The
humble
and
thankful
Acknowledgement
and
Declaration
Of
the
COUNTY
of
SOUTHAMPTON
,
PRESENTED
By
the
Grand
Iury
of
the
said
County
at
the
last
sitting
of
a
Commission
of
Oyer
and
Terminer
,
to
be
presented
by
the
Knights
and
Burgesses
that
serve
for
that
County
,
To
the
Right
Honorable
,
The
House
of
COMMONS
in
Parliament
assembled
.
AS
we
detest
with
horror
the
levying
of
a
new
War
,
so
we
desire
from
our
hearts
the
firm
Settlement
of
a
lasting
Peace
,
after
so
many
Applications
to
the
King
made
by
the
Parliament
,
and
especially
after
the
last
Address
,
wherein
the
Houses
(
as
we
humbly
conceive
)
demand
nothing
,
but
what
is
most
Essential
to
the
Safety
of
the
People
;
And
after
the
Kings
absolute
Negative
to
the
last
Message
of
the
Honorable
Houses
,
we
exceedingly
doubt
of
any
Settlement
by
further
Application
to
the
King
;
and
therefore
we
do
most
humbly
acknowledge
the
wisdom
and
goodness
of
the
Parliament
,
in
resolving
to
settle
the
Peace
of
this
poor
miserable
distracted
Nation
:
And
by
the
Blessing
of
God
(
as
in
Duty
we
are
bound
)
we
shall
not
onely
most
willingly
and
chearfully
submit
and
acquiesce
in
such
Settlement
,
as
they
in
their
grave
judgements
shall
finde
to
be
most
conduceable
to
our
Peace
;
but
also
in
our
several
places
and
callings
,
shall
heartily
endeavor
to
promote
the
same
.
Edward
Heighes
,
Robert
Cooper
,
John
Knight
,
Anthony
Brown
,
Benedict
Barnham
,
John
Andrews
,
William
Doling
,
Thomas
Cole
,
Peter
Percival
,
William
Fisher
,
Arthur
Lipscomb
,
William
Hilokir
,
John
Elliot
,
William
Hunt
,
Theophilus
Smith
,
John
Bidlecomb
,
Anthony
Casbert
.