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         Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.
      
       
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             To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in this present Parliament assembled The humble petition of Clement VValker, and William Prynne, Esquires.
             Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1644]
          
           
             Praying for protection against slanderous reports concerning their conduct of the case against Col. Fiennes in a Council of War.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669 -- Early works to 1800.
           Libel and slander -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A96850  R212163  (Thomason 669.f.8[44]).  civilwar no To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in this present Parliament assembled. The humble petition of Clement VValker, and Wil Walker, Clement 1644    1208 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
           HONOURABLE
           THE
           KNIGHTS
           ,
           CITIZENS
           ,
           AND
           Burgesses
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           assembled
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           Clement
           Walker
           ,
           and
           William
           Prynne
           ,
           Esquires
           .
        
         
           Sheweth
           ,
        
         
           THat
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           by
           publike
           
             Proclamations
          
           (
           posted
           up
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Exchange
             ,
             )
          
           and
           by
           
             private
             Summons
             ,
          
           were
           involuntarily
           ingaged
           by
           Colonell
           
             Nathaniel
             Fiennes
          
           (
           who
           by
           severall
           Orders
           of
           this
           House
           ,
           upon
           his
           owne
           spontanious
           Motions
           ,
           put
           himselfe
           upon
           the
           triall
           of
           a
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           ,
           declining
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           though
           a
           Member
           of
           it
           )
           to
           exhibit
           Articles
           of
           Impeachment
           against
           him
           ,
           not
           out
           of
           any
           private
           interests
           ,
           
             but
             onely
             in
             the
             Kingdoms
             behalfe
             ;
             that
             he
             ,
             contrary
             to
             his
             trust
             ,
             duty
             ,
             and
             sundry
             promises
             ,
             to
             defend
             the
             City
             and
             Castle
             of
             Bristoll
          
           (
           of
           which
           he
           was
           Governour
           )
           
             to
             the
             uttermost
             extremity
             ,
             to
             dispute
             every
             Foot
             ,
             yea
             ,
             Inch
             thereof
             with
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             to
             lay
             his
             bones
             therein
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             his
             Flag
             of
             truce
             his
             winding-sheet
             ;
          
           did
           most
           cowardly
           and
           traiterously
           surrender
           the
           same
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Ammunition
           ,
           Canon
           ,
           Armes
           ,
           Magazines
           ,
           Provisions
           ,
           Prisoners
           therein
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           Colours
           too
           ,
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           Prince
           
             Rupert
             ,
          
           and
           other
           common
           Enemies
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           upon
           the
           entring
           of
           not
           above
           one
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           enemies
           within
           the
           Line
           ,
           at
           a
           place
           worst
           fortified
           and
           guarded
           (
           who
           all
           gave
           themselves
           for
           dead
           men
           ,
           and
           might
           have
           easily
           beene
           cut
           off
           at
           first
           ;
           )
           and
           that
           before
           any
           one
           of
           the
           Out-Forts
           taken
           ,
           the
           Walls
           of
           the
           City
           or
           Castle
           once
           battered
           ,
           assaulted
           ,
           or
           the
           siege
           thereof
           continued
           three
           whole
           dayes
           (
           though
           he
           wanted
           neither
           Men
           ,
           Ammunition
           ,
           nor
           Victuals
           to
           have
           defended
           the
           same
           for
           three
           moneths
           space
           or
           more
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           Enemies
           power
           ,
           )
           to
           the
           irreparable
           dammage
           of
           the
           Republike
           ,
           the
           losse
           of
           the
           Westerne
           parts
           ,
           the
           hazard
           of
           the
           whole
           Realme
           ,
           and
           infinite
           inriching
           ,
           strengthning
           ,
           advantaging
           of
           the
           common
           Enemy
           both
           by
           Land
           and
           Sea
           ,
           &c.
           
           Upon
           which
           Articles
           ,
           after
           a
           full
           and
           honourable
           hearing
           for
           nine
           dayes
           space
           ,
           before
           a
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           at
           Saint
           
             Albanes
             ,
          
           the
           said
           Colonell
           the
           29
           ,
           of
           December
           last
           was
           
             found
             guilty
             ,
          
           and
           Judgement
           pronounced
           against
           him
           ,
           
             That
             his
             head
             should
             be
             cut
             off
             .
          
        
         
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           some
           friends
           of
           his
           ,
           to
           blemish
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           and
           that
           Honourable
           Councels
           just
           proceedings
           ,
           have
           confidently
           reported
           in
           
             London
             ,
             Westminster
             ,
          
           and
           elsewhere
           :
           
             that
             your
             Petitoners
             did
             retract
             all
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             prove
             any
             of
             their
             Articles
             ;
             that
             they
             cried
             peccavi
             ,
             asked
             the
             Colonel
             forgivenes
             ;
             who
             made
             such
             a
             brave
             defence
             ,
             and
             came
             of
             with
             such
             Honour
             as
             never
             any
             man
             did
             before
             him
             ;
             that
             he
             was
             absolutely
             acquitted
             from
             all
             cowardize
             and
             treachery
             ,
             and
             condemned
             onely
             for
             not
             firing
             that
             famous
             City
             ,
             which
             his
             conscience
             would
             not
             permit
             ,
             nor
             the
             Parliament
             in
             honour
             could
             not
             have
             suffered
             him
             to
             doe
             ;
             That
             his
             guard
             continued
             upon
             him
             but
             two
             daies
             after
             sentence
             ,
             that
             he
             is
             already
             set
             at
             liberty
             ,
             pardoned
             ,
          
           (
           though
           we
           humbly
           conceive
           no
           person
           can
           
             *
          
           pardon
           his
           judgement
           in
           this
           common
           case
           ,
           without
           speciall
           order
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           )
           
             and
             shall
             shortly
             sit
             in
             the
             House
             againe
             .
          
