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         Pilkington, Thomas, Sir, d. 1691.
      
       
         
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             To the Kings most excellent Majesty the humble petition of Sir Thomas Pilkington, kt., Lord Mayor of London, Slingsby Bethell, Esq., Samuel Swinock, John Deagle, Richard Freeman, John Jakell, John Key, and John Wickham, in behalf of themselves, and of the respective executors and administrators of Sir Thomas Player kt. deceased, Henry Cornish, Esq., deceased, Samuel Shute, Esq. deceased, and of Francis Jenks deceased.
             Pilkington, Thomas, Sir, d. 1691.
             William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
          
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             1690]
          
           
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             Attributed to Thomas Pilkington. cf. Wing.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           TO
           THE
           
             Kings
             most
             Excellent
             Majesty
          
           .
        
         
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
             Sir
          
           Thomas
           Pilkington
           
             Kt.
             Lord
             Mayor
             of
          
           London
           ,
           Slingsby
           Bethell
           
             Esq
          
           Samuel
           Swinock
           ,
           John
           Deagle
           ,
           Richard
           Freeman
           ,
           John
           Jakell
           ,
           John
           Key
           ,
           and
           John
           Wickham
           ,
           
             in
             behalf
             of
             themselves
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             respective
             Executors
             and
             Administrators
             of
             Sir
          
           Thomas
           Player
           
             Kt.
             deceased
          
           ,
           Henry
           Cornish
           
             
               Esq
            
             deceased
          
           ,
           Samuel
           Shute
           
             
               Esq
            
             deceased
             ,
             and
             of
          
           Francis
           Jenks
           deceased
           .
        
         
           Sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           Your
           Petitioners
           and
           the
           said
           deceased
           Persons
           were
           in
           the
           Year
           1682
           ,
           and
           1683
           ,
           by
           the
           Contrivance
           and
           Confederacy
           of
           Sir
           
             John
             Moor
          
           Kt.
           Sir
           
             Dudley
             North
          
           Kt.
           Sir
           
             Peter
             Rich
          
           Kt.
           Sir
           
             Edmond
             Saunders
          
           Kt.
           late
           Chief
           Justice
           of
           the
           
             Kings
             Bench
          
           ,
           and
           some
           others
           ,
           prosecuted
           and
           convicted
           for
           a
           Ryot
           ;
           the
           Fact
           objected
           against
           them
           being
           no
           other
           ,
           in
           truth
           ,
           than
           the
           peaceable
           doing
           their
           Duties
           as
           Citizens
           of
           London
           and
           Englishmen
           ,
           in
           Election
           of
           Sheriffs
           for
           the
           said
           City
           and
           County
           of
           Middlesex
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           the
           Proceedings
           upon
           the
           said
           pretended
           Ryot
           ,
           many
           Notorious
           Violations
           of
           the
           Law
           were
           committed
           ,
           and
           Your
           Petitioners
           denied
           Common
           Justice
           ,
           by
           the
           Combination
           and
           Confederacy
           of
           the
           Persons
           last
           above-named
           ,
           and
           others
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           Your
           Petitioners
           ,
           and
           the
           said
           deceased
           Defendants
           were
           ,
           by
           Judgment
           of
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Kings
             Bench
          
           in
           
             Trinity
             Term
          
           1683
           ,
           Unreasonably
           Fined
           4100
           l.
           and
           were
           ,
           by
           Imprisonment
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           ,
           Forced
           to
           pay
           the
           same
           ;
           which
           Sum
           of
           4100
           l.
           was
           long
           since
           paid
           into
           the
           Exchequer
           .
        
         
           That
           at
           Your
           Petitioners
           Prosecution
           ,
           the
           said
           Judgment
           was
           Reversed
           the
           last
           Parliament
           as
           Erroneous
           ,
           whereby
           Your
           Majesty
           stands
           by
           Law
           liable
           to
           make
           Restitution
           of
           the
           said
           Sum
           of
           4100
           l.
           as
           Your
           Petitioners
           are
           advised
           .
        
         
           Now
           forasmuch
           as
           Your
           Majesties
           Generous
           Undertaking
           in
           coming
           into
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           tended
           only
           for
           the
           Vindicating
           and
           Establishing
           our
           Religion
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           for
           Relieving
           the
           Oppressed
           ;
           and
           for
           that
           it
           is
           agreeable
           to
           Equity
           ,
           that
           such
           as
           did
           the
           Wrong
           should
           make
           Restitution
           ;
           And
           Your
           Petitioners
           hoping
           the
           Parliament
           now
           Assembled
           will
           take
           the
           whole
           Matter
           into
           their
           Consideration
           ,
           and
           pass
           a
           Bill
           for
           Relief
           of
           Your
           Petitioners
           out
           of
           the
           Confederates
           Estates
           ,
           and
           not
           leave
           them
           to
           be
           satisfied
           by
           Your
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             Petitioners
             therefore
             humbly
             beseech
             Your
             Majesty
             ,
             That
             the
             said
             Confederates
             ,
             the
             Prosecutors
             of
             Your
             Petitioners
             ,
             and
             the
             Judges
             ,
             and
             Others
             concerned
             therein
             ,
             may
             be
             Excepted
             in
             the
          
           Act
           of
           Grace
           ,
           
             intended
             by
             Your
             Majesty
             ,
             as
             to
             All
             they
             did
             in
             Relation
             to
             the
             Prosecution
             and
             Judgment
             upon
             the
             pretended
          
           Ryot
           above-specified
           .
        
         
           And
           Your
           Petitioners
           shall
           always
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
     
  

