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         Stawell, John, Sir, 1599-1662.
      
       
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             To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland the humble petition of Sir Iohn Stawell.
             Stawell, John, Sir, 1599-1662.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1654]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Decemb: 1654".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Stawell, John, -- Sir, 1599-1662 -- Estate -- Early works to 1800.
           Estates (Law) -- England -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A93837  R212138  (Thomason 669.f.19[51]).  civilwar no To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland; the humble petition of Sir Iohn Stawell Stawell, John, Sir 1654    311 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
           PARLIAMENT
           Of
           the
           COMMON-WEALTH
           of
           ENGLAND
           ,
           SCOTLAND
           ,
           and
           IRELAND
           ;
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
             Sir
          
           Iohn
           Stawell
        
         
           
             SHEWETH
             ,
          
        
         
           THat
           your
           Petitioner
           hath
           met
           of
           late
           with
           severall
           Papers
           ,
           which
           have
           ,
           at
           the
           Parliament
           Dore
           ,
           been
           preferred
           unto
           you
           ;
           The
           one
           
             Intituled
             Reasons
             for
             the
             establishment
             of
             publike
             Sales
             :
          
           The
           other
           a
           
             Petition
             of
          
           William
           Lawrence
           
             of
          
           Edenburgh
           
             Esq
             ;
             with
             reasons
             thereunto
             annexed
             ,
             why
             the
             Petitioners
             Purchase
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             questioned
             by
             Sir
          
           JOHN
           STAWELL
           :
           There
           being
           but
           little
           of
           truth
           contained
           in
           either
           of
           them
           ;
           He
           humbly
           conceives
           their
           principall
           ends
           are
           but
           to
           dishonour
           two
           Great
           ,
           and
           Honourable
           Courts
           ,
           who
           have
           done
           your
           Petitioner
           Justice
           :
           The
           one
           as
           unto
           his
           Life
           ,
           The
           other
           as
           unto
           his
           Estate
           :
           To
           retard
           the
           proceedings
           of
           the
           Committee
           ,
           to
           whom
           you
           have
           been
           pleased
           to
           referr
           his
           late
           Petition
           ;
           And
           utterly
           to
           extinguish
           those
           hopes
           ,
           he
           for
           the
           present
           conceives
           ,
           of
           being
           restored
           to
           your
           favour
           ,
           and
           a
           right
           understanding
           ,
           after
           his
           very
           great
           losses
           ,
           and
           long
           sufferings
           .
        
         
           
             Wherefore
             your
             Petitioner
             most
             humbly
             prayes
             ,
             That
             since
             he
             hath
             made
             his
             humble
             addresses
             unto
             you
             ,
             without
             reflections
             upon
             persons
             ,
             or
             cause
             given
             to
             irritate
             those
             passions
             which
             appears
             in
             the
             expressions
             in
             those
             Papers
             ;
             You
             will
             be
             pleased
             to
             permit
             the
             proof
             of
             his
             Petition
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             rule
             prescribed
             by
             the
             Committee
             ,
             and
             receive
             hereafter
             ,
             as
             there
             shall
             be
             cause
             ,
             such
             a
             further
             manifestation
             of
             his
             wrong
             ,
             as
             may
             give
             some
             light
             to
             works
             of
             darkness
             ,
             answer
             those
             Objections
             now
             made
             ,
             and
             give
             further
             satisfaction
             ,
             as
             your
             Honours
             shall
             please
             to
             require
             ,
          
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioner
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
             JOHN
             STAWELL
             .
          
        
      
    
    

