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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	king_n	year_n	22,347	5	4.8500	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86764	The humble petition of divers inhabitants of the county of Hertford, who have faithfully adhered to the Good Old Cause. Presented to the Parliament, by Dr. Barber, with many free-holders, and other inhabitants of the said county, May 13. 1659. Together with the Parliament's answer thereunto.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3457; Thomason 669.f.21[32]; ESTC R211173	1,364	1

The Humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the County of Hertford who have faithfully adhered to the Good Old Cause Presented to the Parliament by Dr. Barber with many Free-holders and other Inhabitants of the said County May 13. 1659. Together with the Parliament's Answer thereunto SHEWETH THat we are deeply sensible how much the Cause of God in this Nation hath suffered for some years past by the Apostacy of some persons which at the first were great Assertors thereof strong endeavours being used to introduce a Personal Interest and to center in a Monarchy after the cutting off the late King notwithstanding a Commonwealth was so happily setled without a King or House of Lords And the better to accomplish this their Design many faithful Officers in the Army and other places of Trust in the three Nations which could not comply with them therein were as we conceive without Law or Justice speedily displaced and many of them committed to prison to the fading of the hearts of the good people and encouraging of the Common Enemy Now seeing the God of Heaven who makes it manifest that He rules in the Kingdoms of Men hath put it into the hearts of the Officers of the Army to give glory to God in acknowledging their wandrings from righteous and equal paths have thereupon judged it their Duty to invite you to re-assemble and proceed in the exercise and discharge of your Trust we cannot sufficiently acknowledge the goodness of GOD in calling together this Renowned Parliament hoping that God will make you the Instruments of healing Our Breaches restoring pathes to dwell in to take off all Yokes and to let the Oppressed go free And we are the more encouraged in our hopes by your late Worthy Declaration you have already made wherein you resolve through God's assistance to endeavour the settlement of this Commonwealth upon such a Foundation as may assert establish and secure the Properties and Liberties of the ●●ople in reference unto all both as Men and as Christians and that without a Single Person Kingship or House of Peers We most humbly pray That for the preventing of the many Designes that may be set on foot by the Old Enemy and others disaffected to the Common wealth You will be pleased speedily to restore such faithful Officers in the Armie and Nation that have been either illegally displaced or forced by the dis-satisfaction of their Consciences to quit their Employments And also to settle the Militia of the several Counties of this Commonwealth in the hands of such persons as have faithfully adhered to the Good Old Cause in opposition to Monarchy Name and Thing In pursuance of which We shall to the uttermost of Our power with Our Lives and Estates ingage in your just defence against all Opposers And your Petitioners shall pray Friday the 13th of May 1659. THe House being informed That there were several Hertfordshire Gentlemen attending the Parliament at the Door they were called in and presented a Petition which the Petioners being withdrawn was read And is Entituled The Humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the County of Hertford who have faithfully adhered to the Good Old Cause The Petitioners were called in And Mr. Speaker by Order of the House returned them the Answer of the House in this manner viz. Gentlemen THe House hath read your Petition and do find in it Expressions of very good Affection they have commanded me to tell you That upon the Foundation upon which they now stand for which they blesse God that hath brought them hither they do intend to go on if it please God to set the Topstone as formerly they have laid the Foundation And to You that have expressed your good affections here they have Commanded me to tell you That they give you hearty thanks for your expression thereof Jo. Phelps Clerk of the Parliament pro tempore LONDON Printed for Tho. Brewster at the Three Bibles near the West-End of Pauls 1659. May .16