TO
THE
HONOVRABLE
Knights
,
Cittizens
and
Burgesses
,
in
the
House
of
Commons
in
Parliament
.
The
humble
petition
of
sundry
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Freeholders
,
and
others
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Suffolke
,
to
the
number
of
above
13000.
Humbly
Sheweth
,
THat
whereas
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
his
Majesties
grace
and
favour
towards
us
,
and
the
long
continued
labours
of
this
Honourable
assembly
,
many
grievances
and
burthens
both
in
Church
and
Common
wealth
(
under
which
we
had
a
long
time
groaned
)
are
removed
,
which
With
all
humility
and
thankfulnesse
we
humbly
acknowledge
;
yet
understanding
that
many
Bills
tending
to
the
honour
of
his
Majesty
,
the
safety
and
welfare
of
this
Kingdome
have
by
this
honourable
assembly
beene
voted
,
and
now
lye
in
the
Lords
house
unpassed
,
by
reason
of
the
Popish
Lords
and
Bishop
,
fitting
thers
,
(
as
we
conceave
)
by
reason
whereof
together
with
the
not
execution
of
lawes
against
the
Papilts
(
who
notwithstanding
through
the
providence
of
God
have
beene
discovered
and
disappointed
in
many
of
their
Treacherous
,
plots
against
the
King
and
state
)
hey
and
their
adherents
are
still
incouraged
,
and
imboldened
in
their
mischeivous
plots
and
conspiracies
,
a
lamentable
experience
of
whose
Treasons
and
bloudy
cruelties
,
weheare
is
daily
presented
to
this
Honourable
assembly
,
from
Ireland
,
whosedolefull
Condition
,
your
Petitioners
doe
much
pitty
and
bewaile
,
we
therefore
your
Petitioners
being
greatly
distracted
and
full
of
feare
of
some
sudden
and
cruell
designe
to
breake
out
against
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
puts
us
into
an
unsetled
Condition
and
occasioneth
a
generall
decay
in
trading
,
tending
to
the
impoverishing
of
the
Nation
,
unlesse
timely
prevented
;
And
having
most
of
us
solemnely
protected
to
maintaine
the
Protestant
Religion
against
all
Popery
,
and
to
defend
his
Majesties
Royall
Person
,
Honour
,
&
estate
,
and
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
to
endeavour
the
Vnion
and
peace
of
the
three
united
Kingdomes
,
doe
humbly
and
earnestly
pray
,
That
this
Honourable
assembly
will
be
pleased
to
improve
all
good
meanes
,
that
the
Popish
Lords
and
Bishops
,
may
be
removed
out
of
the
house
of
Peeres
,
that
this
Kingdome
may
be
secured
,
and
our
poore
distressed
Brethren
in
Ireland
may
be
speedily
releived
,
that
the
lawes
against
Papists
may
be
put
in
execution
,
that
delinquents
may
be
punished
,
and
our
former
Petitions
against
Bishop
Wren
,
and
our
scandalous
ministers
,
may
bee
speeded
,
and
that
all
burthens
in
Church
and
Common
wealth
,
may
be
removed
,
with
the
causes
thereof
.
And
your
Petitioners
according
to
their
bounden
duty
,
shall
daily
pray
for
a
Prosperous
successe
of
this
Parliament
.
Presented
the
31.
of
January
,
1641.