Keywords: To his sacred maiestie the humble petition of his nobilitie of England 1621.jpg en To his sacred maiestie the humble petition of his nobilitie of England 1621 one page manuscript on paper written in formal secretarial hand by 33 members of the English peerage protesting the King's creation of new Scottish and Irish peers The noble signatories say they are acting to challenge preserve our birthrightes against the new peers who they wish to give them not the respect nor place as to noblemen strangers Courtesy of the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University New Haven Conn Beinecke Rare Book Manuscript Library Yale University http //beinecke library yale edu/dl_crosscollex/brbldl/oneITEM asp pid 2033662 iid 1123691 srchtype 33 members of the English peerage 1621 PD-old-100 People of England History of England The Devonshire Manuscript 1530s-1540s - BL Add MS 17492 |