To the Honourable the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, in the Commons House of Parliament now assembled. The humble petition of 15000. poore labouring men : known by the name of porters, and the lowest members of the Citie of London

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British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: 669.f.4[55]
Folger bibliographic ID: 231520
ESTC number: R36672
Wing number: T1455
Folger call number: 265- 655b
Folger holdings ID: 280505
Accession Number: 265655

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General notes

Petitions for remedy stemming from the decay of trade, putting down the adverse party, sending help to Ireland, and securing trade by fortifying the Cinque Ports Dates appearing on the resource are calculated according to Lady Day dating, that is, accounting March 25 as the first day of the year Roman type. The last word of the first line of text is 'hearty'; the word at the lower right-hand corner of the initial is 'and'; the last word of the last full line of text is 'take'

Item information about Folger 265- 655b

Trimmed on fore-edge, cutting into text. Number '168' in ink in early hand. Number '52' in pencil and red ink. Mounted on stiff paper backing. Disbound from the first of four volumes of the Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides. Acquired from C.R. Johnson, 2009-12-16

Extended title: To the Honourable the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, in the Commons House of Parliament now assembled. The humble petition of 15000. poore labouring men : known by the name of porters, and the lowest members of the Citie of London
Alternate titles: Humble petition of 15000. poore labouring men

Stevedores Cinque Ports (England) London (England) Great Britain Ireland England and Wales. Parliament Catholics Protestants

subject: England and Wales. Parliament
printer: Oulton, Richard, active 1633-1643
printer: Dexter, Gregory, 1610-1700
bookseller: Bull, John, active 1641-1643
former owner: Ouvry, Frederic, 1814-1881
former owner: Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929
addressee: England and Wales. Parliament