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To the KINGS most Excellent Majesty, The Humble Petition of JAMES PERCY.
THat it is a great grief to your Petitioner's Soul, to trouble your Sacred Majesty so often, in looking after his Just Right; yet cannot help it by reason his Opponents are of so great Power, Po∣licy and Force.
That notwithstanding his Petition to the Right Honourable House of Lords, presented the day after his Hearing should have been had, the Opponents got that Writ of Error dismiss'd the House, well knowing the Errors would have been confirmed against them.
That thereby they have an opportunity to take out Execution against your Petitioner, and so to stop his further publick appearing.
That if that Writ be not recall'd into the Lords House again, your Petitioner can in no wise expect a fair Hearing, nor a just de∣cision of his Cause.
Therefore your oppressed Petitioner most humbly prays, That your Majesty would be graciously pleased to see Justice done herein, and that a new Day may be appointed, according to the Prayer of that Petition that is now before the House of Lords; or that your Sacred Majesty will be graciously pleased to call your Loyal Subject, by your Royal Writ of Summons, to take the Place and Seat of his Ancestors, Earls of Northumberland, he having proved his legitimate Descent and Pedigree at several Tryals at Law.
This Petition was presented into his Sacred Majesties hand Jan. 3. 1681.
All great and dubious matters the Children of Israel presented and laid open before Moses: Even so the Claimant hath done to his Majesty all along, knowing that in the King solely lyes the creation and preservation of Honour and Nobility.
But the King referred the Cause to the Lords to hear and determine; and now the two Writs of Error are dismiss'd the Lords House, without hearing the said Cause.
Now the Claimant James Percy finding himself over-powered, is forc'd to Appeal, and humbly prays for Justice: As Prerogative belongs to the King, so Property and Right belongs to his People.