writings was lost which cost a considerable 〈…〉 then arrested his Clyent James Percy in three several Suits at Law whâ—… continued three years But the Sollicitor Swayn was overthrown in all the 3 Actions more 〈◊〉 the Claymant James Percy was those travels poisoned at New-Castle arrested at York in two Actions of 20000 l. each A 〈◊〉 then durst not proceed at Law but let the Actions fall and 〈◊〉 40 s. Cost a poor 〈◊〉 for a night and two days Imprisonment and maintaining my two Men and three Horses besides the Charge of spunging Bums And the Actions were in the Lord of Essex and Mr. Clark and others Names And to fill up the measure of malice they published in the English Gazette and the French Gazette That the Claymant was an Impostor And Mr. Blackston said in all these Courts That the Claymant's Name was not Percy but declared him to be a Bastard with many more scandalous wordr which were proved at that Tryal before the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs notwithstanding he discharged Mr. Blackston and Sir George Jeffreys at that Tryal took Fees on both sides so the Claymant James Percy was clearly bought and sold and proved to his Damage 12000 l. Besides it was the occasion of this his present Imprisonment upon the Writs of Error that were so strangely dismiss'd the House of Lords without any Hearing notwithstanding the renewing and continuing after every Prorogation cost in all above 300 l. And now the Claymant James Percy hath used all ways and means possible as by his Petition and publick Prints appears and cannot proceed further without the Assistance of the Honourable House of Commons His Majesty is much troubled and the Claymant really believes that His Majesty had a cordial Desire to heâ—â— and see the Cause determined as by His coming up to the Bar of the House of Lords that day the Hearing should have been had Besides His Majesty may perceive I shall never leave my Claim till Justice be done by reason I now know it is my Right by Birth and Bloud and that the sole power of creating and preserving Honour rests in His Royal Breast as Flowers in the Crown And by the Coronation-Oath the King cannot take Titles from one Peer to give to another Peer But as God hath in mercy restored His Majesty to His Crown and Kingdoms even so ought the King in Justice to restore every Loyal Subject to the Birth-right Title and Inheritance of his Ancestors It was very hard at first for the Claymant to find out the Name of his great Grandfather by reason he was in his Childhood brought up amongst his Mothers Relations And in the troublesome times he being a Royallist was forced to abscond and travel for many years _____ But the Adversaries did wildernize the Claymant in hiding his great Grandfathers Christian Name from him For Sir Ingelram Percy was the Claymant James Percie 's Great Grandfather and youngest Son of Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland and this Collateral Line was never attainted and therefore ought to be restored according to Henry Percy the 5th Earls Patent and not under the Patent of the New-Creation by Queen Mary for Thomas Percy 2d Son of the 5th Earl was attainted but Sir Ingelram Percy 3d. Son was Innocent and so hath his Issue continued to this day And therefore prays for speedy Justice Justice removes oppression Glorifies God Honours the King Rejoyces the People puts an end to your troubles and ratifies Peace for which the Petitioner prays For Henry Percy 5th Earl Great Great Grandfather had Sir Ingelram Percy Great Grandfather who had Henry Percy Grandfather and he had Henry Percy Father of the Claymant JAMES PERCY