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 eng Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649. Lancashire (England) -- History -- Sources. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-09 Sampled and proofread 2009-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

The humble GRATULATION AND PETITION Of divers His Majeſties Faithfull Subjects of the true Proteſtant Religion, within the County Palatine of Lancaſter.

VVith His Majeſties Anſwer thereunto.

YORK: Printed by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſtie: And by the Aſſignes of JOHN BILL. 1642.
To the Sacred Majeſtie of our moſt gracious Soveraign Lord, Charles, By the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c. The humble Gratulation and Petition of divers His Majeſties Faithfull Subjects of the true Proteſtant Religion, within the County Palatine of LANCASTER. Moſt Gracious Soveraign,

THe moſt reall and convincing Teſtimonies of your Princely care for the Advancement of Gods true Religion in your Majeſties Realms, and the common Good of all your Subjects, could no leſſe then draw from us (who have hitherto in theſe ſtirring times ſate ſtill) this humble Acknowledgement of our due and neceſſary Thanks.

WE, with the inmoſt and choiceſt thoughts of our Souls, doe eſteem and prize your Majeſties moſt Righteous Intentions of Governing your Liege people, according to the wholſom Laws of this Kingdom, a thing ſo often, and with ſuch earneſtneſſe avowed by your Sacred Majeſtie, whereunto we yeeld that hearty Credence which is due to ſo Religious and Righteous a Prince: We do alſo with all humility and thankfulneſſe acknowledge your manifold and evident Manifeſtations to the world, that you affect not an Arbitary Government, but the Common Proſperity and Happineſſe of all your Loyall Subjects, by your readineſſe to joyn with your Parliament in a ſpeedy raiſing of Forces for a timely ſuppreſſion of that odious Rebellion in Ireland; By your late Proclamation, for the putting in due execution the Laws againſt Papiſts; By your moſt gracious condeſcending to the deſires of your Great Councell, in ſigning the Bills, for the Trienniall Parliament; For relinquiſhing your title of Impoſing upon Merchandiſe, and power of Preſſing Souldiers; For the taking away of the Star-Chamber, and high Commiſſion Courts; For the Regulating of the Councel-Table; As alſo the Bills for the Forreſts and Stannerie Courts; with other moſt neceſſary Act. Moreover, we are conſident and well aſſured of your Majeſties Zeal for the advancement of the true Proteſtant Religion, and with inexpreſſible joy do underſtand your moſt Chriſtian and Pious Reſoluton for the preſervation of thoſe powerfull encouragements of Induſtry, Learning, and Pietie, the means and honour of the Miniſtery, for the maintenance and continuance of our Church-Government, and ſolemn Liturgie of the Church of long continued, and generall Approbation, of the moſt Pious and Learned of this Nation, and of other Countries, compoſed according to the Primitive Pattern, by our bleſſed Martyrs, and other Religious and Learned men: As alſo your gracious pleaſure, That all Abuſes of Church and State ſhall be Reformed, according to the Modell of Queen Elizabeths dayes, of ever bleſſed and famous memory; by the one you have weakned the hopes of the Sacrilegious Devourers of the Churches Patrimonie; (if there be any ſuch) And by the other, at once provided againſt all Popiſh Impieties and Idolatries, and alſo againſt the growing danger of Anabaptiſts, Browniſts, and other Noveliſts; and which Piety, Love, and Juſtice, we beſeech God to return into your Royall Boſom. But yet (moſt Gracious Soveraign) there is one thing that ſads our hearts, and hinders the perfection of our happineſſe, which is, The Diſtance and Miſunderſtanding between your Majeſtie and your Parliament; whereby the hearts of your Subjects are filled with Fears and Jealouſies, Juſtice neglected, Sacred Ordinances prophaned, and Trading impaired, to the impoveriſhing of many of your Liege People. For the Removall whereof, we cannot finde out any lawfull means, without your Majeſties aſſiſtance and direction.

Wherefore, we humbly beſeech your moſt Excellent Majeſtie, to continue your moſt Chriſtian and Pious Reſolution of Ruling your People according to the Laws of the Land, and maintaining of the ſame; of being a zealous Defender of the eſtabliſhed Doctrine, Liturgie and Government of our Church, from Hereſie, Libertiniſme, and Prophaneſſe, an Advancer of Learning, Piety and Religion, an encourager of painfull Orthodox Preachers; and whatſoever your Parliament ſhall offer to your Royall view, conducing to this bleſſed end, the common Good and Tranquility of your Subjects, to be pleaſed to condeſcend unto, and graciouſly to confirme; And withall to declare unto us ſome expedient way, how we may make a dutifull Addreſſe unto your Parliament, for the taking away of thoſe Differences and Impediments which ſtay the happy Proceedings of that moſt Honourable Aſſembly, whereof your Majeſty is the Head (which once removed, we doubt not but you will ſpeedily be as neer your Parliament in Perſon, as in Affection; That there may be a bleſſed Harmony between your Highneſſe and that great Councell) and we ſhall, with all alacritie, obſerve the ſame: Humbly tendering our Lives, and Fortunes for the preſervation of your Royall Perſon, Crowne, and Dignitie, according to our bounden Duty, and Allegiance, and heartily praying for your Majeſties long and proſperous Reigne over us.

HONI SOIT QVI MALL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT royal blazon or coat of arms

At the Court at York, the ſixth of June 1642. His Majeſtie hath commanded me to give you this His Anſwer to your Petition.

That Hee is very glad to finde ſuch reall Acknowledgements of thoſe great Graces which he hath bountifully beſtowed upon this His Kingdom of England, in the time of this Parliament, and likewiſe it is a great contentment to him to finde ſo many true Sons of the Church of England, as by your expreſſions in the ſaw Petition both plainly appear to him; Aſſuring you, That he ſhall not yeeld in His Zeal and Conſtancy for the maintenance of the true Proteſtant Profeſſion, neither to Queen Elizabeth, nor to His Father of ever bleſſed memory, both againſt Popiſh Superſtition on the one ſide, and Schiſmaticall Innovation and Confuſion on the other. In the laſt place, as he doth take in very good part your deſire of a good Underſtanding between His Majeſtie and His two Houſes of Parliament, ſo likewiſe He cannot but much commend the way that you take therein: And as for your Directions, if you will but ſeriouſly conſider His Majeſties Juſt and Neceſſary Deſires expreſſed in His Anſwers and Declarations ſince His coming to York, your Zeal and Knowledge will not need more particular Inſtructions to make ſuch Addreſſes to both Houſes of Parliament, as the times require, and befitting ſuch loyall and true affected Subjects to your King and Countrey, as this Petition expreſſeth you to be.

FINIS.