To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Nathaniel Iones of Bridgewater, in the county of Sommerset, clerk.
Jones, Nathaniel, of Bridgewater.
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To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Nathaniel Iones of Bridgewater, in the county of Sommerset, clerk.
Jones, Nathaniel, of Bridgewater.
1 sheet ([1] p.)
s.n.,
[London :
1654]
Imprint from Wing.
Protesting against the illegality of the sequestration of his estates.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Septemb: 1654".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
eng
England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- Committee for Sequestration of Delinquents' Estates -- Early works to 1800.
Attachment and garnishment -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Somerset (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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TO
THE
PARLIAMENT
OF
THE
Common-wealth
of
England
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
.
The
Humble
Petition
of
Nathaniel
Iones
of
Bridgewater
,
in
the
County
of
Sommerset
Clerk
.
SHEWETH
,
THat
your
Petitioner
was
most
illegally
sequestred
in
the
Year
,
1648.
without
any
Charge
of
Delinquency
,
or
the
least
Testimony
against
him
.
That
your
Petitioner
appealed
to
Haberdashers
Hall
for
relief
,
but
they
being
not
impowred
to
give
any
in
such
Cases
,
your
Petitioners
name
was
inserted
into
the
Act
of
Parliament
for
sale
,
bearing
date
the
18.
of
Nov.
1652.
whereby
he
was
forced
to
prosecute
his
Complaints
before
the
Honourable
Committee
for
Petitions
,
in
the
last
Parliament
,
who
sent
severall
Orders
to
the
Committee
of
the
County
of
Sommerset
,
Commanding
them
to
Certifie
how
your
Petitioners
Case
stood
,
and
the
grounds
of
his
Sequestration
.
That
the
Committee
of
Sommerset
accordingly
Certified
,
That
you
Petitioner
was
clear
from
any
matter
of
Fact
against
the
State
,
and
was
onely
sequestred
as
a
Scandalous
Minister
,
not
as
a
Delinquent
,
there
being
never
any
such
Charge
against
him
;
Whereupon
the
Committee
of
Petitions
ordered
your
Petitioners
Case
to
be
reported
to
the
Parliament
for
his
relief
;
but
they
dissolving
before
his
Case
was
reported
,
your
Petitioner
petitioned
his
Highness
for
relief
,
who
granted
your
Petitioner
a
Reference
to
the
Commissioners
of
Haberdashers
Hall
,
for
them
to
certifie
the
grounds
of
your
Petitioners
sequestration
;
and
they
have
likewise
certified
,
That
your
Petitioner
had
never
any
Delinquency
charged
upon
Record
against
him
;
but
this
present
Parliament
soon
after
assembling
,
His
Highness
pleasure
was
not
known
thereupon
.
In
tender
consideration
of
the
Premises
,
And
for
that
your
Petitioner
never
Committed
the
least
Act
of
Delinquency
against
the
State
;
Nevertheless
hath
been
deprived
,
not
onely
of
his
Spiritual
estate
,
and
his
own
temporal
means
sold
from
him
,
but
had
lately
a
Copyhold
Estate
,
held
onely
by
the
life
of
his
wife
,
sequestred
and
sold
also
,
to
the
utter
ruin
of
your
poor
Petitioner
,
his
wife
and
family
.
Your
Petitioner
most
humbly
beseecheth
this
High
and
Honourable
Court
to
do
him
Justice
,
and
restore
unto
him
his
Temporal
Estate
,
so
unjustly
sold
and
detained
from
him
;
And
the
Lord
will
not
only
bless
your
immediate
proceedings
,
but
you
will
highly
engage
the
oppressed
soul
of
your
Petitioner
to
bless
the
Lord
also
on
your
behalf
.
And
be
bound
for
ever
to
pray
,
&c.
Nathaniel
Iones
.
Septemb
:
1654