THE
HUMBLE
PETITION
,
OF
The
peacefull
,
obedient
,
religious
,
and
honest
Protestants
of
this
Kingdome
,
presented
unto
the
Honourable
House
of
Commons
,
by
Doctor
Hynton
,
in
their
behalfe
the
7.
day
of
January
,
1641.
THat
you
will
be
pleased
to
reflect
upon
the
divine
Service
of
God
,
according
to
the
ancient
lawes
of
this
kingdome
,
that
thereby
the
poore
Protestants
between
the
two
extremities
of
zeale
may
not
suffer
a
disturbance
of
their
religion
.
That
you
will
be
pleased
to
preserve
Gods
annointed
his
immediate
Vicegerent
our
true
and
lawful
Soveraigne
Lord
the
King
,
in
his
person
in
all
his
Regall
Dignities
and
lawfull
immunities
without
any
impeachment
of
his
Regality
in
whose
honour
the
reputation
of
the
Kingdom
depends
.
That
you
will
be
pleased
to
ratifie
and
confirme
all
things
both
concerning
His
Majesty
and
the
state
of
this
Kingdome
as
they
were
in
those
blessed
daies
of
Queene
Elizabeth
and
King
Iames
,
that
we
may
thereby
live
in
these
latter
and
turbulent
times
;
with
as
much
peace
to
our
consciences
,
with
as
much
dignity
to
our
Nation
,
in
as
true
love
and
obedience
to
our
lawfull
Soveraigne
,
and
with
as
much
liberty
and
liberality
of
our
fortunes
as
our
forefathers
heretofore
have
done
.
That
you
will
not
suffer
Learning
to
be
defaced
nor
discountenanced
by
the
ignorant
,
but
rather
that
you
will
be
pleased
to
advance
it
to
its
Dignity
,
it
being
the
maine
supporter
of
lawfull
obedience
,
of
order
,
civility
,
and
regularity
in
all
States
.
That
you
will
be
pleased
to
qualifie
the
exorbitancies
of
the
Separatists
and
unworthy
persons
,
that
thereby
the
City
of
London
and
the
Suburbs
may
be
disburdened
from
their
continuall
cares
and
feares
,
besides
their
losse
of
time
,
healths
,
and
fortunes
,
which
the
Traine-bands
,
and
the
double
and
treble
Watches
and
Wards
continually
doe
sustaine
.
That
you
will
be
pleased
,
as
the
State
hath
by
election
both
made
you
members
of
this
Honourable
House
,
and
adopted
you
our
Fathers
to
governe
our
fortunes
,
to
establish
our
Lawes
,
and
to
regulate
our
actions
:
so
we
now
beseech
you
to
satisfie
our
consciences
,
to
preserve
our
reputations
,
and
to
admit
of
a
liberall
and
free
debate
in
Parliament
,
concerning
all
these
particulars
,
without
interruption
that
thereby
the
glory
of
God
may
be
exalted
,
the
dignity
of
our
King
and
Kingdome
preserved
,
the
immunities
of
the
House
according
to
the
ancient
custome
of
England
continued
,
all
precipitated
tumults
appeased
,
all
discords
amongst
us
peacefully
united
,
the
valiant
and
renouned
acts
of
our
predecessors
revived
,
our
tottering
fortunes
established
,
our
King
and
Kingdome
united
;
that
so
our
minds
and
consciences
may
be
fully
satisfied
.
&c.