1. May itplease your honours now at last (before our hopes of obtaining relief
expire) either to appoint and impower some such uninteressed Gentelmen of the
said County to hear and examine witness upon Oath, and by a certain day to certifie
the Estate of the Cause unto your Honours; and that all proceedings at Law in
all Courts made by the said Earle against any of the Petitioners in relation to the
Premises, may be stopt, until your honors have declared your judgment thereupon.
Or,
2. That your Honors would be pleased to annul your Order of March last past
granted to the said Earl, by vertue whereof your Petitioners are kept out of their
works, and leave them to a fair Tryall at Law in the Dutchy Court, where all matters
in relation to Mines have been, and ought to be tryed, which being granted by
your Honours, your Petitioners doubt not but to make good their Custom now,
as formerly in the like case against Sir Francis Foliamb Sir Francis Needham, Sir
John Fitz Herbert, Sir william withbypool, Mr. Fulwood, Mr. Berisford and Mr.
Manners, then Esquire, now Earle of Rutland, against whom several Decrees and
Injunctions have been obtained, in this case, when they have indeavored formerly to
obstruct the work of the Mynes.
3. The necessity of so many thousands, together with the justice of our desires,
we hope will induce your timely consideration; but if after all these our endeavours
to obtain relief, we finde no Justice, we must with patience endure, untill
God shall be pleased to finde some other way for our deliverance. Hear therefore,
we beseech you, the cryes of many thousands, and grant them speedy relief before
they perish; the effectuall performance whereof will engage them not only (as formerly)
to stand by you (in your utmost difficulties) but also To pray, &c.
Signed by us whose names are hereunto subscribed, in the name, and by the appointment
of all the rest being many thousand persons.
Thomas Robinson. Nathaniel Middleton. William Howard.
The Act for prisoners to be reported to morrow morning.
August 23.
The Fee-Farm Rents of Carlisle, since 1643 to 1648. were upon (Petition of
the said City) remitted.
The French Merchants Petition, and complaint against France, for prohibiting the
sale or importation of any English Commodities there, with the Articles between
England and France, reported from the Councel of State, and the state of the matter
of fact. In answer whereunto, the House voted, That no Wines of the Growth of
France, Wool, or Silks, shall be imported or vended in England, under the penalty of
200 l. for every offence herein. One hundred pound thereof, to the discoverer thereof,
and the other 100 l. for the use of the Common-wealth; and not onely so, but
a confiscation of Ship, and all the Goods therein. Linnen Cloth from thence was
not to be included in this vote.
The Councel of State ordered to bring in an Act to this purpose.
A Petition was presented to the House in the name of the oppressed of the County
of Survey, but not read; and because short, take it here at large.
To the Supream Authority of this Nation, the Commons of England in Parliament
Assembled. The humble Petition of the oppressed of the Country of Surrey,
which have cast in their mite, into the Treasury of this common wealth
THat as the Oppressions of this Nation in time fore going this Parliament, were
so numerous and burdensome, as will never be forgotten: so were the hopes of