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         Rolph, Edmund.
      
       
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             To the honorable the Commons in Parliament assembled the humble petition and remonstrance of Edmond Rolph, prisoner in the Gatehouse, Westminster
             Rolph, Edmund.
          
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             1648]
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           Honorable
           the
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           assembled
           ;
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             and
             Remonstrance
             of
          
           Edmond
           Rolph
           ,
           
             Prisoner
             in
             the
          
           Gatehouse
           ,
           WESTMINSTER
           :
        
         
           SHEWETH
           ,
        
         
           THat
           in
           Judgment
           and
           Conscience
           he
           hath
           adventured
           his
           life
           for
           the
           Preservation
           of
           the
           Honor
           and
           just
           Power
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           with
           the
           Freedoms
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Properties
           of
           the
           Free-born
           People
           of
           this
           Nation
           .
        
         
           That
           as
           heretofore
           ,
           so
           at
           present
           ,
           all
           the
           endeavors
           of
           wicked
           and
           malicious
           men
           ,
           are
           bent
           and
           imployed
           to
           wound
           and
           destroy
           both
           the
           Parliaments
           Honor
           ,
           and
           the
           Peoples
           Liberties
           ,
           by
           subtle
           designments
           and
           scandalous
           aspersions
           ,
           thereby
           to
           render
           both
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           Army
           ,
           and
           all
           godly
           people
           adhering
           to
           them
           ,
           odious
           in
           the
           eyes
           of
           the
           Nation
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           order
           to
           the
           end
           aforesaid
           ,
           one
           
             Osbourn
          
           and
           
             Dowcet
          
           hath
           lately
           made
           a
           false
           and
           scandalous
           suggestion
           ,
           bruting
           it
           abroad
           that
           there
           was
           a
           design
           to
           poyson
           the
           King
           ;
           and
           because
           it
           was
           necessary
           that
           they
           should
           father
           the
           design
           upon
           some
           body
           ,
           they
           have
           layd
           it
           upon
           the
           whole
           Army
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           upon
           your
           Petitioner
           in
           particular
           ;
           using
           all
           means
           ,
           by
           colour
           of
           the
           said
           suggestion
           ,
           to
           exasperate
           the
           People
           to
           resist
           the
           Authority
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           to
           weaken
           their
           power
           by
           the
           destruction
           of
           that
           Army
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           hath
           been
           your
           protection
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           maugre
           the
           malice
           of
           your
           adversaries
           .
        
         
           That
           by
           means
           of
           the
           said
           Suggestion
           ,
           your
           Petitioner
           hath
           been
           by
           a
           party
           of
           the
           Lords
           imprisoned
           and
           sentenced
           contrary
           to
           Law
           ,
           without
           hearing
           ,
           yea
           without
           legal
           Crime
           or
           legal
           Accuser
           ;
           having
           not
           only
           his
           life
           end
           angered
           by
           his
           cruel
           usage
           ,
           in
           the
           time
           of
           his
           bodily
           distemper
           ,
           but
           also
           his
           name
           and
           credit
           destroyed
           by
           having
           that
           scandalous
           imputation
           of
           a
           Traytor
           cast
           upon
           him
           .
        
         
           That
           this
           House
           hath
           declared
           it
           to
           be
           a
           heinous
           Crime
           ,
           against
           the
           
             Law
          
           of
           
             Nature
             ,
          
           against
           the
           
             Rules
          
           of
           
             Justice
          
           that
           innocent
           men
           should
           be
           charged
           with
           so
           high
           an
           Offence
           as
           Treason
           in
           the
           face
           of
           the
           highest
           Judicatory
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           without
           
             Witness
             ,
          
           without
           
             Evidence
             ,
          
           without
           all
           possibility
           of
           legal
           
             Repairation
             :
          
           1
           
             part
             Book
             Decl.
             pag.
          
           201.
           
        
         
           That
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           no
           person
           
             ought
          
           to
           be
           
             imprisoned
             ,
             indicted
             ,
             arraigned
             ,
          
           or
           
             condemned
          
           for
           any
           Treason
           or
           Treasons
           ,
           without
           the
           testimony
           of
           two
           Lawful
           Accusers
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           Statute
           of
           5
           &
           6
           of
           
             Edw.
          
           6.
           Chap.
           11.
           as
           was
           largely
           proved
           at
           the
           open
           Bar
           at
           the
           Assize
           and
           general
           Goal-delivery
           held
           at
           
             Winchester
          
           for
           the
           County
           of
           
             Southampton
             ,
          
           by
           Mr
           
             Maynard
          
           Counsellor
           at
           Law
           ,
           and
           a
           Member
           of
           this
           honorable
           House
           .
        
         
           That
           contrary
           to
           this
           and
           many
           other
           good
           Laws
           ,
           providing
           against
           this
           evil
           ,
           your
           Petitioner
           hath
           not
           only
           been
           detained
           in
           prison
           without
           any
           legal
           Warrant
           ,
           but
           hath
           also
           been
           indicted
           contrary
           to
           Law
           ,
           (
           the
           said
           Indictment
           being
           drawn
           up
           here
           by
           the
           Kings
           Councel
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           said
           Lords
           transmitted
           to
           be
           found
           at
           
             Winchester
          
           by
           the
           Grand-Jury
           ,
           )
           and
           yet
           your
           Petitioner
           kept
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           
             Gatehouse
             .
          
