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A65423
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Strange and wonderful news from Norwich the like not in all England besides, in a letter from Norwich, to a friend in London.
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T. W.
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1681
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Wing W132; ESTC R3318
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Strange and Wonderful NEWS FROM NORWICH The like not in all ENGLAND besides In a Letter from Norwich to a Friend in London SIR I Doubt not but you have heard of the Red hot Zeal of our Town We are altogether for advancing the Protestant Religion in order to which tho' I do not remember one Papist Convicted here these seven years We tickâ—e off the Non Cons and that which makes Father L. Laugh in 's sleeve is to see the Hereticks so smartly Laskt with the same Rods that were provided for Catholicks Backs But enough of that We lately Elected Members here to serve next Parliament and sure no Body will blame us for chusing those that serv'd us so well in the last for you must note we hate Abhorrers And tho we like Religio Medâ—ci very well presented them an Address against Popery Which tho forty to one but you have it in the next Gazette I here send you perhaps you 'l look for some mention of the Popish Plot and Successor and 20 other odd things in it But I 'le assure you That 's the fault of the Scribe who sat up a little too late drinking the Dukes Health and so clearly forgot them However you may see We are free enough of our Money and that 's one Symptome of Good-Nature though in Truth we do but put out this Complement to usury For We hope if Fawning and Wagging the Tail will do it to see are long the Parliament appointed at the Loyal City of Norwich where to entertain them I 'le assure you we have a pack of Sermon-readers can worry a Text as shrewdly as any at Bristol Chichester or Ludgate it self yet still you are not bound by the Canon to Believe that this whole City joyned in this Address for there was a small parcel of about 2000 that never heard on 't but it s enough 't was under Common Seal and done by those that Rule the Roast and you know the Giblets generally go with the Goose however I send it you as people shew Monsters for a Rarity being confident all England cannot shew the like except the Worshipful Burough of Crickland put in for a snack Oh happy Popish Successor that has at least 250 little People in a whole Kingdom that dare espouse his Interest My Service to your good Lady and our Conntry man Roger who I hear is come again and Reprinting his Caâ—e with Additions I am your Humble Servant T. 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To the Right Honourable the Lord Paston anâ— Augustine Briggs Esq the most cordial sence of the truly Loyal Freemen and Citizens of the said City submitted to their prudent Considerations by and with the consent of th Common Councel of the same City declared under the Common Seal VVE do with all Gratitude return you our most hearty Thanks for your great and indefatigable Care in the Service of His Majesty and your Country as our Representatives in the late Parliament not doubting but you did faithfully and worthily discharge the Trust reposed in you by the Electors Therefore we do earnestly desire seeing you are again Chosen to serve in the ensuing Parliament That you would with all Cheerfulness and Earnestness endeavour to the utmost of your power to preserve his Majesties Person and Government both in Church and State as it is now by Law established And we not only desire your endeavours to desend his Majesties Person and Established Government but also his Honour and Grandeur as well by Punishing and Suppressing all Seditious and Scandalous Libellers of his Person and Government as also by Granting his Majesty such suitable Supplies as his urgent Occasions shall require which we hope may be an effectual means to secure this Nation from Popery and Faction And lastly We most Humbly desire you to become Humble Suitors to His Majesty for the continuance of his Favour towards and good Opinion of his Loyal and Obedient Subjects and Citizens of Norwich and to assure his most gracious Majesty that we do resolve to stand by Him his Heirs and Lawful Successors with our Lives and Fortunes against all Oppositions and Pretensions whatsoever as we are obliged by our Allegiance BUT all People are not of one mind and therefore to please as many as we can we shall here add the Address of that Great and Loyal County of YORK to the Right Honourable Persons by them Elected Kts. of the Shire for the approaching Parliament as follows To the Right Honorable Charles Lord Clifford and Henry Lord Fairfax May it please your Lordships THE Assurances we had of your Fidelity and Activity for the Service of our King and Country in the Parliament began at Westminster the sixth of March 1678. was the only reason of our Choice of you to represent us in the last Parliament and our Experience of your Faithfulness and Diligence in the same Service the last Parliament is the only ground of our uncontradicted Choice of you again this day into the same Trust for the ensuing Parliament and we judge it our Duty as good Protestants Loyal Subjects and true English-men not only to express our hearty concurrence with you in but also to return you our real and publick Thanks for the many good things you did and were about to do in both the last Parliaments and more especially for your seasonable Address to his Majesty your necessary Votes Resolutions Orders and Bills whereby you have endeavoured 1. To preserve the Protestant Religion his Majesties Person and the Kingdoms of England and Ireland from the many Dangers which threaten them 2. To Exclude a Popish Successor 3. To Unite all his Majesties Proteslant Subjects 4. To purge out the Corruptions which abound in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament and 5. To secure us for the future against Popery and Arbitrary Power and we entreat you to proceed in a Parliamentary way to the accomplishment of these excellent things and we assure you that these things being done we shall with great chearfulness be willing to supply his Majesty to the utmost of our Abilities with Money for the securing of his Interest both at home and abroad This Paper was presented to the Lords above-named when they were Elected Knights for York-shire last Mâ—nday 28th of Febr. in the Castle at York which being publickly read there was mighty Acclamations fully testifying the Vniversal consent of the Gentlemen and Freeholders FINIS