THat your Petitioners with all joy and thankfulnesse of heart, acknowledge the happy concurrence of your Lordships, with the honourable House of Commons, to the effecting of many great and ex­cellent things; And we hope of a full and perfect Reformation in the Government of this Church and Common-wealth; Whereby so many threatning dangers to this Kingdom both at home and from abroad, by your great wisedomes may be prevented, to the perpetuall Honour of your Lordships and this Parliament.

We humbly pray the continuance of this happy consent, and joynt endeavour for the publike good, earnestly desiring your Lordships assistance, in putting our Countie, together with all other Counties of this King­dom into a present Posture of defence, and we shall be ever ready with our Lives, Powers, and Fortunes, to maintain and defend His Majesties Person, Honour, and Estate, your Lordships in that happy concur­rence, and the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament.

And shall ever pray, &c.

THat your Petitioners acknowledge with all dutifull and most hearty thanks, the great Piety, courage and constancy of this Honourable House, in your unwearied labours, for the good of this Church and State, whereby great things are done for us already; for which we blesse God who hath made His Majesty and you, the happy instruments thereof, and inlarge our hopes of a prosperous continu­ance of the good successe of your endeavours. We do with like zeal and affection to your proceed­ings, humbly crave leave to Petition, That all Innovation in Gods worship, may be removed. Such as take upon them the Function of the Ministry unauthorized, and those who are Popishly affected, and op­pose the due Reformation of Church Government may be disabled from hindering your pious intentions, and such things established, as are most agreeable to Christs Gospel, and most advantagious to His Kingdom. That scan­dalous Ministers may be displaced, and Gods people enjoy the comfort of zealous and painfull Preachers in their Rooms. That known and professed Arminians and Socinians may not be entrusted in any place of Government. That our Liturgy may be reviewed, and purged of all things not warranted by the Word of God, and justly scanda­lous. That you would be a means to His Majesty, and the House of Peers, that the Votes of Popish Lords in the House of Peers, may be taken away; and that the frequent assemblies and consultations of Priests, Jesuites, and their adherents plotting mischief against this State, may be prevented and punished, and a watchfull eye had over them, that they strengthen not themselves, with new supplies of Armes, which we conceive they may be apt to do, unlesse the Justices of peace may have power to examine the abuses upon oath. That this Kingdom may be put into a fit Posture of defence, and the Militia thereof setled according to your prudent advice and purpose. That the Persons of the most active Papists may be secured, the Laws duely executed upon them, who are the evill Councel­lors, raisers, and fomentors of the troubles, and distempers of this Common-wealth. That Churches and Chap­pels of ease, may be endowed with competent maintenance for preaching Ministers. That you will please to con­tinue your care of our poor distressed Brethren, in the bleeding Kingdom of Ireland. That the Statute for Roberies may be reviewed and amended. The Forrest Laws assertained. The abuses of Purveyors, and Cart-takers reformed. That you will take into your speedy consideration, to advance the trade of Cloathing, a chief support of many poor of this County, the generall present decay, whereof may breed great mischiefs; unlesse by your Wisedomes it be speedily prevented. For these particulars, and many others, which you can better understand then we ex­presse, we know your Wisedomes are so prudent, that we would have been silent still, but that we begin to doubt our silence may encourage the malignant party, to think we are of their opinion. Your Petitioners being ever ready with all cheerfulnesse to hazard our lives, power, and estates, to maintain, and defend His Majesties Person, Honour, and Estate, this Honourable House, and the Priviledges of Parliament.

And your Petitioners shall pray, &c.