The heads of the petition. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A86148 of text R210550 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.11[41]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A86148 Wing H1297 Thomason 669.f.11[41] ESTC R210550 99869338 99869338 162690 2240946702

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A86148) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162690) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f11[41]) The heads of the petition. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1647] Imprint from Wing. The apprentices and journeymen of London state that they are in favor of the establishment of Presbyterianism and would like to see the disbandment and payment of the army; they also request that the sale of freedoms and intrusions to foreigners into trade be stopped -- Cf. Steele. Annotation on Thomason copy: "The Apprentices and Journeymans Petition to ye Parlement"; "London. 8 July. 1647". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Presbyterianism -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Militia -- Early works to 1800. A86148 R210550 (Thomason 669.f.11[41]). civilwar no The heads of the petition. anon. 1647 1 390 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. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Heads of the Petition .

THat according to our solemne League and Covenant his Majesties Royall Person may be defended , and that his just Power and greatnesse ( in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes ) may bee established .

2. That the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament may be vindicated , and the lawfull Liberties and Property of the Subjects preserved and maintained .

3. That the Governement of the Church may be speedily setled , Conventicles ( the Seminaries of Separation ) supprest , and a toleration of licentious libertie effectually declared against .

4. That all Incendiaries , Malignants , and evill Instruments , which hinder the Reformation of Religion , dividing the King from his People , or one of his Kingdomes from another , or make any faction or Parties among the People ( contrary to the solemne League and Covenant ) may be brought to publike tryall and receive condigne punishment .

5. That all obstructions in the ordinary Courts of Iustice may be removed , and the insufferable abuse of Committees and their Officers considered .

6. That the arrears of the souldiery of this Kingdome may be satisfied , and security for their future indemnity for all acts done ( by them ) tempore et loco belli .

7 That the Army now on foot may bee disbanded , or otherwise disposed of , That so this almost exhausted Kingdome may be freed from those many greivous oppressions it now groanes under .

8. And whereas there have been and still are great abuses and insufferable injuries , done to your Petitioners by the sale of freedomes , and Forreiners intruding into the Suburbs and places neer adjacent , to this Citie , whereby your Petitioners are much discouraged in their services , the Freemen of this Citie prejudiced , and the Franchises , and Liberties thereof infringed . We therefore humbly beseech this honorable Assembly to resolve on some course , ( as you in your wisedomes shall think fit ) as well for the expulsion of such as have so unduly crept in amongst us , as for the future prevention of the like insufferable Injuries , that may redound to your Petitioners hereafter .