        
         
           That
           in
           order
           thereunto
           ,
           
             Osbourn
          
           and
           
             Dowcet
          
           were
           by
           the
           Lords
           sent
           to
           
             Winchester
          
           to
           give
           Evidence
           to
           the
           Grand-Jury
           upon
           the
           said
           Indictment
           ;
           which
           they
           accordingly
           did
           on
           the
           28
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           1648.
           
        
         
           That
           notwithstanding
           the
           said
           Indictment
           did
           consist
           of
           four
           several
           heads
           of
           Treason
           ,
           wherein
           the
           whole
           Army
           as
           well
           as
           Your
           Petitioner
           was
           accused
           ,
           yet
           the
           said
           
             Osbourn
          
           and
           
             Dowcet
          
           gave
           nothing
           material
           in
           evidence
           ,
           whereon
           an
           Indictment
           could
           be
           grounded
           ;
           so
           that
           upon
           the
           examination
           of
           the
           whole
           matter
           ,
           the
           Grand
           Jury
           returned
           an
           
             Ignoramus
          
           upon
           the
           said
           Bill
           of
           Indictment
           ,
           as
           by
           a
           Certificate
           from
           the
           Clerk
           of
           the
           Assize
           more
           plainly
           appeareth
           .
        
         
           That
           Your
           Petitioner
           ,
           notwithstanding
           he
           is
           clear
           in
           the
           eye
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           consciences
           of
           all
           honest
           men
           ,
           yet
           he
           is
           still
           a
           Prisoner
           to
           the
           will
           of
           the
           Lords
           ,
           and
           left
           without
           a
           possibility
           of
           legal
           repairation
           ,
           both
           for
           his
           illegal
           imprisonment
           ,
           besides
           his
           great
           charges
           and
           damages
           in
           his
           estate
           and
           credit
           sustained
           ,
           being
           left
           without
           all
           possibility
           of
           vindication
           or
           reparation
           ,
           unless
           this
           Honorable
           House
           be
           pleased
           (
           as
           in
           like
           cases
           heretofore
           )
           to
           take
           him
           into
           consideration
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           manifestation
           of
           their
           just
           sense
           ,
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           and
           the
           Armies
           honor
           ,
           and
           Your
           Petitioners
           unparaleld
           sufferings
           ,
           find
           some
           expedient
           both
           for
           the
           enlargement
           ,
           vindication
           and
           repairation
           of
           Your
           Petitioner
           ;
           The
           Judges
           being
           both
           corrupt
           ,
           and
           so
           neerly
           concerned
           ;
           the
           Lords
           so
           powerful
           ;
           and
           
             Osbourn
          
           and
           
             Dowcet
          
           so
           beggarly
           ;
           that
           it
           is
           impossible
           Your
           Petitioner
           should
           ever
           be
           repaired
           in
           his
           estate
           or
           credit
           ,
           without
           Your
           Justice
           be
           exercised
           in
           the
           obtaining
           thereof
           .
        
         
           The
           Premisses
           considered
           ,
           may
           it
           please
           Your
           Honors
           ,
           (
           seeing
           that
           both
           Your
           own
           ,
           and
           the
           Armies
           Honor
           hath
           been
           blemished
           by
           the
           said
           scandalous
           information
           ,
           )
           That
           therefore
           some
           publication
           may
           be
           made
           by
           the
           Authority
           and
           Approbation
           of
           this
           House
           ,
           of
           the
           proceedings
           in
           relation
           to
           this
           business
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           Your
           ,
           and
           the
           Armies
           Honor
           may
           be
           vindicated
           ,
           and
           Your
           Petitioners
           name
           and
           credit
           so
           far
           as
           may
           be
           repaired
           ;
           and
           that
           some
           legal
           way
           may
           be
           taken
           for
           the
           freedom
           and
           repairation
           of
           Your
           Petitioner
           ,
           who
           is
           greatly
           impoverished
           by
           the
           said
           Imprisonment
           ,
           it
           having
           cost
           him
           nigh
           120
           l.
           of
           his
           estate
           since
           the
           time
           of
           his
           restraint
           ,
           besides
           the
           great
           damage
           received
           in
           his
           name
           and
           credit
           ,
           which
           is
           altogether
           unrepairable
           .
        
         
           And
           forasmuch
           as
           the
           Judges
           are
           appointed
           to
           sit
           with
           the
           Lords
           as
           their
           Assistants
           in
           point
           of
           Law
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           inform
           them
           by
           what
           rule
           they
           are
           to
           proceed
           ,
           being
           sworn
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           yet
           have
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Law
           and
           their
           Oaths
           ,
           connived
           at
           the
           apparent
           subversion
           of
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           by
           suffering
           such
           illegal
           Warrants
           to
           pass
           from
           time
           to
           time
           from
           the
           Lords
           upon
           such
           illegal
           Accusations
           ;
           That
           therefore
           this
           House
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           call
           the
           said
           Judges
           to
           an
           Account
           for
           these
           their
           undue
           proceedings
           ;
           and
           out
           of
           their
           estates
           (
           who
           ought
           to
           have
           prevented
           Your
           Petitioners
           sufferings
           &
           damages
           )
           to
           allow
           him
           such
           legal
           repairations
           as
           to
           Your
           Honors
           shall
           seem
           meet
           and
           couvenient
           .
        
         
           And
           he
           shall
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
    

