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         Gayer, John, Sir, d. 1649.
      
       
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             To the right honorable the Lords assembled in Parliament the humble petition of Sir John Gayer knight and alderman of London; sheweth, ...
             Gayer, John, Sir, d. 1649.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1648]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Title from caption and first word of text.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 19th. 1648 presented to ye Lords by himselfe but refused".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Detention of persons -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Due process of law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A85874  R210739  (Thomason 669.f.12[7]).  civilwar no To the right honorable the Lords assembled in Parliament: the humble petition of Sir John Gayer knight and alderman of London; sheweth, ... Gayer, John, Sir 1648    583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           TO
           The
           right
           honorable
           the
           Lords
           Assembled
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           :
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
             Sir
             
               John
               Gayer
            
             Knight
             and
             Alderman
             of
             
               London
               ;
            
          
        
         
           SHEWETH
           ,
        
         
           THat
           by
           the
           29
           Chapter
           of
           the
           great
           Charter
           ,
           
             all
             Commoners
             are
             to
             be
             tryed
             by
             their
             equals
             ;
          
           and
           there
           are
           30
           Sessions
           of
           Parliament
           which
           confirm
           the
           great
           Charter
           ,
           being
           a
           Statute
           declaratory
           of
           the
           Common
           Law
           ;
           especially
           those
           eminent
           Laws
           ,
           wherein
           your
           Lordships
           had
           your
           shares
           in
           making
           of
           them
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           Petition
           of
           Right
           in
           the
           3o
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Act
           for
           abolishing
           the
           
             Star-Chamber
             ,
          
           and
           regulating
           the
           Councel
           Table
           ,
           in
           the
           17.
           
           
             Caroli
             ,
          
           in
           which
           many
           Statutes
           are
           enumerated
           ,
           
             That
             Commoners
             ought
             to
             be
             tryed
             by
             their
             equals
             ,
             by
             Bill
             of
             Indictment
             or
             writ
             original
             ,
             and
             by
             those
             of
             their
             neighbourhood
             ;
          
           And
           all
           Decrees
           and
           Judgments
           made
           contrary
           thereunto
           ,
           are
           declared
           thereby
           to
           be
           
             null
             and
             void
             in
             Law
             ,
          
           which
           bars
           al
           Presidents
           :
           And
           by
           several
           Declarations
           and
           Ordinances
           your
           Lordships
           have
           declared
           ,
           that
           
             Ordinances
             are
             no
             Laws
             ,
          
           but
           temporary
           ,
           during
           the
           Wars
           ;
           and
           the
           cause
           of
           necessity
           being
           taken
           away
           ,
           your
           Lordships
           have
           promised
           the
           free
           people
           of
           
             England
             ,
             that
             they
             shall
             be
             governed
             according
             to
             the
             known
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           as
           it
           appears
           in
           the
           
             Ordinance
          
           dated
           the
           15
           of
           
             January
             ,
          
           1647.
           
           And
           it
           is
           against
           the
           Law
           of
           
             God
             ,
             Nature
          
           and
           
             Nations
             ,
          
           that
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           should
           be
           
             Judg
          
           or
           
             Judges
             ,
             Examiner
          
           or
           
             Examiners
          
           in
           their
           
             own
             cause
             ,
          
           or
           to
           be
           tryed
           any
           otherwise
           then
           by
           a
           
             known
             Law
             ,
             for
             where
             there
             is
             no
             Law
             there
             is
             no
             transgression
             .
          
           It
           is
           declared
           by
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Cook
          
           that
           the
           Parliament
           cannot
           make
           a
           
             Law
          
           against
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Nature
             ,
          
           which
           is
           custom
           according
           to
           
             Right
          
           and
           necessary
           
             Reason
             .
          
           That
           Presidents
           are
           nothing
           in
           comparison
           of
           the
           
             Common
             ,
          
           and
           
             Statute
             Laws
             ,
          
           being
           known
           Maximes
           in
           Law
           ,
           
             A
             facto
             ad
             jus
             non
             valet
             Argumentum
             ;
             Gubernandum
             est
             legibus
             non
             exemplis
             :
          
           Articles
           are
           nothing
           in
           Law
           but
           meer
           
             Innovations
          
           and
           
             Prerogative
             extrajudicials
             ,
          
           especially
           when
           ordinary
           persons
           are
           in
           question
           .
           The
           old
           maxime
           in
           Law
           is
           ,
           
             Non
             recurrendum
             est
             ad
             extraordinaria
             quando
             fieri
             potest
             per
             ordinaria
             .
          
           And
           your
           Lordships
           are
           not
           only
           
             sworn
             ,
          
           but
           have
           joyned
           by
           your
           legislative
           power
           to
           impose
           several
           oaths
           upon
           the
           free
           Commoners
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           defend
           the
           
             fundamentall
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             .
          
           And
           I
           am
           confident
           your
           Lordships
           will
           be
           very
           tender
           of
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           
             great
             Charter
             ,
          
           in
           which
           is
           wrapped
           up
           our
           
             lives
             ,
             liberties
          
           and
           
             estates
             .
          
           Your
           noble
           Predecessors
           being
           so
           glorious
           and
           famous
           Instruments
           in
           assisting
           the
           PEOPLE
           ,
           in
           purchasing
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Premises
             considered
             ;
          
           
             Your
             Petitioner
             being
             a
             
               free
               Commoner
               of
               England
               ,
            
             according
             to
             the
             known
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             (
             
               de
               Jure
            
             )
             claims
             his
             
               birth-right
               ,
            
             which
             is
             to
             be
             tryed
             by
             
               God
            
             and
             
               his
               Country
               ,
            
             in
             His
             
               Majesties
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               ,
            
             by
             the
             sworn
             
               Iudges
            
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               Iury
               of
               his
               equals
            
             of
             his
             own
             
               neighbourhood
               ,
            
             where
             the
             pretended
             fact
             was
             done
             ,
             the
             
               Courts
               of
               Iustice
            
             being
             
               open
               .
            
          
           
             And
             your
             Petitioner
             shall
             pray
             ,
             &c.
             
             
               
                 
                   Aprill
                   19th
                   .
                   1648
                   presented
                   to
                   ye
                   Lords
                   by
                   him selfe
                   but
                   Refused
                   —
                
              
            
          
        
      
    
    

