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A95457	Tvvo petitions of divers free-men of England, inhabitants in the city of Bristoll, and in the adjacent parts. The one presented to the Honourable House of Commons, upon the 2. of September, 1647. Together with their answer thereunto. The other to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, at his head-quarters at Kingston. Both signed with many thousand hands.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1647 (1647)	Wing T3500; Thomason E405_23; ESTC R201895	8,089	16

much adde to the flourishing of this Kingdome that you take such Subjects under your protections they conforming to the Lawes and paying all lawful Customs of Tribute and dues whatsoever unto the Civill State And herein we are not selfish and glance at a particular party but our thoughts and desires run publike We are verie cleare for and shall much rejoice in the establishment of a generall right and just freedome to all men and we could cordially wish that those who have partaked with the King in the late differences may know the utmost of their sufferings and when they have fully satisfied for their former Delinquencies and do give manifest testimonies of their future subjection they may be received into the securitie of common immunities and be conquered by an unparallell'd clemencie This we humby offer unto your more mature consideration as that which may facillitate the settlement of a sweet and lasting peace in this now divided Kingdome And Worthies can you check us when we assure you that our very soules bleed under the sence of those burdens that lie upon the oppressed when we heare the groanes of the Widdowes and Fatherlesse when we see the anguish of their spirits that have lost neare relations friends and estates in the service of the Parliament nay when we know that the Powers that should helpe them doe adde oppression unto them we are even then full of heavinesse and become silent by reason of the greatnesse of our sorrowes We may hereupon very opportunely number over againe unto you those vast sums of moneyes that have been disbursed out of the Kingdomes Treasurie and shall we say to those that have had little or no need of it when as many thousand Families that have been totally impoverish't and undone have not yet received the least succour and reliefe from you We doe likewise tenderly simpathize with those our fellow-subjects that are and have been a long time imprisoned and lie under pressures and wants them their wives children we will not take the boldnesse to mention any but silently referre to such as have indured the tartnesse of a long imprisonment with its excessive charges and have not as yet been brought to a legall tryall they professing that they only stand up for the rights of free-borne English Subjects And here it seems not altogether superfluous to mind you of those great abuses that are generally in the Prisons themselves If we consider the long time of Imprisonments the ●astinesse of the places and the intollerable excesse of fees we may well say that Prisons are the executions of Prisoners before their tryall We are now putting a period to this large rehearsall wherein we have unbowelled our selves unto you and shall only crave leave to cast this one thing into the common heape of our other grievances We have in our experience observed that many have wasted great estates and been suddainly reduced to povertie by their waiting upon the tedious determinations of Law-suits we cannot impute this to any thing else but either the intricacy and perplextnesse of the Laws or the deceit and corruption of those that plead It will undoubtedly in the issue prove a great ease unto the Subject if the Common-Lawes be written in our owne dialect and in their number and plainnesse brought down to the obviousnesse of an ordinary understanding This in all likelihood will prevent malice and contentions and give us the advantage of knowing our own Rights without the trouble of a Suit Having had these things sadly in our thoughts we have according to our just freedome vented them to this Honourable House for redresse and we do seriously and most humbly lay these our equall and modest desires at your Honours feeet And do intreat you 1. That ye would provide for the settlement of a firme and lasting peace in this Kingdome according to the full opportunity now before you and divert all occasions of and preparations unto a second Warre And that ye would so succour Ireland as that Kingdome also may at length revive out of it's bleeding dying condition 2. That ye would fully answer the just desires and grievances of the Army vindicate them from all aspersions and calumnies give them all due reparations and continue them undisbanded till the Kingdome shall have the happie experience of a well setled peace 3. That the just rights and Liberties of the English Subjects may be secured from all violence oppression Injustice Tyrannie and the free course of justice passe upon all such infringers of our Liberties as either have been or shall be impeached and convicted 4. That ye would free us from any unlawfull power that indeavours to suppresse the Petitions of the Subjects and that yee would not discountenance nor deale disgracefully with any Petition brought from the grieved Subject 5. That ye would remove out of the House of Parliament out of Committees and places of administration of justice all such as are justly made incapable by your severall Votes and Ordinances 6. That such who have given undoubted testimonies of their abilities and faithfulnesse may be intrusted and continued in the severall places of power rule and concernment in the Kingdom And to mention one thing more plainly that the Militia of the Kingdome may be speedily setled and put into the hands of such persons and in particular the Militia of the Citie of London transmitted back again unto those who formerly mannag'd it with much trust in time of greatest danger 7. That yee would be tender in imposing the Covenant either upon any of your Members or upon any other subject in this Kingdome whose consciences dare not subscribe unto it and that occasion or advantage might not be hence taken to quit any of known fidelitie out of the trusts and services they have in the Common-wealth if they cannot submit unto it 8. That according to your severall Ordinances made yee would provide for the succouring of tender consciences and not suffer them to be greiv'd and brought into bondage by any rigid impositions but protect them by the Lawes in their civill rights so long as they live peaceably and without offence 9. That to prevent feuds factions future insurrections and tumults and to procure a lasting peace to this Nation ye would propose to such as have partak'd with the King their utmost penaltie and that they fully satisfying it may be own'd again as Subjects all former actings be obliterated and they for the future secur'd in their Common Interests so far as may consist with the safety of the Kingdome and the conservation of our just Rights and Liberties 10. That ye would seriously consider our fellow-subjects that are cast into Prisons and lye languishing there and provide for the hearing of their causes that either they may bee acquitted by Law and have reparations for their losses and sufferings or else fall under the censure of it if they so demerit 11. That long and lingring imprisonments may be remedied by a speedie tryall provision made for the cleansing and better regulating of Prisons and the excessive Fees abated that Prisons may be for security only not for punishment 12. That yee would tenderly compassionate the Widdowes and fatherlesse and those who have lost estates and limbs for their affections to and in the service of the Parliament 13. That accounts may be given for the millions of monies that have been expended and that yee would first and chiefely dispose of the Treasures of the Kingdome for the payment of the Publique debts and for the reliefe of those that are either totally impoverisht or else smart under very great losses and to speak with all humility not as it hath been to divers of your own Houses and others that lye not under such pressing necessities 14. That in your counsells ye would find out a way for the deciding of controversies and Suits of Law without so much expence of time trouble and charges and bring the Lawes if possibly you may into a lesser volume and to speak our owne Language Wee have now spoken all and do beseech you to believe that our only aime in these our requests is the Honor of the Parliament and the advantage of the Kingdome If then you the high and Honorable Court of this Kingdome shall be pleased to resume this Paper and lay our desires and grievances therein exprest unto your hearts Your Petitioners that are in all things carefull to conserve the being and Priviledges of Parliament that are faithfull to their Countreyes Liberties shall pray for your Honours peace and safety and for the settlement of this Kingdome in all tranquillity c. Die Jovis 2. Septemb. 1647. THe House being informed that divers Gentlemen of the City of Bristoll and the parts thereabouts were at the doore desirous to present a Petition to the House they were called in The Petition was read and stiled The humble Petition of divers Freemen of England Jnhabitants in the City of Bristoll and in the adjacent parts Resolved c. That this shall be the Answer to the Petitioners That though there be some things in this Petition that the House cannot so well approve of to be presented by Petition yet there are some things in which they have expressed their good affections to this House and to the Kingdome and that for their good affections they shall have the thanks of this House The Petitioners were againe called in and M. Speaker by command of this House did accordingly give them this Answer H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.