THat whereas wee had great Hopes , to be freed from those many Pressures we have long felt which are clearly set forth in the late Remonstrance of this Honourable House ) by Your continued paines , and care for the Common-Well-fare of the Church , and State . That as , We , so all that are well affected , cannot but deeme the same worthy of perpetuall , and gratefull Memory : Yet to our great greife , We finde that Your endeavours , and our hopes , have been hitherto frustrated ; which We humbly conceive , hath cheifly proceeded from the voting of the Popish Lords , and Bishops , till of late in the House of Peeres : and although your Petitioners , are burthened with diverse Miseries , and Feares of eminent dangers at home , yet Irelands distresses , and unparralleld Calamities , as yet unremedyed , make an addition thereun●o , and both these are augmented by the mischeivous Plots , whereby the Popish , and Malignant party daily attempt to keepe us , and them in this sad condition ; who having left no meanes un-assay'd to involve the Kingdome , in deepe and desperate dangers , as a principall meanes to effect their purposes , have much retarded the proceedings of Parliament , and by an un-exampled way , attempted the violation of the Priviledges , yea , the very being of Parliaments : by reason whereof , the Rebels in Ireland have been incouraged to goe on in their Barbarous , and Bloody designes : Trading and Commerce is decay'd , the prizes of such things wherein the liveli-hoods of many of your Petitioners depend , very much abated , and themselves thereby disinabled for a cheerfull supply of such publique charges , which for the future , the necessities of the State may require , and besides , the Kingdomes may be exposed to Foraigne invasions , and your Petitioners to the mercy of the Popish party , the sense and serious consideration wherof imboldens us to Supplicant this Honourable Assembly .