The Humble Petition OF THE Loyal Dissenters TO HIS MAJESTY: For the speedy calling of a Parliament, to Redress the Greivances of the subjects.

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THat whereas your humble Petitioners the Loyal Dissenters (Pa­pists Exempted) of these three Kingdoms, have, for these seven years last past: mightily laboured to settle a thorrow Reformati­on both in Church and State, which ever since the Dissolution of our last Parliament, have been in great Confusion and Disorder—which is greivous to the Subjects.

Therefore we humbly beseech your Majesty (immediately at our Re­ques [...]) that you would be pleased to call a Parliament, that all our Grei­vances may be Redrest—Ʋix.

That you will be pleased to let it be Enacted that all the Loyal Addres­sers may be detected as Traytors, and greivous to the Subjects—That all your Guards (except the Yeomen) may be disbanded, for they are grei­vous to the Subjects. That all the Bishops and Clergimen may be pull'd down, for they are greivous to the Subjects—That their Benefices may be devided amongst the Saints—Baxter, Lobb, and Farindon, and the rest of our Godly Party—to oblige and preserve the Subjects.

[...]hat the Tower, Militia, Cinque-Ports, and Fleet, may be put into our ha [...] [...]to preserve and secure the Subjects—That Barwick upon Tweed may be Demolished—to let in the Scotch Covenanters upon Occasion, to preserve the Subjects. And to let Oats have his ten pounds a Week to swear and preserve the Subjects. And that the Popish Lords in the Tower may be hang'd, right or wrong, for they are greivous to the Subjects— And that you would please to let our Plots be laid upon the Papists, and the Real Conspirators be pardon'd, by an Act of Indemnitie, to please and preserve the Subjects. And to let Pauls be made into a Garrison, for our partie, to preserve the Subjects.

And to let all the people be obliged to bring in their Bodkins, Rings, & Whistles, for us to make Mony of, to preserve the Subjects. And to let the Estates of all the Nobility of the three Kingdoms that are not of our party, be divided amongst us, to preserve the Subjects: And that all Of­fices and Places of profit and trust be confer'd on our party (or on the Trimers) to preserve the Subjects.

Let; L'Estrange and all that write for King, Law, or Government may be [Page 2]hang'd for they are greivous to, the Subjects. And to cause the Act of Queen Elizabeth against Phanaticks to be Repeal'd, for it is greivous to the Subjects.

Further to let it be enacted, that Laws both Temporal and Spiritual— that confine us to Obedience be abolished, for they are greivous to the Subjects.

And all that do not approve of this Petition be disinherited; their Estates and persons be exposed to our mercy, to preserve the Subjects. And that all the Loyal Nobility of the three Kingdoms, be reduced to follow Plow and Cart, that our Party, Coblers, Tinkers, Sweep, and Kennel-Rakers, may Ride in Coaches; to preserve the Subjects. And not to suffer any Laws to remain in force, that shall confine us to submit to any King, but, such as we shall think fit to set up, & pull down at our pleasure, & this to preserve the Subjects. And to let all Dissenters, Papists, (Exempted) that have Faith to beleive that there is such a thing as a God, have their Liberties, and Properties; to swear, commit Marthers, Theft, Perjury, Buggery, Rape, &c.— And no body to dare to call 'em in question for't—for if there be a God, let him Rule the Stars, and they us, like other Animals to preserve the Subjects.

And to let it be Treason to sing a Loyal Song in the street, for its greivous to the subjects. And to permit all the Meal-Tubs, from hence, to the four Corners of the World be searched for Sir William Waller to be Speaker, to preserve the Subjects.

Let those that have the sliest Pates and longest Spoons, or Broom-staff, be in full Sway and Possession of the Nation, to preserve the Subjects— And that it may be Treason to drink the Dukes Health; for its greivous to the Subjects. And to let Judge Jeffer [...]es be pull'd down, and one of our Party put in his place, to preserve the Subjects.

But all this we know, cannot be done without calling a Parliament— nor by that neither; unless you disable all the Loyal Addressers from ha­ving any Votes in choosing the Members—For we want and desire just such a Parliament, as was call'd in forty one—or that at Oxford, last to se­cure and preserve the Subjects.—

And your Humble Petitioners shall be bound to Pray, &c.

FINIS.

LONDON Printed for J. Dean. 1683.

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