To
the
Parliament
of
The
Common-Wealth
of
England
,
Scotland
and
Jreland
.
The
humble
Peticion
of
severall
well
affected
persons
purchasers
of
the
estate
of
William
Lord
Craven
for
and
on
the
behalfe
of
themselves
and
others
the
Purchasers
of
the
estate
of
the
said
Lord
Craven
.
Sheweth
.
THat
your
Peticioners
being
invited
and
incouraged
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
Dated
4th
of
August
1652.
Whereby
amongst
other
things
the
said
estate
is
declared
and
adjudged
to
be
justly
forfited
to
the
Common-Wealth
for
Treason
and
appointed
to
be
sold
for
the
use
of
the
Navy
,
and
looking
upon
an
Act
of
Parliament
as
the
highest
assurance
and
greatest
security
,
&
out
of
a
Deep
sence
of
the
utgent
necesity
of
the
then
Parliament
for
considerable
Sums
of
money
to
defray
the
vast
charge
of
the
Navy
,
of
this
Common-Wealth
ingaged
in
the
warre
with
the
Duch
,
upon
the
prosperous
conduct
and
good
successe
wherof
depended
the
welfare
if
not
the
very
being
of
this
Commmn-Wealth
;
did
willingly
advance
upon
the
security
of
the
said
Act
,
some
their
whole
estates
others
very
considerable
Sums
of
money
for
the
use
of
the
said
Navy
,
That
your
Peticioners
haue
since
purchased
most
part
of
the
estate
of
the
said
Lord
Craven
,
payed
or
secured
their
purchase
mony
amonting
to
Two
hundered
and
fifty
thousand
pounds
or
thereabouts
and
the
premises
so
Purchased
are
legaly
vested
and
executed
in
your
peticioners
according
to
their
rspeective
contracts
.
That
nevertheles
your
peticioners
understand
that
the
said
Lord
Craven
,
hath
peticioned
this
high
and
Honerable
Court
that
so
much
of
the
said
Act
as
relates
to
him
,
and
his
estate
may
be
repeald
and
Consequently
your
Peticioners
outed
of
their
lawfull
estats
Purchased
as
aforesaid
,
which
besids
the
ruine
of
your
Peticioners
,
and
friends
,
will
graifie
your
enemies
and
open
a
Dore
to
all
delinquents
,
to
make
appeales
to
this
▪
Or
succeeding
Parliaments
Vpon
pretence
,
of
jnivry
don
them
in
sale
of
their
Estates
yea
one
president
of
this
nature
.
Will
shake
the
Titles
of
all
men
who
have
purchased
any
Dilinquents
estates
,
Acts
of
Parliament
will
be
rendred
contemptible
and
no
better
then
broken
Reeds
to
be
relyed
upon
,
the
Faith
of
Parliaments
Blemished
and
no
assurance
left
in
publque
transactions
either
with
Forrain
Nations
Or
at
home
to
be
confided
in
with
safely
.
Therefore
your
Peticioners
humbly
implore
your
honours
to
be
very
tender
of
your
Petitioners
Jnterest
and
just
Estates
purchased
as
aforesaid
,
and
be
pleased
rather
to
confirme
by
a
further
act
of
Parliment
.
Their
said
Purchases
as
the
last
Parliament
,
did
in
the
case
of
the
Purchase
of
the
Estate
of
Sr.
John
Stowell
,
Knight
then
upon
any
Pretence
to
weaken
and
jnvalidate
the
same
.
And
your
Peticinors
shall
ever
pray
&c.