TO
THE
HONOURABLE
,
THE
KNIGHTS
,
CITIZENS
AND
BVRGESSES
IN
the
House
of
Commons
in
Parliament
.
The
humble
Petition
of
sundry
of
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Free-holders
,
and
others
of
the
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Suffolke
,
to
the
number
of
above
13000.
presented
Jan.
31
.
1641.
Humbly
Sheweth
,
THat
whereas
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
His
Majesties
grace
and
favour
towards
us
,
and
the
long
continued
labours
of
this
Honourable
Assembly
,
many
grievances
and
burthens
both
in
Church
and
Commonwealth
(
under
which
we
had
a
long
time
groaned
)
are
removed
,
which
with
all
humility
and
thankfulnesse
we
humbly
acknowledge
,
yet
understanding
that
many
Bills
tending
to
the
honor
of
His
Majesty
,
the
safety
and
welfare
of
this
Kingdome
,
have
by
this
Honourable
Assembly
been
voted
and
now
lye
in
the
Lords
House
unpassed
,
by
reason
of
the
Popish
Lords
and
Bishops
sitting
there
,
as
we
conceive
,
by
reason
whereof
together
with
the
not
execution
of
Laws
against
the
Popists
(
who
not
with
standing
through
the
providence
of
God
,
have
been
discovered
and
disappointed
in
many
of
their
treacherous
plots
against
the
King
and
State
)
they
&
their
adherents
are
still
emboldned
in
their
mischievous
plots
and
conspiracies
,
a
lamentable
experience
of
whose
treasons
and
bloudy
cruelties
we
heare
is
daily
presented
to
this
Honourable
Assembly
from
Ireland
,
whose
dolefull
condition
your
Petitioners
do
much
piety
&
bewaile
.
We
therefore
your
Petitioners
being
greatly
distracted
and
full
of
fears
of
some
sudden
&
cruell
design
to
break
out
against
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
which
puts
us
into
an
unsetled
condition
,
&
occasioneth
a
generall
decay
in
trading
,
tending
to
the
impoverishing
of
the
Nation
unlesse
timely
prevented
,
and
having
most
of
us
solemnly
protested
to
maintaine
the
Protestant
Religion
against
all
Popery
,
and
to
desend
his
Majesties
Royall
person
,
honour
and
estate
and
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
to
endeavour
the
union
and
peace
of
the
three
united
Kingdomes
,
doe
humbly
and
earnestly
pray
,
That
this
Honourable
Assembly
will
be
pleased
to
improve
all
good
meanes
that
the
Popish
Lords
and
Bishops
may
be
removed
out
of
the
House
of
Peeres
,
that
this
Kingdome
may
bee
secured
,
and
our
poore
distressed
brethren
in
Ireland
may
be
speedily
relieved
,
that
the
Lawes
against
Popists
may
be
put
in
execution
,
that
delinqurnts
may
be
punished
and
out
former
Petitions
against
Bishop
Wren
and
cur
scandalous
Ministers
may
be
speeded
,
and
that
all
burthens
in
Church
and
Commonwealth
may
be
removed
,
with
the
causes
thereof
.
And
your
Petitioners
according
to
their
bounden
duty
shall
daily
pray
for
a
prosperous
successe
of
this
Parliament
.
THE
ANSWER
OF
THE
HOVSE
OF
COMMONS
TO
This
Petition
,
delivered
by
Mr.
Speaker
.
Gentlemen
,
I
Am
commanded
by
the
House
to
return
hearty
thanks
to
the
Petitioners
for
their
love
and
care
expressed
in
the
first
part
of
this
Petition
,
and
the
House
is
resolved
to
take
the
rest
of
the
Petition
into
their
serious
consideration
;
and
I
am
further
commanded
to
tell
you
,
that
the
House
hath
already
transmitted
Bishop
Wren
to
the
Lords
.