THE
ANSWER
OF
The
LORDS
and
COMMONS
assembled
in
Parliament
,
to
the
Petition
of
the
Knights
,
Gentry
,
Clergy
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
SUSSEX
.
Die
veneris
9.
Junii
,
1648.
THe
Lords
have
commanded
me
to
return
thankes
to
the
County
of
Sussex
for
the
good
affections
which
they
have
expressed
to
the
Parliament
and
Kingdom
,
and
they
take
notice
,
and
are
well
satisfied
,
with
the
complyance
of
that
County
to
the
directions
of
Parliament
,
in
the
way
of
the
delivery
of
this
their
Petition
.
They
have
already
made
some
proceedings
▪
which
they
hope
may
bring
his
Majesty
to
a
safe
Treaty
with
the
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
the
setling
of
a
secure
and
well-grounded
Peace
,
the
which
they
will
prosecute
with
all
care
and
diligence
.
And
they
desire
you
to
be
assured
,
that
they
will
use
their
utmost
endeavours
,
that
our
sad
differences
and
divisions
may
be
speedily
and
happily
composed
;
that
so
the
Laws
and
Fundamentall
Constitutions
of
this
Kingdome
may
have
their
free
course
and
full
vigour
:
Neither
will
they
be
wanting
to
contribute
their
utmost
help
for
the
freeing
that
County
and
the
whole
Kingdom
from
all
those
Taxes
and
Impositions
,
that
the
necessity
of
the
late
Wars
have
occasioned
,
as
soon
as
the
safety
of
the
Kingdome
shall
permit
.
Iohn
Brown
Cler.
Parliamentorum
.
Die
veneris
9.
Junii
,
1648.
THe
House
being
informed
that
divers
.
Gentlemen
of
the
County
of
Sussex
were
at
the
dore
,
they
were
called
in
,
and
Sir
William
Culpepper
Barronet
,
presented
a
Petition
in
the
name
of
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Clergy
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
said
County
;
and
after
they
were
withdrawn
,
the
Petition
entituled
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Clergy
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
Sussex
,
was
read
.
The
Petitioners
were
again
called
in
,
and
Mr.
Speaker
by
the
command
of
the
House
,
gave
them
this
Answer
.
Gentlemen
,
This
House
takes
notice
,
and
approves
of
the
Petitioners
conformity
to
their
Declaration
,
in
the
peaceable
manner
of
their
addresse
,
and
have
under
consideration
such
means
as
are
most
conduceable
to
the
speedy
settlement
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
easing
the
Burdens
of
the
People
,
and
had
(
by
Gods
assistance
)
made
a
further
progresse
therein
,
had
not
some
late
Tumults
and
Commotions
unhappily
interrupted
their
proceedings
.
Hen.
Elsyng
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.