To the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. The humble petition of the knights, ministers, gentry, free-holders, and many thousands of the inhabitants of the countie of Leicester : who assembled on the horse-fairlays ready to accompany this petition if, they should be required

Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714: I, 2193
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.6[34]
Folger bibliographic ID: 232427
ESTC number: R212371
Wing number: T1541
Folger call number: 265- 679b
Folger holdings ID: 280911
Accession Number: 265679

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Praying for a reconciliation between the King and Parliament; restrain the rebels in Ireland; allow the mustering of their trained bands; disarm the "papists"; acquit Lord Kimbolton and others Dated at end: June the 18 Presented at Leicester, June 18 1642 (Crawford) Roman type. Headpiece and type border. The last word of the first line of text is 'Petitio-'; the word at the lower right-hand corner of the initial is 'to'; the last word of the last full line of text is 'your'

Item information about Folger 265- 679b

Cropped, slightly affecting headpiece and border. Number '46' in ink in early hand; number '86' in pencil and red ink. Mounted on stiff paper backing. Disbound from the second 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 Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. The humble petition of the knights, ministers, gentry, free-holders, and many thousands of the inhabitants of the countie of Leicester : who assembled on the horse-fairlays ready to accompany this petition if, they should be required
Alternate titles: Humble petition of the knights, ministers, gentry, free-holders, and many thousands of the inhabitants of the countie of Leicester

Leicester (England) Great Britain Ireland Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671 Catholics

subject: Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671
former owner: Ouvry, Frederic, 1814-1881
former owner: Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929
addressee: England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)