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         Wroth, Thomas, Sir, 1584-1672.
      
       
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             A speech spoken by St. Thomas Wroth, knight in the honourable House of Commons vpon his delivery of a petition from the knights, gentlemen and freeholders of the county of Somerset February 25, 1642 : together with the petition of the said county then delivered.
             Wroth, Thomas, Sir, 1584-1672.
          
           [7] p.
           
             Printed for H. S.,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Somerset (England) -- History -- Sources.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Sources.
        
      
    
       A71290  R11578  (Wing W3731).  civilwar no A speech spoken by Sr. Thomas Wroth Knight, in the Honourable House of Commons: upon his delivery of a petition from the knights, gentlemen, Wroth, Thomas, Sir 1642    541 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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           A
           SPEECH
           Spoken
           by
           Sr.
           THOMAS
           WROTH
           KNIGHT
           ,
           In
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           :
           Vpon
           his
           delivery
           of
           a
           Petition
           from
           the
           Knights
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           Freeholders
           of
           the
           County
           of
           Somerset
           .
        
         
           
             February
             ,
          
           25.
           1642.
           
        
         
           Together
           with
           the
           Petition
           of
           the
           said
           County
           then
           delivered
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             H.
             S.
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           SPEECH
           spoken
           by
           Sir
           THOMAS
           WROTH
           Knight
           ,
           in
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           
             Commons
          
           upon
           his
           delivery
           of
           a
           
             Petition
          
           from
           the
           
             Knights
             ,
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
           and
           
             Freeholders
             ,
          
           of
           the
           County
           of
           Somerset
           ,
           
             February
             ,
          
           25.
           1641.
           
        
         
           
             Mr.
             
               Speaker
               ,
            
          
        
         
           THe
           High
           and
           Glorious
           Assembly
           of
           the
           three
           Estates
           in
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           hath
           a
           neere
           Resemblance
           to
           the
           Day
           of
           
             Judgement
             ;
          
           for
           in
           
             Parliament
          
           we
           are
           called
           to
           Account
           for
           our
           Actions
           both
           Good
           and
           Evill
           ;
           here
           wee
           heare
           the
           Voice
           of
           
             Ite
          
           and
           
             Venite
             ;
          
           From
           this
           
             Venite
             ,
          
           the
           
             Knights
             ,
             Gentlemen
          
           and
           
             Freeholders
          
           of
           the
           
             County
          
           of
           
             Somerser
          
           have
           been
           encouraged
           to
           entrust
           Us
           humbly
           to
           present
           their
           Petition
           to
           this
           Honourable
           House
           .
           It
           coms
           not
           attended
           with
           a
           numerous
           or
           multitudinous
           Troop
           ,
           but
           guarded
           with
           some
           thousand
           
           of
           Hands
           to
           attest
           their
           approbation
           and
           assent
           .
           By
           reason
           of
           our
           Remotenesse
           ,
           divers
           other
           Countries
           have
           had
           the
           Honour
           to
           presede
           Ours
           in
           the
           like
           Expressions
           of
           Loyalty
           and
           Duty
           ,
           which
           Precedency
           may
           much
           disadvantage
           our
           Cordiall
           Intentions
           ,
           if
           this
           House
           be
           not
           candid
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Speaker
             ,
          
           It
           is
           our
           humble
           Supplication
           to
           this
           great
           Senate
           in
           behalfe
           of
           them
           that
           sent
           us
           and
           our selves
           ,
           that
           neither
           the
           paucity
           of
           our
           Attendance
           ,
           nor
           the
           circumstance
           of
           time
           in
           the
           exhibiting
           this
           Petition
           ,
           may
           make
           
             It
          
           or
           
             Us
          
           invalid
           or
           unacceptable
           ,
           since
           we
           have
           Hearts
           and
           Hands
           as
           zealous
           and
           ready
           to
           maintain
           whatsoever
           is
           contained
           in
           our
           Petition
           ,
           as
           any
           of
           the
           preceding
           Countries
           .
        
         
           The
           Labourers
           who
           entred
           into
           the
           Worke
           at
           the
           shutting
           in
           of
           the
           Day
           ,
           received
           as
           much
           Wages
           as
           those
           that
           came
           early
           .
           It
           is
           the
           earnest
           desire
           of
           our
           Hearts
           that
           this
           Honourable
           and
           prudent
           Councell
           would
           vouchsafe
           Us
           such
           wages
           
             (
             Gratious-Acceptance
             )
          
           and
           that
           our
           Petition
           may
           be
           honour'd
           with
           a
           Reading
           .
        
         
           
             Sr
             ,
          
           I
           have
           but
           one
           thing
           more
           in
           charge
           ;
           Whilst
           this
           Petition
           was
           ambulatory
           in
           our
           
           Country
           for
           Hands
           ,
           that
           renowned
           Act
           concerning
           Bishops
           and
           others
           in
           Holy-Orders
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           and
           ever
           to
           be
           memoriz'd
           with
           thankfulnesse
           to
           God
           ,
           his
           Maiesty
           ,
           the
           Peeres
           and
           Commons
           ,
           passed
           ,
           to
           the
           unspeakeable
           content
           of
           all
           the
           well-affected
           Christians
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ;
           For
           which
           ,
           I
           am
           commanded
           to
           give
           this
           Honourable
           House
           all
           humble
           and
           hearty
           thanks
           .
           And
           Mr.
           
             Speaker
             ,
          
           might
           it
           be
           lawfull
           in
           humility
           to
           speake
           my
           own
           thoughts
           ,
           when
           the
           Bill
           of
           Pluralities
           (
           the
           next
           great
           worke
           towards
           the
           blessed
           Reformation
           )
           is
           perfected
           ,
           I
           will
           then
           say
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
             now
             let
             thy
             seruant
             depart
             this
             World
             in
             peace
             ,
             for
             mine
             eye
             hath
             seen
             the
             great
             Salvation
             thou
             art
             beginning
             to
             worke
             for
          
           England
           .
        
         
           God
           blesse
           England
           .
        
      
    
    

