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         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.
        
      
    
       A87643  R212087  (Thomason 669.f.19[16]).  civilwar no To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Nathaniel Iones of Bridgewater, in the count Jones, Nathaniel, of Bridgewater.  1654    444 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
           
             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
              
            
          
        
      
    
    

