The Parliaments ANSWER TO The two petitions of the County of Buckingham, as they were presented to both Houses by Knights, Esquires, Captains, and Gentlemen, with a number of Freeholders':  
Presented with a number of the same Shire in behalf of Mr. john Hambden, the Lord Mandevile, Mr. Pym, Mr. Densill Hollis, Sir Arthur Hasilridge, and Mr. Stroud.  
With the manner of their coming thorough the City of London to the Parliament House, with Papers in their hands: and of the manner of their presenting the said Petition to the House.  
Printed for H. F. 1641.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, The house of Peers now assembled in PARLIAMENT: The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the County of Buckingham.  
Shows,  
THat whereas we hoped upon the happy Assembling of this present Parliament, we should have had a speedy redress of those great pressures we had for many years been under; but have hitherto been in great measure frustrate of our hopes, by the strong counter-working of a malignant faction, whereby the perfecting of Reformation is hindered, the endeavours of the House of Commons in great part successelesse, our dangers grown upon us, by iterated plots, Priests and other delinquents unpunished, to the encouragement of others: Ireland near lost by practised counsels, whiles thousands are butchered by many cruelties, and to cut off all hopes of future Reformation, the very being of Parliament endangered, by high and unexampled breach of Privileges, which by our Protestation lately taken, we are bound by our lives and estates to maintain, and in respect of that late attempt upon the honourable House of Commons, we are now come to offer our service to that end, as resolved in their just defence to live and die.  
And do therefore humbly pray, that this most honourable House will cooperate with the House of Commons, in most speedy perfecting the most necessary work of Reformatlon: Bringing to condign and exemplary punishment, both wicked counsellors and other plotters and delinquents, that Ireland may be speedily relieved, the Privileges of Parliament fortified against all future attempts, and the whole Kingdom put into such a present posture of defence, that we may be safe both from all practices of the malignant party at home, and the endeavours of any ill-affected States abroad.  
And they shall pray, etc.   

TO THE HONOURABLE THE Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament.  
THat whereas for many years past, we have lain under many great pressures, which are clearly set forth in the late Remonstrance of the house of Commons, the redress thereof, which hath for a long time been by you endeavoured, with unwearied pains, though not with answerable success, having still Your endeavours frustrated, or retarded, and we deprived of the fruit thereof, by a malignant faction of Popish Lords and Bishops, and others; and now of late to take from us all that little hope was left of a future reformation, the very being of the Parliament shaken, and by the mischievous practices of most wicked counsellors, the Privileges thereof broken in a desperate and unexpected manner, and the Members thereof unassured of their lives; in whose safety the safety of us and our posterity is involved, we hold it our duty, according to our late Protestation, to defend and maintain the same persons and privileges to the utmost power of our lives and estate. To which purpose we are now come, to make the humble tender nf our service, and remain in expectation of your command and Order, to the execution whereof we shall with all alacrity address ourselves to live by you, or to die at your feet, against whomsover shall illegally attempt upon you.  
May it therefore please this Honourable Assembly to assist the ardent prayers of your Petioners, that Popish Lords and Bishops may be forthwith outed the House of Peers, that all Privileges of Parliament (Yours and Our posterities inheritance) may be confirmed to you; and that all evil counsellors, the achan's of this Commonwealth, may be given up to the hands of justice; without all which your Petitioners have not the least hope of Israel's peace, or to reap those glorious advantages which the fourteen month's seedtime of your unparalled end have given to their unsatisfied expectations. avours  
Add they shall daily pray, etc.   

THE PARLIAENTS ANSWER to the Petition of Buckinhingham-shire.  
AFter this  Petition was delivered up to the House of Commons, they joyfully received it, and with great affection to the same. Buckingham shire men standing and pressing towards the door, did all wait in expectation of an answer, two or three hours at the least: when at length they were called, but had no plenary answer then, in regard that they had no concurrent conference with the House of Peers. But report being made to the upper House of the said Petition, they gave their ossent thereunto, so that it was respectively voted in both Houses, that the said Mr. john Hambden, the Lord Mandevile, Mr. Denzil Hollis, Sir Arthur Hasleridge, Mr. Pym, and Mr. Stroud, should not be committed to the Tower, or any other place of custody whatsoever, until the Parliamental Process of Law had passed upon them: and withal the House of Commons themselves affirmed, that they were partly confident, that they were all innocent of the Articles of High Treason. Whereat the Buckingham-shire men were ready to shout in acclamations, they were filled with great joy: and most dutifully gave the Parliament all possible thanks, that may be conceived: promising to defend and assist their Honours to the uttermost of their lives, and fortunes. Then the Parliament graciously accepted their Petition, and gave them thanks for their so free a Demonstration of their duty towards them. Thus all Buckinghamshire men being fully satisfied in their desires, departed with all alacrity to their lodgingss in London.   

THE MANNER OF THEIR COMING IN TO THE CITY OF London with papers in their hands to the Parliament House.  
AFter intelligence was given to Buckingham-shire, that Mr. Hambden being Knight of that Shire, the Lord Mandevile, Mr. Pym, Sr. Arthur Hasilrige, Sr. Densil Hollis, and Mr. Stroud, were impeached of High Treason by His Majesty▪ Moreover that His Majesty was intended to have them committed to the Tower thereof: They were all unanimously resolved to Petition both to the King and Parliament, on behalf of them all. The News was transported into the Shire: but last Friday, late at night, and warants being given out to certify the Country of the same: five thousand, or very nigh that number, were presently assembled, and presented them submissively ro go with the Petition to London: and if they had had longer time, there would have been three times more. But the Petition being made, and these men ready attending the fame, approached near the aspect of the City of London, where they came through Leonard Shoreditch, through Bishopsgate, and so through Cheapside, onward to Westminster: where there was above three thousand on Horseback, every man with a Paper in his hand, intimating that they had a Petition to present to the Honourable Court, and the other were on foot: but they reached in all from the Exchange to Newgate, three and four in a rank. Coming to Westminster, they acquainted the House of their Petition, and humbly presented it unto them, where they had afterward at the conference of both Houses, a correspondent answer given them respectively, as is aforementioned.  
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