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A new petition to the Kings most Excellent Majesty the humble petition of the knights, gentry, free-holders, of the county of Yorke who have subscribed hereto : presented to His Majesty at Yorke, April 30, 1642, desiring a happy union betwixt the King and Parliament.
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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT A NEW PETITION TO THE Kings most Excellent Maiesty The Humble Petition of the Knights Gentry Free-holders of the County of Yorke who have subscribed hereto presented to His Majesty at Yorke April 30. 1642. Desiring a happy Union betwixt the King and Parliament Humbly Sheweth THat at the last Assises they with all loyall duty presented a Petition to your Majesty and another to the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled containing their Humble Requests for the Declaration of such meanes as might take away all distances and produce a blessed Union most necessary to this afflicted Kingdome which then was and wee are confident yet is the earnest Prayer and desire of all in this County who are well affected to your Majesty the true Protestant Religion and the Peace of your Dominions And since by a Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons directed to the Sheriffe we are assured that they are accordingly framing their humble desires to your Majesty such as chiefly tend to the Honour of God the greatnesse and prosperity of your Majesty and the publike good of the Common Wealth Yet since most gracious Soveraigne with much sorrow of heart wee understand that a few Gentlemen of this County have taken upon them to anticipate those Demonstrations of duty which both Houses are preparing and your Majesties gracious Resolutions thereupon in the Name of the Gentry and Commons of the County of Yorke whereas indeed they were a very small part of the Gentry onely as wee are informed in a Petition to your Majesty directly opposite to the Petition of both Houses of Parliament concerning the Removing of the Magazine at Hull tending to the foment devision betwixt your Majesty your great Councell the Lords and Cōmons in this present Parliament We therfore encouraged by that expression from your Majesties owne mouth concerning other Petitioners that you had not gon about to discourage them from petitioning in an humble way and being most assured that our loyall affections to your Majesty your Crowne and Dignitie are not inferiour to any of your Subjects whatsoever and that we have better ground and warrant to represent the sence of the Gentry and Commons of Yorkeshire then those Petitioners had yet are we not possessed with so much arrogancy as to beleeve that a few amongst us or all the County together can judge of the fitnesse where to dispose that Magazine or of the State and safety of this Kingdome and of your Majesties Person so well as your great Counsell whose judgement we are bound to prefer before all private Counsels and whose endeavours have given us much assurance of their careand fidelity to the publique which we doubt not wil tend to the honour satisfaction and greatnesse of your Sacred Majesty and Royall Posterity And that your Majesty would graciously apply your selfe to all good meanes of Union that those duties which by the Lawes of God and men we owe expressed in our late Protestation may not become a divided Proposition since the defence of your Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate the power and Priviledge of Parliament and the lawfull Right and Liberties of the Subject taken joyntly doe all serve to strengthen each other which we shall equally labour to preserve to the utmost of our Lives power and Estate And your Petitioners shall daily pray for your long and prosperous Raigne London Printed for John Wright 1642.