To
the
Right
Honourable
,
the
Commons
of
England
Assembled
in
Parliament
.
The
humble
Petition
of
divers
well-affected
people
,
Inhabitants
of
the
Cities
of
LONDON
and
WESTMINSTER
,
the
Burough
of
SOUTHWARK
,
HAMBLETS
and
places
adjacent
,
Promoters
and
approvers
of
the
Petition
of
the
11.
of
September
,
1648.
SHEWETH
,
THat
although
we
abhorre
nothing
more
,
then
the
designing
of
any
thing
to
the
danger
and
prejudice
of
this
Common-wealth
of
England
,
and
utterly
detest
all
such
plots
and
confederacies
,
as
were
entred
into
by
Eusebius
Andrews
,
lately
adjudged
,
by
the
High
Court
of
Justice
,
to
dye
as
a
Traytor
for
the
same
,
yet
deeply
weighing
,
that
of
all
the
Fundamental
Liberties
of
England
,
none
were
ever
either
by
people
or
Parliaments
,
esteemed
so
precious
,
as
Tryals
by
Juryes
,
consisting
of
indifferent
uningaged
sworn
men
,
although
for
facts
of
highest
Treason
,
against
the
very
safety
and
being
of
the
Common-wealth
;
whereby
the
publick
peace
hath
been
saved
,
and
justice
done
upon
the
greatest
Traytors
.
And
that
for
preservation
of
the
said
just
way
of
Tryals
,
the
29.
Chap.
of
Magna
Charta
,
and
the
Petition
of
Right
,
were
principally
constituted
,
and
have
been
ever
by
our
Ancestors
exceedingly
contended
for
;
and
for
which
chiefly
,
the
Parliament
undertook
their
War
against
the
late
King
,
as
without
which
Magna
Charta
and
the
Petition
of
Right
,
were
both
dead
and
useless
to
the
people
.
And
being
well
assured
that
the
principal
cause
of
abolishing
the
High
Commission
,
Councel-Table
and
Star-Chamber
(
in
all
which
they
never
attempted
life
)
was
,
for
that
they
were
contrary
to
the
29.
Chap.
of
Magna
Charta
and
the
Petition
of
Right
,
in
proceeding
without
Juries
,
And
being
very
sensible
of
the
manifest
danger
of
Tryals
by
another
way
(
without
any
respect
to
the
person
of
the
said
Andrews
otherwise
then
as
bound
in
duty
and
Conscience
,
to
preserve
this
our
Fundamental
Liberty
,
indeed
our
sole
Liberty
,
and
without
which
,
Liberty
is
but
an
empty
name
)
Grieving
at
our
very
souls
,
to
have
seen
the
same
violated
more
then
ONCE
in
this
kind
,
which
(
after
your
Declarations
of
Febr.
and
March
1648.
to
maintain
inviolable
that
most
excellent
Law
(
as
you
call
it
)
of
the
Petition
of
Right
,
with
all
things
incident
and
belonging
to
the
Lives
,
Liberties
and
properties
of
the
people
of
England
)
We
hoped
would
have
been
the
last
.
We
therefore
most
earnestly
intreat
,
that
you
will
be
pleased
to
suspend
execution
of
the
said
Eusebius
Andrews
,
and
to
admit
unto
him
and
to
all
other
offenders
whatsoever
,
the
benefit
of
Legal
Tryals
by
Juryes
in
an
ordinary
way
,
and
that
the
High
Court
of
Justice
may
for
ever
cease
;
that
so
this
our
Fundamenoal
Liberty
(
abundantly
more
prized
by
us
then
our
Lives
,
and
all
our
Relations
)
may
stand
firm
and
inviolable
to
all
future
Generations
;
and
our selves
and
all
other
Lovers
of
the
ancient
good
Laws
and
Liberties
of
England
,
may
be
truly
encouraged
,
heartily
and
chearfully
to
serve
and
assist
you
against
the
Common
enemy
;
which
we
humbly
presume
,
your
Honours
will
find
of
more
safety
to
your selves
and
the
Authority
of
this
Nation
,
then
the
continuance
of
an
High
Court
of
Justice
.
And
as
in
duty
bound
we
shall
ever
pray
,
&c.