           By
           reason
           of
           which
           false
           reports
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           for
           their
           cost
           and
           paines
           in
           this
           publique
           prosecution
           ,
           have
           been
           much
           defamed
           ;
           his
           
             Excellencies
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Honourable
           
             Councell
             of
             Warres
          
           proceedings
           insufferably
           traduced
           ,
           truth
           disguised
           ,
           the
           well
           affected
           party
           discontented
           ,
           malignants
           mouthes
           opened
           to
           complaine
           of
           partiality
           ,
           the
           Honour
           and
           Justice
           of
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           principally
           interressed
           in
           this
           tryall
           (
           directed
           by
           severall
           Orders
           of
           this
           House
           )
           blemished
           ,
           and
           a
           high
           way
           prepared
           in
           these
           perilous
           times
           (
           which
           daily
           produce
           new
           monstrous
           Plots
           to
           undermine
           Us
           )
           to
           betray
           all
           Forts
           ,
           and
           Cities
           yet
           remaining
           in
           Your
           power
           ,
           through
           Treachery
           or
           Cowardize
           ,
           if
           this
           signall
           leading
           president
           of
           grandest
           publique
           concernment
           ,
           shall
           be
           thus
           openly
           traduced
           ,
           and
           the
           execution
           of
           it
           so
           suddenly
           ,
           so
           sleightly
           passed
           over
           as
           is
           reported
           ;
           especially
           since
           the
           condemned
           Delinquent
           ,
           hath
           both
           in
           speeches
           and
           printed
           Relations
           justified
           this
           his
           unworthy
           action
           to
           the
           utmost
           before
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           the
           Councell
           of
           War
           ,
           World
           ,
           not
           yet
           making
           the
           least
           acknowledgement
           of
           ,
           submission
           or
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           denied
           at
           the
           tryall
           that
           Colonel
           
             Essex
          
           was
           ever
           Governour
           of
           
             Bristol
             ,
          
           or
           that
           he
           did
           apprehend
           or
           remove
           him
           ,
           or
           that
           himselfe
           was
           ever
           Governour
           of
           this
           City
           or
           Castle
           ,
           or
           undertooke
           to
           defend
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           had
           any
           Commission
           to
           keepe
           it
           ,
           but
           onely
           to
           keepe
           his
           souldiers
           in
           order
           ;
           the
           contrary
           to
           all
           which
           appeared
           by
           his
           owne
           evidence
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           hath
           twice
           sent
           for
           ,
           received
           ,
           accepted
           an
           independent
           Commission
           
             by
             all
             possible
             waies
             and
             meanes
             to
             provide
             for
             the
             defence
             and
             security
             of
             the
             same
             City
             against
             all
             enemies
             and
             opposition
             whatsoever
             .
          
           And
           when
           his
           sentence
           was
           pronounced
           ,
           he
           appealed
           from
           it
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           formerly
           declined
           ,
           arraigned
           his
           Judges
           after
           sentence
           ,
           by
           
             demanding
             the
             reasons
             of
             their
             judgement
             ,
             (
             which
             he
             said
             he
             little
             expected
             ,
             )
             and
             what
             witnesses
             they
             allowed
             or
             disallowed
             ?
          
           and
           most
           injuriously
           attributed
           the
           losse
           of
           
             Bristol
          
           and
           the
           West
           ,
           with
           Our
           prosecution
           of
           this
           cause
           ,
           (
           proceeding
           meerely
           from
           his
           owne
           sollicitation
           )
           to
           an
           Honourable
           member
           of
           this
           House
           now
           imployed
           in
           great
           command
           ,
           with
           happy
           successe
           ;
           most
           falsely
           averring
           to
           the
           Councell
           ,
           
             That
             he
             was
             thus
             eagerly
             prosecuted
             by
             your
             Petitioners
             ,
          
           at
           Sir
           
             William
             Wallers
          
           instigation
           ,
           
             onely
             for
             the
             great
             affection
             which
             he
             and
             his
             father
             did
             beare
             ,
             and
             the
             good
             service
             they
             had
             done
             to
             my
             Lord
             Generall
             and
             his
             Army
             .
          
        
         
           In
           tender
           consideration
           whereof
           ,
           they
           humbly
           supplicate
           this
           Honourable
           House
           to
           take
           the
           Premises
           into
           your
           just
           and
           serious
           Examination
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           Authors
           of
           these
           false
           reports
           may
           receive
           such
           exemplary
           Punishments
           ,
           as
           may
           deterre
           others
           from
           like
           slanders
           ;
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           and
           others
           defamed
           by
           them
           ,
           such
           just
           reparation
           in
           their
           Honours
           ,
           as
           may
           encourage
           them
           to
           doe
           Your
           Honours
           and
           Kingdome
           further
           service
           ;
           and
           the
           Delinquent
           such
           impartiall
           execution
           ,
           as
           shall
           most
           redound
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           ,
           Republikes
           future
           security
           ,
           and
           prevention
           of
           Offenders
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           without
           which
           no
           safety
           can
           be
           expected
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
             Clement
             Walker
             .
             William
             Prynne
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A96850e-30
           
             *
             The
             King
             himselfe
             cannot
             pardon
             an
             offence
             or
             injury
             against
             the
             Common-wealth
             ,
             without
             the
             Parliament
             ;
             nor
             any
             offence
             ,
             where
             any
             private
             person
             shall
             have
             a
             particular
             interest
             ,
             as
             our
             Law-books
             resolve
             .
          
        
      
      
  

