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         Dendy, Edward.
      
       
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             To the Parlament of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Edward Dendy.
             Dendy, Edward.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1654]
          
           
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           Prisoners -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Prisons -- England -- Overcrowding -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           Parlament
           of
           the
           COMMON-WEALTH
           of
           ENGLAND
           ,
           SCOTLAND
           and
           IRELAND
           .
        
         
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
          
           Edward
           Dendy
           .
        
         
           SHEWETH
           ,
        
         
           THat
           upon
           
             Saturday
          
           the
           30.
           of
           
             July
          
           1653.
           the
           Parlament
           then
           sitting
           they
           were
           pleased
           to
           Order
           ,
           That
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           should
           immediately
           take
           care
           of
           the
           Prison
           and
           Prisoners
           of
           the
           Upper
           Bench
           ,
           and
           have
           the
           like
           charge
           of
           ,
           and
           power
           over
           the
           Prisoners
           and
           Officers
           there
           ,
           as
           the
           Marshal
           of
           the
           said
           Upper
           Bench
           at
           any
           time
           had
           or
           ought
           to
           have
           had
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           obedience
           to
           the
           said
           Order
           of
           Parlament
           ,
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           accordingly
           repaired
           thither
           ,
           and
           the
           day
           following
           ,
           being
           
             Munday
             ,
          
           gave
           the
           Parlament
           an
           Account
           of
           the
           Condition
           of
           the
           said
           Prison
           ,
           and
           particularly
           of
           the
           place
           called
           the
           Rules
           of
           the
           Upper
           Bench
           Prison
           ,
           where
           (
           for
           want
           of
           Room
           in
           the
           Prison
           houses
           )
           Prisoners
           are
           lodged
           ,
           and
           where
           your
           Petitioner
           found
           that
           nothing
           was
           of
           force
           to
           keep
           the
           Prisoners
           there
           lodged
           within
           their
           bounds
           ,
           but
           the
           securities
           which
           they
           usually
           gave
           to
           the
           Marshall
           of
           the
           said
           Prison
           ;
           which
           securities
           being
           refused
           ro
           be
           delivered
           to
           your
           Petitioner
           ,
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           thereupon
           declared
           to
           the
           Parlament
           ,
           That
           he
           had
           no
           more
           power
           over
           the
           Prisoners
           lying
           in
           the
           Rules
           ,
           than
           he
           had
           of
           the
           Birds
           in
           the
           air
           ;
           and
           therefore
           besought
           the
           Parlament
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           not
           stand
           charged
           with
           that
           Trust
           ,
           which
           your
           Petitioner
           never
           sought
           ,
           and
           being
           imposed
           upon
           him
           ,
           was
           not
           able
           to
           give
           an
           Accompt
           of
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           Parlament
           thereupon
           (
           being
           Munday
           the
           first
           of
           
             August
             )
          
           Ordered
           ,
           That
           the
           Prisoners
           of
           the
           Upper
           Bench
           should
           continue
           in
           the
           same
           places
           as
           formerly
           till
           further
           order
           ;
           by
           which
           Order
           your
           Petitioner
           supposed
           himself
           indempnifyed
           .
           Nevertheless
           ,
           since
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           late
           Parlament
           ,
           your
           Petitioner
           hath
           been
           sued
           from
           all
           points
           of
           the
           Compass
           for
           the
           escape
           of
           Prisoners
           lying
           in
           the
           Rules
           ,
           though
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           was
           not
           able
           to
           secure
           them
           for
           the
           reason
           aforesaid
           ;
           neither
           could
           your
           Petitioner
           receive
           so
           much
           as
           a
           List
           of
           the
           said
           Prisoners
           names
           ,
           till
           about
           a
           moneth
           after
           your
           Petitioner
           had
           been
           there
           .
        
         
           That
           your
           Petitioner
           for
           the
           better
           looking
           to
           the
           Prisoners
           in
           the
           Prison
           houses
           did
           (
           as
           impowred
           by
           the
           Parlament
           )
           make
           choice
           of
           several
           servants
           to
           the
           number
           of
           twenty
           (
           being
           fewer
           than
           the
           Marshall
           usually
           imployed
           )
           who
           continually
           attended
           ,
           often
           watching
           whole
           nights
           ;
           and
           with
           much
           faithfulness
           and
           diligence
           discharged
           the
           said
           trust
           for
           about
           the
           space
           of
           eight
           moneths
           ,
           during
           which
           time
           these
           poor
           men
           received
           not
           one
           penny
           of
           salary
           ,
           because
           your
           Petitioner
           received
           not
           the
           benefit
           of
           Chamber
           Rents
           (
           the
           chief
           profits
           of
           the
           place
           )
           which
           the
           Prisoners
           refused
           to
           pay
           till
           further
           order
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           way
           so
           much
           as
           your
           Petitioner
           expended
           in
           that
           service
           ;
           although
           according
           to
           the
           known
           Maxim
           ,
           
             Qui
             sentit
             onus
             ,
             sentire
             debet
             commodum
             .
          
        
         
           Wherefore
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           with
           all
           humble
           earnestness
           prays
           ,
           That
           your
           Honors
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           put
           on
           bowels
           of
           speedy
           Compassion
           for
           the
           relief
           of
           your
           Petitioners
           poor
           Servants
           ,
           who
           ,
           maintaining
           themselves
           at
           their
           own
           charge
           for
           so
           long
           time
           together
           ,
           in
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Parlament
           ,
           have
           thereby
           reduced
           themselves
           and
           families
           to
           so
           great
           need
           and
           misery
           ,
           as
           your
           Petitioner
           wants
           words
           to
           express
           the
           sadness
           of
           their
           condition
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           your
           Honours
           Petitioner
           never
           sought
           the
           said
           place
           ;
           and
           yet
           hath
           undergon
           great
           charge
           and
           trouble
           in
           obeying
           the
           Parlament
           :
        
         
           Your
           Petitioner
           most
           humbly
           prayes
           ,
           that
           according
           to
           your
           Honours
           justice
           he
           may
           be
           relieved
           from
           all
           further
           troubles
           ,
           arrests
           ,
           and
           suits
           at
           Law
           ,
           for
           the
           escape
           of
           Prisoners
           ,
           which
           ,
           as
           your
           Petitioner
           hath
           humbly
           declared
           ,
           was
           impossible
           for
           him
           to
           secure
           ;
           and
           to
           this
           end
           your
           Petitioner
           humbly
           prays
           that
           your
           Honours
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           grant
           your
           Petitioner
           an
           Act
           of
           Indempnity
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Honours
           will
           permit
           your
           Petitioner
           ,
           with
           the
           advice
           of
           his
           Council
           to
           draw
           the
           said
           Act
           ;
           which
           your
           Petitioner
           humbly
           submits
           to
           your
           Honours
           consideration
           .
        
         
           
             And
             your
             Petitioner
             (
             as
             in
             duty
             bound
             )
             shall
             pray
             .
             Edward
             Dendy
             .
          
        
      
    
    

