THE CERTIFICATE Of the Deputy Lieutenants for County of Warwick,  
Of their endeavours in execution of the MILITIA, with the cheerfulness and obedience of the Trained Bands, and number of volunteers. Together with the PETITION Of the Deputy Lieutenants, Captains, Officers, and soldiers of the Trained Bands, and volunteers of the said County, to the RIGHT honourable, ROBERT Lord BROOK, Lord Lieutenant of the said County:  
To present their thankfulness for providing the Ordinance of the MILITIA, for the safety of this Kingdom. With the Lords' Answer thereunto.  
Sabbathi 9 Iulii, 1642.  
Ordered that this be forthwith Printed and published: Ioh. Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.  
London, Printed by Luke Norton and John Field, for Edward Husbands and John Frank. July 11. 1642.   

Honourable Sir,  
WE whose Names are here underwritten being Deputy lieutenants of the County of Warwick, and City and County of Coventry, Do in all humility certify to this honourable House, the success of our endeavours in the execution of the Ordinance of the Militia, which was as followeth:  
The county of Warwick being divided into four hundreds, the Lord Lieutenant for the ease thereof did appoint for each hundred, at several days, in convenient places of meeting for their view and Training; The first was at Stratford upon Avon the thirtieth of June, where appeared 400 volunteers well armed, and 200 unarmed; The second and third meeting was at Warwick the first and second of July, where appeared 650 volunteers well armed. The fourth meeting was at Colshill the fourth day of July, and there appeared about 800 volunteers, almost all well armed; The fifth meeting being at Coventry for the city and county thereof, there appeared near 800 volunteers, most of them well armed: So as the total number of the volunteers amounts unto 2850. And whereas the Trained Bands of the county of Warwick, and city and county of Coventry, are in the whole 600. there appeared of them at several times and places aforesaid, 550. And besides the aforesaid appearances, the Earl of Northampton being in the county, upon a report that he would oppose the said service, at Colshill there was a ready and affectionate appearing of about 800 horse that accompanied the Lord Lieutenant thither, for the securing of his person, and advancing of the cause. And in these meetings and concourse of people, we found the most free and clear expression of their affection to the King and Parliament, and a general approbation and consent unto this enclosed Petition. All which we humbly recommend to this honourable House, and rest your lordship's servants:  
Coventry, July 5. 1642. 

Ed. Peyton.  
William Come.  
John Temple,  
William Purfrey.  
Peter Wentworth.  
John Barker.  
Godfrey Boswell.  
Thomas Bassinet.     

To the Right honourable, Robert Lord Brook, Lord Lieutenant of the County OF WARWICK:  
The Petition of the Deputy Lieutenants, Captains, Officers, and soldiers of the Trained-Bands and volunteers of the County aforesaid.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat as it was no small comfort, and settling to the well-affected of the whole Kingdom, when they understood that most excellent, necessary, seasonable Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament concerning the Militia; so in special we of this county, who did most earnestly Petition for it, do desire to come short of none in the expression of our unfeigned thankfulness to you for the happy accomplishment thereof; as also for their respect to us in appointing your Lordship our Lieutenant, our request to your Lordship is, That you will present our most humble and hearty thanks to the Parliament, signifying our readiness to obey His majesty's royal Authority, and his Parliaments happy Ordinance for the Militia, and our resolution to adhere to His majesty and both Houses of Parliament, to the loss of the last drop of dearest blood, in securing in it their Persons, and advancing their designs, which maliciously traduced by some few malignant Persons, we rest most assured tend only to the establishment of truth and peace to us, and our posterity, for the better securing thereof, we humbly and heartily pray this Ordinance may be continued till by some other effectual provision the peace of this Kingdom and the security of our Laws be established, especially by putting the power and care of the execution thereof in such hands as the Parliament and Kingdom may confide in, which by the late violation of the Petition of Right we have cause to recommend to the Parliament, as fearing the like miscarriage for the time to come of whatsoever good Laws we can provide, without such some way of security. And we further pray, that some speedy course may be taken to remove from His majesty's most Sacred Person, all pestilent troublers of this Church and State; and for such men as leave the Great council, and lean to the Malignant party, our most humble and earnest desires are, that they may receive such condign and speedy punishment, (the Kingdom groaning under so long delay) as shall be thought fit by the wisdom and justice of this Parliament. One request more, that concerns this County, we humbly present your Lordship, that the magazine which lieth in the city and County of Coventry may be removed and laid up in your lordship's Castle, as the safest place of the County, with a sufficient Guard provided by the County for the securing of it.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray, &c.   

The Lord's Answer.  
MY Lords have taken your Petition into consideration, and receive much contentment in the good affections you have expressed, thus seasonably and necessarily, for the good of the King and Kingdom, and for their lordship's encouragement in the performance of their duty; For which they give you hearty thanks: And my Lords do assure you, That (God willing) they resolve to insist in their former deelared Resolutions for the upholding the true Religion, the King's authority in the highest Court, which by sundry late Declarations and practices to abuse the people, they find so much vilified and invaded, the privilege of Parliament, the free course of Justice, the Laws and peace of the Kingdom, notwithstanding any dangers and hazards that for that cause befall them.  
That for the manifestation of their good affections, and their lordship's kind acceptation thereof, they have commanded your Petition and this answer, to be forthwith printed and published.  
FINIS.