TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF PEERS NOW ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT . The humble Petition of Knights , Gentlemen , Freeholders , and others Inhabitants of the County of KENT . Sheweth ,

THat the Petitioners doe with joy and humble thankfullnesse , acknowledge the good correspondence 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 Kingdome into a Posture of Warre for its Defence .

And the Petitioners doe in like manner most humbly and heartily professe , that they will ever honour this Honourable House , and to the utmost of their power defend the same , so farre as their 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 doe humbly conceive , greatly dependeth the peace and welfare of this Kingdome .

And the Petitioners most humbly pray , that this Honourable House , ( declaring therin your Noble Resolution for the publike good ) would be pleased to goe on with the said House of Commons to a through Reformation , especially of the Church , according to the Word of God ; to presse dispatch of the Ayd of Ireland , to expedite proceedings against delinquents ; to vindicate Parliament Priviledges ; to discover , remove , and punish evill Councells ; to deprive the Popish Lords of their Votes ; to disarme 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 , aswell as known Recusants .

And the Petitioners shall dayly pray , &c.