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  A collection of svndry petitions presented to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie as also to the two most honourable houses, now assembled in Parliament, and others, already signed, by most of the gentry, ministers, and free-holders of severall counties, in behalfe of episcopacie, liturgie, and supportation of church-revenues, and suppression of schismaticks / collected by a faithful lover of the church, for the comfort of the dejected clergy, and all moderately affected Protestants.
  Date of publication:
  1642
  

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  Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645. ; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. and England and Wales. Parliament.
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  Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. Attributed to Sir Thomas Aston. cf. BM. Index: p. [1] at end.
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  A petition delivered in to the lords sprituall and temporall, by Sir Thomas Aston, Baronet, from the County Palatine of Chester concerning Episcopacy To the high and honourable court of Parliament. / The nobilitie, knights, gentry, ministers, freeholders, and inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester, whose names are subscribed in the severall schedules hereunto annexed.
  Date of publication:
  1642
  

  Author(s):

  Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645. and England and Wales. Parliament.
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  "Subscribed to this petition, foure noblemen. Knight baronets, knights and esquires, fourscore and odde. Divines, threescore and ten. Gentlemen, three hundred and odde. Free-holders and other inhabitants above six thousand, ...
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  A petition delivered in to the Lords Spirituall and Temporall, by Sir Thomas Aston, Baronet, from the county palatine of Chester concerning episcopacy; to the high and honourable Court of Parliament.
  Date of publication:
  1641
  

  Author(s):

  Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645.
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  Place of publication from Wing. Reproduction of the originals in the British Library.
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  A remonstrance, against presbitery. Exhibited by divers of the nobilitie, gentrie, ministers and inhabitants of the county palatine. of Chester with the motives of that remonstrance. Together with a short survey of the Presbyterian discipline. Shewing the inconveniences of it; and the inconsistency thereof with the constitution of this state, being in its principles destructive to the laws and liberties of the people. With a briefe review of the institution, succession, iurisdiction of the ancient and venerable order of bishops. Found to bee instituted by the Apostles, continued ever since, grounded on the lawes of God, and most agreeable to the law of the land. / By Sir Thomas Aston baronet.
  Date of publication:
  1641
  

  Author(s):

  Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645.
  Description:
  Place of publication from Wing. "The petition which was spread abroad in the countrie amongst the common people", "To the Honorable the Lord Bishops", "Since the severall attempts to blemish this remonstrance by dispersing ...
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