16 Assembly Proceedings, September 20-26, 1693.

Original
Journal.

of Assembly, Thus has your pef been most unworthily &
Ungratefully requited for the Service he had done his Maj^tie
in the late Revolution which notwithstanding the King him-
selfe was graciously pleased soe farr to Accept off, as to make
y^r pet^r one of his Hon^ble Councill & to place him in the very
first Ranke of them, out of which also they haue most Mali-
ciously & Injuriously remoued him without any cause, and
contrary to the Great Charter of England, which hath provided
that noe ffreeman shall be destroyed or Condemned but by
Lawfull Judgm^t of his peeres, and even then to be Amerced
or punished according to the quantity & Quality of his offence

as appeares by the 9^th H: 3 C. 14: By all w^ch it is most

apparent, They haue contrived & to the utmost of their power
doe Endeavour the Utter Ruine & destruction of the pet^r &
his posterity.
Wherefore y^r pet^r humbly prayes this hon^ble house of
Assembly that they will please to take his case into their
serious & Judicious Consideracons to protect him from any
violence may be offered him whilest he is makeing this his
Just Complaint and that you will please to Ord^r his accusers
(if any) to lay their Accusations open before your Hon" &
upon due Examinacon if it shall appeare that he has done
anything not Justifyable or unworthy that trust & confidence
his Maj^tie Reposed in him, that he may then suffer according
to his demeritts otherwise that he may be cleared & acquitted
of his Bonds afd. And be again restored to those places of
Trust & Hon^r their Maj^ties were pleased to Conferr upon
him &
As in Duty bound he shall Ever pray &c.

Afterward was Ordered the ffollowing Lett^r to be Read.

Hon^rd S^r

Coppy of Coll
Jowles Letter to
Sr Tho. Laurence

I haue been under a great dissatisfaction euer
since my Last Visitt, w^ch was rendred so fruite-
less & Impertinent by that watchfull surly old