She petitionedspecially for Jess, Delia, and Irene.
It was a pity, for the pergola would have made such a beautiful background, and some enthusiasts even petitioned Miss Morley to keep to her original plan.
In the evening, my servants and Clement de la Marke arrived from Dumont; and the boy petitioned so earnestly to see Monsieur de Villardin, that Father Ferdinand, with the consent of the surgeon, permitted him to do so.
Some Welshmen had already petitioned the king for the introduction of English law into Wales, complaining that by Welsh law the crime of the guilty is visited on the innocent relations.
We shall have to tell afterwards how he petitionedfor a trial, and was brought to trial, and in what fashion he came to be acquitted by his peers.
The Common Council of London, spirited on by a Jacobite Lord Mayor, petitioned against the excise scheme, and its example was followed by various municipalities in the kingdom.
The Negroes, therefore, petitioned for a more suitable building and a better organization of their schools.
Two years later sixty-six free blacks of that city petitioned the school committee for a separate school, but the citizens in a special town meeting called to consider the question refused to grant this request.
House of Commons petitioned by Yarmouth for the abolition of slave trade.
Lord Townshend petitioned the King on their behalf that he would pardon their offence.
Corporation petitioned Parliament for a continuance of the Property Tax.
Most of the Philadelphia Banks have petitioned in favor of the Bank.
The sisters petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for indemnity; the most intelligent citizens of Boston interested themselves in their favour, but the House of Representatives rejected the petition by a large majority.
The organisation gave the Protestant leaders boldness, and, through Sir James Sandilands, they petitioned the Regent to permit them to worship publicly according to the Reformed fashion, and to reform the wicked lives of the clergy.
Shortly before this (July 2nd), Zwingli and ten other priests petitioned the bishop to permit his clergy to contract legal marriages.
Many of the Bishops themselves were in favour of simplifying the rites of the Church; and five Deans and twelve Archdeacons petitioned against the use of the surplice.
The first of these Bishops who concerned himself for recovering this high Station to that See, was Bishop Cotton, who upon the Death of Sir Edward Dyer, sometime Chancellor, Petitioned the Sovereign, 6.
Crown, they petitioned the King and Parliament for Repeal of the Act, 22 Edw.
Christopher Wren Register, Petitioned the Sovereign in Chapter, held at Whitehall, the 19th of April, 13 Car.
In order, however, to prevent the giving away of such disturbing powers in the future, they petitioned the King to grant "Letters Pattents for the incorporacon" of the colony.
The Burgesses, in alarm, petitionedthe Governor to allow the old arrangement to continue, declaring that the lack of specie made it impossible to comply with the King's order.
In 1662 many of the planters and merchants petitioned Charles II to forbid the planting of tobacco in Maryland and Virginia for one year.
At the session of 1686 they petitioned on behalf of all the freeholders of the colony that the quit-rents should be paid as formerly.
In less than a month after the first landing the inefficiency of the government had created such discontent that the colonistspetitioned the Council for redress.
But the friar was persistent in his project, and petitioned the Archbishop's aid.
The native local authorities then petitioned the Civil Governor of Manila to make the matter clear to them.
They therefore petitioned General McArthur to relieve them temporarily from duty to recuperate their strength.
Three months after his release from prison he was appointed petty-governor of his own town, much to the disgust of the people, who in vain petitioned against it in writing.
Four years later this same Robert de Leveland petitioned King John for leave to hand over the wardenship of the Fleet to Simon Fitz-Robert, archdeacon of Wells, while he, Leveland, proceeded with the crusaders to the Holy Land.
The midshipmen finding that he gave way so easily, petitionedthe Minister of War, in hopes that a statement of their circumstances might ameliorate their situation.
He had some slight acquaintance with his lordship and had already petitioned him for a passage to America but the application had been refused.
In consequence of which the Parliament petitioned the King to send the Envoy out of the country for meddling with the concerns of their nation.
The people there had petitioned Congress for a government, of which doubtless the State of Georgia was acquainted; and they ought to come forward in the business.
A portion of them had petitioned for amendments, which, in fact, amounted to a request for a repeal.
He supposed they alluded to the British Treaty, which was as much the instrument of Congress as of the Executive, and of the people as either, since they very generally petitioned in favor of it.
At the beginning of that year the Territorial Legislature petitioned Congress for an Enabling Act, which was presented by the Illinois Delegate, Hon.
Meanwhile the inhabitants of Lydenburg were filled with alarm, and again and again petitioned the Governors of the Cape and Natal for assistance.
They complained to the English authorities about the commandeering of members of their family or goods; they petitioned the British Government to interfere, and generally made themselves as unpleasant as possible to the local Authorities.
Such rulers as have just been mentioned so utterly disgusted every one in the colony that the King and Parliament werepetitioned to buy the province and abolish the rule of those who had only hindered its growth.
This body petitioned Congress to abolish slavery in the States and Territories, but was answered that the Constitution left this matter to the States, and that the Federal authorities had no powers.
Cardinal Ximenes, while he administered the government, before the accession of Charles the Fifth, was petitioned to allow a regular commerce in African negroes.
The young Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Clarence petitioned for his pardon; but Henry gave orders for his execution, saying he would have no traitors in his army.
His unsuccessful opponent, Mr. Offley, petitioned against the return, and the election was determined to be void by the Committee of Privileges.
Hayes' successor in 1734 was Robert Ball who petitioned the general court for preference in piloting vessels into the harbor.
Mr. Scarlett, having been petitioned against, retired, and there was another election.
The brewers of beer petitioned strongly against the tax of 2/6 per barrel, as a great hardship and injustice.
When the innovations, made in old establishments during the Commonwealth, were gradually reformed, the citizens petitioned for a renewal of their rights.
This, I petitioned Providence to hear from you--that you would be happy!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "petitioned" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
