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that now keeps none. Now seeing there are few that are 

 gainers by them, and that they are against the common 

 and general good of this nation, and is only conveniency 

 to some that have occasion to go to London, who might 

 still have the same wages as before these coaches were in 

 use (which hath not been much above 20 years), there- 

 fore there is good reason that they should be suppressed. 

 Not but that it may be lawful also to hire a coach upon 

 occasion ; but that it should be unlawful only to keep a 

 coach that should go long journeys constanth' from one 

 stage or place to another upon certain days of the week 

 as they now do." 



And then after complaining that the alehouses 

 greatly injured the inns, the writer goes on : 



" Furthermore the innes are a great conveniency, com- 

 mon to the whole nation, being necessary for the refresh- 

 ing of wearied travellers, and so ought to be encouraged. 

 Besides they pay great rents to many gentlemen in this 

 kingdom, which must inevitablj- fall, if they meet with 

 such discouragements as these are. Now seeing it doth 

 appear by what hath been said that so many alehouses 

 are in no way at all beneficial to the publick good, but 

 many ways injurious to the same, then there is reason to 

 suppress them ; and I conceive there would be little less 

 of beer and ale drank then now there is ; for all sufficient 

 men that can bear the expense of their money and time 

 would then frequent the innes upon all occasions, as now 

 they do the alehouses." 



Wm. Pcrrant Cooper, 



81. Guilford Street, Kusaell Square. 



PETITIONS TO CHARLES I. 



I enclose the copies of the two last petitions in 

 my copy of the trial of Wm. Hampden (see N. & 

 Q.," 2°'* S. iii. 464.). There are a good number of 

 words illegible in the third, from the writing being 

 partly bound in to the back. A. 



Trin. Coll., Cambridge. 



" To the Kinges most Excellent Ma*i«. 



" The humble peticon of the Com^" of the late Pal' and 

 others of his Matie» Loyall subiects of the kingdome 

 of Scotland. 



" Humbly shewinge that whereafter our many suffer- 

 inges, this time past, extreme necessity hath constrained 

 us, for our releife, and obtayninge of o'^ humble and just 

 desires to come into England, where accordinge to o"' in- 

 tencon formerly declared, wee haue in all our ioumey 

 liued vppon o"^ owne meanes, victualls and goods brought 

 along w"i vs, and neither troublinge (the) peace, nor 

 hauinge of any of y Ma*i«» subiects of whatsoever qualitie 

 in their p'sons or goods ; and haue carryed o>"selues in a 

 moste peacable malier till wee were pressed w"i strength 

 of amies to such forces out of the way as did without o'' 

 deseruings, and as some of them haue at the point of death 

 confessed (ag' their owne conscience), oppose o'' peacable 

 passage to New barne ( ?) vppon Tine, and haue brought 

 their owne bloods vppon their owne heads, ag* o'' purposes 

 and desires exp ... in o'' Pet" (?) sent vnto them at 

 Newcastle for preventinge y" like or gi ■. . . . incon- 

 veniencyes that w*''out further opposicon we may come 

 unto yor . . , . for obtayninge from yo"^ Ma"** Justice and 

 goodness, satisfaction to our just demands. Wee yo"" 

 Ma««s most humble and loyall doe still insist in yt sub- 

 missive ( ?) of peticoninge W^"^ wee haue kept from the be- 

 ginninge and ironi y® w*'' noe ... of yC Ma''"' enemiea 



and 0'' . . . . adversity y' wee heretofore haue sustayned, 

 .... prospitious success yf^ can befall us shalbe able to 

 diuert our minds. Most humbly intreatinge y' y Ma«i» 

 would in y» depth of yo' royall w . . . consider at last of o"^ 

 pressinge greuances, and provide for the repayinge of C 

 . . . and losses, and w*"* y" aduice and consents of y"^ 

 kingdome of England ... in a settled and firm and durable 

 peace as' all invasions, by sea and land, Wee may w"^ 

 cheerefullness of hart pay vnto yo'" Ma"" (as C natiue 

 kinge) all due obedience, that can be expected from loyall 

 sub", and that ag' the many and g . . . . euills w"'' at 

 this time threatens both kingdomes, whereat all yo'' good 

 and .... sub'* tremble to thinke, and w^ we beseech 

 God to avert from yo"^ Ma*'«" .... That it may be 

 established in religion and righteousness. And j'o' Ma"«' 

 g . . . . answere we humbly desire and earnestly wait 

 for." 



« His Ma"" answere. At our Court at Yorke, 5*^ Sep' 

 1640. 



" His Ma"« hath seene and considered this w"»in written 

 peticon, and is gratiously pleased to returne this answer 

 by me. That he finds it in such general termes, y' vntill 

 you expresse the p'ticulars of y"^ desires, his Ma"" can 

 give noe direct answere therevnto. 



" Wherefore his Ma"<= requires y' you set downe y" 

 p'ticulars of yo'' demands, w"* expedicon, he hauinge 

 beene always ready to heare and redresse y" greiuances of 

 his people,'and for the more mature deliberation^ of his 

 great affayrs, his Ma"° hath already giuen out sumons for 

 the meetinge of all the peeres of this kingdome in y" 

 city of Yorke vppon ye 24'^ of this month, that with the 

 advice of the peeres you may receue such answere to y'' 

 peticons as shall most tend to his honor, and the peace 

 and wellfare of his dominions. And in the meane 

 time, if peace it be that you desire (as you pretend) he 

 expects, and by this his Ma"« coinands that you advance 

 noe further w"* yo'' army into theis partes, w"'' is the onely 

 meanes that is left for the present to p'serue peace be- 

 tweene the two nations, to bringe their vnhappy dif- 

 ferences to a reconciliation, w"'' none is more desirous of 

 than his sacred Ma'K Limerickb." 



" To the King's most excellent Ma'K 



" The humble peticon of y"^ Ma""' loyall and obedient 

 subiects whose names are vnderwritten in the be- 

 halfe of themselues and many others. 



" Most Gratious Soueraigne, the expence of that suit 

 and seruice w"'' wee owe vnto yo'' sacred Ma'*", our earnest 

 affection to y" good and welfare of this 3'0'' realme of 

 England hath moued vs in all humilitie to beseech yo"^ 

 royall Ma"" to giue vs leaue* to offer vnto yo'" princely 

 wisdome the apprehension w"** wee and other yo"" faith- 

 full sub" have conceiued of the great distempre and 

 dangers now threatninge the Church and State ofyo' 

 royall person and the fittest meanes whereby theyjnay 

 be remoued and preuented. 



"The euills and dangers wherof yo'' Ma"« may be 

 pleased to take notice are theis : 



" Theis sundry innovations in matter of religion, the 

 oath and cannons lately imposed on y" Clergy and other 

 j'o"" Ma""' sub", the great increase of popery, and the im- 

 ployinge of popish recusants and others (ill affected to 

 the religion by lawes established) in places of power and 

 trust, especially in comandinge men and amies, both in 

 y" feild and in sundry countyes of this yo'' realme, whearas 

 by the lawes they are not permitted to haue armes in 

 their owne bowses. 



" The great mischeife vr"^ may fall upon this kingdome, 

 if the intencons w"** haue been credebly reported, of 

 bringinge in Irish and forraigne forces, shoud take effect. 



