❧ To the Right Honourable , Francis Lord Willoughby , Lord Lievtenant of the County of Lincolne , and Lincolneshiere . ❧ The Declaration and Protestation of divers of the Knights , Gentry , Freeholders and others of the foresaid Counties , whose names are subscribed . Sheweth ,

THat considering the many unhappy Distractions lately grown in Church and Common-Wealth , through the malicious practice of a malignant Party , labouring to breed Jealousies betwixt the King and His People , We are enforced to expresse in this our humble Declaration , our desires and resolutions to spend our lives and estates in the defence of His Majesties Person , The true Protestant Religion , the Peace of the Realm , the maintenance of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament , the Laws of the Land , and the lawfull Liberties of the Subjects , according to our late Protestation , against all such as shall attempt to separate His Majesty from His great and faithfull Councell of Parliament , and by that means to alienate His Majesties affection from His loyall Subjects : And this our Declaration we humbly desire your Lordship to represent from us to the High and Honourable Court of Parliament .

Subscribed with many thousand hands .