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TO THE SUPREAM AUTHORITY, THE PARLIAMENT OF THE Common-wealth of ENGLAND. The humble Petition of divers well-affected People, inhabiting the City of London and places adjacent; in behalf of the Common-wealth.
Sheweth,
THat although our hearts were enlarged with joy and thankfulness, for your late Voting the Law and all its
Proceedings to be in English, and for constituting the Honourable Committee for Regulating the Courts
of Justice; yet remembring that the first Remonstrance of this Parliament, took notice of the tedious,
chargeable, and corrupt practifes in Law, as one of the greatest Grievances of the Nation, promising speedy and
effectual relief therein; And that nevertheless the Corruptions are still increased, and the Burthen become more
intolerable: We trust it will admit a favourable construction at this time to give you to understand, that our doubts
and fears begin to abound in us, that the same cause which hath hitherto frustrated the first good intentions of Parliament
in this great work, will also render your present Resolutions (if not altogether fruitlesse, yet) very imperfect,
and not answerable to the necessities of the Common-wealth.Of which our fears we cannot acquit our selvs, whilest so many Members of this Supream Authority) professing the Law) are possessed of so great places, amounting to one, two, or 3000l per annum, and the several places of one, to 6000l per annum,all arising from corrupt or unnecessary Practices and Proceedings, in...