The humble and thankful acknowledgement and declaration of the county of Southampton presented by the grand jury of the said county at the last sitting of a commission of oyer and terminer, to be presented by the knights and burgesses that serve for that county, to the Right Honorable, the House of Commons in Parliament assembled.

1648

The humble and thankful Acknowledgement and Declaration Of the COUNTY of SOUTHAMPTON, PRESENTED By the Grand Iury of the said County at the last sitting of a Commission of Oyer and Terminer, to be presented by the Knights and Burgesses that serve for that County, To the Right Honorable, The House of COMMONS in Parliament assembled.

AS we detest with horror the levying of a new VVar, so we desire from our hearts the firm Settlement of a lasting Peace, after so many Applications to the King made by the Parliament, and especially after the last Address, wherein the Houses (as we humbly conceive) demand nothing, but what is most Essential to the Safety of the People; And after the Kings absolute Negative to the last Message of the Honorable Houses, we exceedingly doubt of any Settlement by further Application to the King; and therefore we do most humbly acknowledge the wisdom and goodness of the Parliament, in resolving to settle the Peace of this poor miserable distracted Nation: And by the Blessing of God (as in Duty we are bound) we shall not onely most willingly and chearfully submit and acquiesce in such Settlement, as they in their grave judgements shall finde to be most conduceable to our Peace; but also in our several places and callings, shall heartily endeavor to promote the same.

Edward Heighes,

Robert Cooper,

John Knight,

Anthony Brown,

Benedict Barnham,

John Andrews,

William Doling,

Thomas Cole,

Peter Percival,

William Fisher,

Arthur Lipscomb,

William Hilokir,

John Elliot,

William Hunt,

Theophilus Smith,

John Bidlecomb,

Anthony Casbert.

24 Januarii, 1647.

ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That this Acknowledgement and Declaration be forthwith printed and published:

H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.

London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honorable House of Commons, Jan. 25. 1647.

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