To the right honourable the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of thousands wel-affected persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, hamlets and places adjacent.

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Title:	To the right honourable the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of thousands wel-affected persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, hamlets and places adjacent.
Print source:	To the right honourable the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of thousands wel-affected persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, hamlets and places adjacent. [London: s.n., 1648]
Notes:	Imprint from Wing. Recounts the history of the war. Urges that the Commons are the supreme authority. The Lords have no real share in it, and if they have they may be treated like the bishops. Gives 27 things expected from them including abolition of the Lords and royal veto, annual parliaments, universal trial by jury, abolishment of tithes, municipal reformation, and granting of liberty of conscience. Hints at trial of the king -- Cf. Steele. Another edition has "hamblets" in the title. Dummy Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library (Early English Books) and the British Library (Thomason Tracts).
Subject terms:	England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
URL:	https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A45076.0001.001
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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE COMMONS OF ENGLAND, in Parliament assembled. The humble Petition of Thousands wel ffected persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, Hamlets, and places adjacent.