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A86148 The heads of the petition. 1647 (1647) Wing H1297; Thomason 669.f.11[41]; ESTC R210550 673 1

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The Heads of the Petition THat according to our solemne League and Covenant his Majesties Royall Person may be defended and that his just Power and greatnesse in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes may bee established 2. That the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament may be vindicated and the lawfull Liberties and Property of the Subjects preserved and maintained 3. That the Governement of the Church may be speedily setled Conventicles the Seminaries of Separation supprest and a toleration of licentious libertie effectually declared against 4. That all Incendiaries Malignants and evill Instruments which hinder the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from his People or one of his Kingdomes from another or make any faction or Parties among the People contrary to the solemne League and Covenant may be brought to publike tryall and receive condigne punishment 5. That all obstructions in the ordinary Courts of Iustice may be removed and the insufferable abuse of Committees and their Officers considered 6. That the arrears of the souldiery of this Kingdome may be satisfied and security for their future indemnity for all acts done by them tempore et loco belli 7 That the Army now on foot may bee disbanded or otherwise disposed of That so this almost exhausted Kingdome may be freed from those many greivous oppressions it now groanes under 8. And whereas there have been and still are great abuses and insufferable injuries done to your Petitioners by the sale of freedomes and Forreiners intruding into the Suburbs and places neer adjacent to this Citie whereby your Petitioners are much discouraged in their services the Freemen of this Citie prejudiced and the Franchises and Liberties thereof infringed We therefore humbly beseech this honorable Assembly to resolve on some course as you in your wisedomes shall think fit as well for the expulsion of such as have so unduly crept in amongst us as for the future prevention of the like insufferable Injuries that may redound to your Petitioners hereafter