To the supreme authority of this Common-VVealth, the Parliament of England the humble petition of the creditors of such delinquents whose estates are propounded to be sold, as the petitioners are informed. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94697 of text R211971 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.15[45]). 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 A94697 Wing T1735 Thomason 669.f.15[45] ESTC R211971 99870636 99870636 163119 2248516801

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94697) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163119) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f15[45]) To the supreme authority of this Common-VVealth, the Parliament of England the humble petition of the creditors of such delinquents whose estates are propounded to be sold, as the petitioners are informed. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1650] Imprint from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "first August 1650". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Debt -- England -- Early works to 1800. A94697 R211971 (Thomason 669.f.15[45]). civilwar no To the supreme authority of this Common-VVealth, the Parliament of England: the humble petition of the creditors of such delinquents whose e anon. 1650 1 511 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. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO THE SVPREME AVTHORITY OF THIS COMMON-WEALTH , THE PARLIAMENT of ENGLAND : The humble Petition of the Creditors of such Delinquents whose Estates are propounded to be sold , as the Petitioners are informed .

THe Petitioners humbly crave leave to offer to your Honourable considerations , That the Debts due to the Petitioners by the said Delinquents , were contracted by them by Bonds , and other securities made bona fide , whilst the said Delinquents were in good esteeme and reputation with the Parliament ; and whilst some of them were sitting , as Members of Parliament : and before it was known to the Petitioners , or could be any way imagined by them , that the said persons would fall into the condition of Delinquents .

That if persons which have such just Debts due to them by those Delinquents , should be debarred of their just Debts , many Widdows , Orphans , and others well affected to the Parliament , would be utterly undone : And therefore the Petitioners ( under favour ) humbly conceive , it was never the intention of the Parliament , that such a sad and lamentable destruction should fall on so many Innocent persons , who were never involved in the guilts of those Delinquents .

And thence it is , ( as the Petitioners humbly conceive ) that the Parliament having formerly in their wisdome adjudged it fit to except some persons as not fit to be admitted to Compound , did with great justice and Piety provide ( as well by Votes , and particular Orders , in some cases , as by generall provisoes in some Ordinances of Parliament ) that sundry Debts due by such Delinquents by Bonds , should be paid out of the Sequestration , or upon the sale of those Delinquents Estates .

That the Petitioners observation of the Honourable and tender care had by the Parliament of making such just and honourable provision , for preserving the just Debts and Rights of Creditors in all such cases , and the Petitioners confident assurance in the goodnesse and piety of the Parliament , to be preserved from the losse of their said Debts , was indeed , the reason that hath hitherto withheld the Petitioners from becomming troublesome to your Honours with their humble suits herein . But now understanding that the Estates of those Delinquents who are indebted to the Petitioners are propounded to be sold ,

The Petitioners doe most humbly beseech your Honours , that in the Act to be drawn up for the same , there may be a proviso inserted , that the Petitioners be paid their just Debts , out of the Sequestration , or upon the sale of the said Delinquents Estates ; so to preserve from utter ruine , and destruction , many innocent Men , Women , and Children , whom certainly the Parliament intend not to prejudice by the Sale of those Delinquents Estates .

And they shall pray , &c.