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A38646	Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683.	The Earl of Essex his speech, at the delivering the following petition to His Most Sacred Majesty, Jan. 25, 80 [i.e. 1681]	1681.0		.xml	application/xml	2070	65	56	Includes also the petition against holding the Parliament at Oxford, signed: May it please Your Majesty , THe Lords here present , together with divers other Peers of the Realm , taking notice that by your late Proclamation , your Majesty has declared an intention of calling a Parliament , at Oxford ; and observing from History and Records how unfortunate many such assemblies have bin , when called at a Place remote from the Capital City ; as particularly the Congress in Henry the Seconds time at Clarindon ; Three several Parliaments at Oxford in Henry the thirds time ; and at Coventry in Henry the Sixths time ; With divers others which have proved very fatal to those Kings , and have been followed with great mischief on the whole Kingdom : and considering the present posture of affairs , the many jealousies and discontents , which are amongst the People , we have great cause to apprehend that the consequences of the sitting of a Parliament now at Oxford may be as fatal to your Majesty and the Nation , as those others mentioned have bin to the then Reigning Kings ; and therefore we do conceive that we cannot answer it to God , to your Majesty , or to the People , If we , being Peers of the Realm , should not on so Important an Occasion humbly offer our advice to your Majesty ; that if possible .	cache/A38646.xml	txt/A38646.txt
