THE
Humble
Address
,
&c.
SIR
,
WEE
are
here
to
cast
our selves
at
Your
Majesty's
Feet
,
being
ten
of
the
Peers
of
Your
Realm
of
ENGLAND
,
and
in
our
own
Names
,
and
in
the
Names
of
several
others
of
our
Fellow-Peers
,
do
humbly
beg
,
That
Your
Majesty
would
consider
the
great
Danger
Your
Royal
Person
is
in
;
as
also
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
the
Government
of
these
Your
Nations
.
We
humbly
pray
,
That
in
a
time
when
all
these
are
so
highly
concerned
,
Your
Majesty
will
effectually
use
Your
Great
Council
the
Parliament
.
SIR
,
Out
of
the
deepest
sence
of
Duty
and
Loyalty
to
Your
Majesty
,
We
offer
it
as
our
Humble
Advice
and
Earnest
Petition
,
That
the
Parliament
may
sit
at
the
time
appointed
;
And
that
Your
Majesty
would
be
Graciously
pleased
to
give
Publick
Notice
and
Assurance
thereof
,
that
the
Minds
of
Your
Majesty's
Subjects
may
be
setled
,
and
their
Fears
removed
.
This
Address
was
offered
in
the
Names
and
by
the
Order
of
the
Peers
undernamed
,
(
Viz.
)
-
—
1.
Kent
,
-
—
2.
Huntingdon
,
-
—
3.
Bedford
,
-
—
3
.
1
Clare
,
-
—
4.
Stamford
,
-
—
5.
Shaftsburg
,
-
—
6.
Say
and
Seal
,
-
—
7.
Eure
,
-
—
8.
North
and
Grey
,
-
1
—
1.
Chandos
,
-
1
—
2.
Grey
,
-
—
9.
Howard
,
-
●1
.
Herbert
,
-
1
—
2.
Rockingham
,
-
1
—
3.
Townshend
,
-
—
10.
Holles
,
-
●2
.
Delamer
.
And
was
personally
presented
to
His
Majesty
by
four
Earls
,
and
five
Barons
.
(
Viz.
)
-
Huntingdon
,
-
Clare
,
-
Stamford
,
-
Shaftsbury
,
-
North
and
Grey
,
-
Chandos
,
-
Grey
,
-
Howard
,
-
Herbert
.
With
whom
the
Earl
of
Bedford
had
personally
join'd
,
but
that
by
a
sudden
indisposition
he
was
prevented
.
It
was
delivered
by
the
Earl
of
Huntingdon
,
in
the
Name
of
the
above-named
Lords
.
And
they
were
introduced
to
His
Majesty
by
his
Highness
Prince
Rupert
.
His
Majesty
was
Graciously
pleased
to
return
this
Answer
.
THat
He
would
consider
of
what
they
had
offered
,
and
could
heartily
wish
that
all
other
People
were
as
sollicitous
for
the
Good
and
Peace
of
the
Nation
as
he
would
ever
be
.
By
the
Statute
13.
Car.
2.
Cap.
5.
It
is
Enacted
that
after
the
first
of
August
,
1661.
no
Person
or
Persons
whatsoever
shall
repair
to
His
Majesty
upon
pretence
of
presenting
or
delivering
any
Petition
,
Complaint
,
Remonstrance
,
Declaration
,
or
other
Addresses
,
accompanied
at
any
one
time
with
above
the
number
of
ten
Persons
.
Which
is
supposed
to
be
the
reason
why
no
greater
Number
of
the
Lords
were
personally
present
.
FINIS
.