TO
THE
KINGS
MOST
Excellent
Maiesty
,
And
the
LORDS
and
PEERS
Assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
.
The
Humble
Petition
and
Protestation
of
all
the
Bishops
and
Prelates
,
now
called
by
his
Majesties
Writs
to
attend
the
Parliament
,
and
present
about
London
and
Westminster
for
that
service
.
LONDON
,
Printed
in
the
year
1641.
but
now
newly
reprinted
by
Philemon
Stephens
junior
at
the
Kings
Armes
over
against
the
Middle
Temple
Gate
in
Fleetstreet
.
16●1
.
Touching
the
Act
of
Abolution
Of
the
Bishops
Votes
in
Parliament
.
Here
His
late
Majesty
,
Chap.
9.
HOw
oft
was
the
business
of
the
Bishops
enjoying
their
ancient
places
and
undoubted
priviledges
in
the
House
of
Peers
,
carried
for
them
by
far
the
major
part
of
Lords
?
yet
after
five
repulsses
,
contrary
to
all
order
and
reason
,
it
was
by
tumultary
instigations
intruded
again
,
and
by
a
few
carried
,
when
most
of
the
Peers
was
forced
to
absent
themselves
.
In
like
manner
as
the
Bill
against
Root
and
Branch
,
brought
on
by
Tumultuous
clamors
and
schismatical
terrors
,
which
could
never
pass
till
both
Houses
were
sufficiently
thinned
and
over
awed
.
And
in
the
17th
.
Chapter
,
his
Majesty
mentions
his
consenting
against
the
Bishops
sitting
in
the
House
of
Parliament
,
as
one
of
the
three
things
which
so
much
troubled
him
,
putting
it
in
the
same
Scale
with
his
permitting
the
shedding
of
the
innocent
blood
of
the
Earl
of
Strafford
.
An
humble
PETITION
AND
PROTESTATION
Of
all
the
BISHOPS
and
PRELATES
.
Now
called
by
his
MAJESTIES
Writs
to
attend
the
PARLIAMENT
In
the
year
1641.
THat
whereas
the
Petitioners
are
called
up
by
several
and
respective
Writs
,
and
under
great
penalties
,
to
attend
in
Parliament
,
and
have
a
clear
and
undubitate
Right
to
vote
in
Bills
,
and
other
matters
whatsoever
debateable
in
Parliament
,
by
the
ancient
Customes
,
Laws
and
Statutes
of
this
Realm
,
and
ought
to
be
protected
by
your
Majesty
,
quietly
to
attend
and
prosecute
that
great
Service
.
They
humbly
remonstrate
and
protest
before
God
,
your
Majesty
,
and
the
Noble
Lords
and
Peers
now
assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
they
have
an
indubitate
Right
to
sit
and
vote
in
the
House
of
Lords
,
so
are
they
,
if
they
may
be
protected
from
force
and
violence
,
most
ready
and
willing
to
perform
their
duties
accordingly
.
And
that
they
doe
abominate
all
actions
or
opinions
tending
to
Popery
,
and
the
maintenance
thereof
;
as
also
,
all
propension
and
inclination
to
any
malignant
party
,
or
any
other
side
or
party
whatsoever
,
to
the
which
their
own
reasons
and
conscience
shall
not
move
them
to
adhere
.
But
whereas
they
have
been
at
several
times
violently
menaced
,
affronted
and
assaulted
by
multitudes
of
people
in
their
coming
to
perform
their
Services
in
that
Honourable
House
,
and
lately
chased
away
and
put
in
danger
of
their
lives
,
and
can
find
no
redresse
or
protection
,
upon
sundry
complaints
made
to
both
Houses
in
these
particulars
.
They
likewise
humbly
protest
before
your
Majesty
,
and
the
noble
House
of
Peers
,
that
saving
unto
themselves
all
their
Rights
and
Interests
of
fitting
and
voting
in
that
House
at
other
times
,
they
dare
not
sit
or
vote
in
the
House
of
Peers
until
your
Majesty
shall
further
secure
them
from
all
affronts
,
indignities
and
dangers
in
the
premisses
Lastly
▪
whereas
their
fears
are
not
built
upon
phantasies
and
conceits
,
but
upon
such
grounds
and
objects
,
as
may
well
terrifie
men
of
good
resolutions
,
and
much
constancy
.
They
do
in
all
duty
and
humility
,
protest
before
your
Majesty
,
and
the
Peers
of
that
most
Honourable
House
of
Parliament
,
against
all
Laws
,
Orders
,
Votes
,
Resolutions
,
and
Determinations
,
as
in
themselves
Nul
,
and
of
none
effect
;
which
in
their
absence
,
since
the
27.
of
this
instant
month
of
December
,
1641.
have
already
passed
;
as
likewise
against
all
such
as
shall
hereafter
passe
in
that
most
Honourable
House
,
during
the
time
of
this
their
forced
and
violent
absence
from
the
said
most
Honourable
House
;
not
denying
,
but
if
their
absenting
of
themselves
were
wilfull
and
voluntary
,
that
most
Honourable
House
might
proceed
in
all
these
premisses
,
their
absence
,
or
this
their
Protestation
notwithstanding
:
And
humbly
beseeching
your
most
Excellent
Majesty
to
command
the
Clerk
of
that
House
of
Peers
,
to
enter
this
their
Petition
and
Protestation
among
his
Records
.
They
will
ever
pray
to
God
to
blesse
and
preserve
,
&c.
-
Jo
Eborac
.
-
Thomas
,
Duresme
.
-
Robt
.
Co.
Lich
.
-
Jos
.
Norwich
.
-
Jo
.
Asaphen
.
-
Guil
.
Ba
.
&
Wells
-
Geo
.
Hereford
.
-
Rob.
Oxon
.
-
Ma.
Ely
.
-
Godfr
.
Glouc
.
-
Io
.
Peterburgh
.
-
Mor
.
Llandaff
.