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To the Kings most excellent Majesty: : the humble petition of divers recusants and others in the county of Lancaster, that they may be received into His Majesties protection, and have their arms re-delivered to them, for the defence of His Majesties person, and their families. Together with His Majesties commission to Sir William Gerard, Baronet, Sir Cecill Trafford, Knight, and other His Majesties subjects, recusants, in the same county, charging and commanding them to provide with all possible speed, sufficient arms, for the defence of His Majesties person or them, against all force raised by any colour of any order or ordinance whatsoever, without his Majesties consent. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this petition and answer be forthwith printed and published: Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com