❧
To
the
Right
Honourable
the
House
of
Peers
assembled
in
Parliament
.
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Kinghts
,
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
Freeholders
,
and
other
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Kent
.
Sheweth
,
THat
the
Petitioners
do
with
Joy
and
humble
thankfulnesse
acknowledge
the
good
Correspondency
and
Concurrence
,
which
(
by
the
blessing
of
God
)
this
Honourable
House
hath
held
with
the
Worthy
House
of
Commons
,
in
passing
the
Bill
to
take
away
the
Votes
of
the
Prelates
in
this
Honourable
House
,
and
disabling
them
from
Temporall
Imployments
;
And
for
setting
the
Kingdom
into
a
Posture
of
Warre
for
its
defence
.
And
the
Petitioners
do
in
like
manner
most
humbly
and
heartily
prosesse
.
That
they
will
ever
honour
this
Honourable
House
,
and
to
the
utmost
of
their
power
defend
the
same
,
so
farre
as
your
Lordships
shall
continue
to
hold
Correspondence
and
Concurrence
with
the
said
House
of
Commons
in
all
their
just
desires
and
endeavours
.
Upon
which
the
Petitioners
do
humbly
conceive
,
greatly
dependeth
the
Peace
and
Welfare
of
this
Kingdom
.
And
the
Petitioners
most
humbly
pray
,
That
this
Honourable
House
(
declaring
therein
your
Noble
Resolutions
for
the
publike
good
)
would
be
pleased
to
go
on
with
the
said
House
of
Commons
,
to
a
through
Reformation
,
especially
of
the
Church
,
according
to
the
Word
of
God
;
To
presse
dispatch
for
the
ayd
of
Ireland
;
To
expedite
proceedings
against
Delinquents
;
To
Vindicate
Parliament
Priviledges
;
To
discover
,
remove
,
and
punish
evill
Councellors
;
To
deprive
the
Popish
Lords
of
their
Votes
;
To
difarm
and
search
out
Papists
,
and
put
them
into
safe
custody
;
To
suppresse
Masse
,
both
in
publike
and
private
;
To
cast
out
scandalous
Ministers
,
plant
painfull
Preachers
every where
;
And
discover
who
are
Church
Papists
,
as
well
as
known
Recusants
,
And
the
Petitioners
shall
daily
pray
,
&c.
This
is
the
perfect
Copy
which
was
presented
to
the
House
of
Peers
on
the
eighth
of
this
instant
February
.