The Humble PETITION Of the captains, Officers, and Soldiers of the trained Bands, and volunteers in the County of Buckingham, Assembled at Alisbury, June 17. 1642.  

Presented to both Houses of Parliament, the 24 of June, 1642. And commanded by them to be forthwith Printed and published.  
H. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
Together with a Letter from a Merchant of Dublin, to his Friend a worthy Gentleman in Bassing-Hall street, in London.  
Relating the happy proceedings of the Protestant Army against the Rebels.  
London Printed for Joseph Hunscott, and John Wright,   

To the Right honourable The LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT, The humble Petition of the captains, Officers and soldiers of the trained Bands and volunteers, of the County of Buckingham, Assembled at Alisbury, June 17. 1642.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat they give you thanks from the depth of their hearts, for the great and many benefits they have already reaped from your no less chargeable, then Indefatigable pains, and in particular for your necessary Ordinance of the Militia, on which, as we conceive (under God) our safety doth depend, unto which we most cheerfully, sudmit, as is manifest by this day's appearance, not only of the Trained Bands, but of well near a thousand volunteers, that make all demonstration of Obedience, as well to this, as all other Commands that shall come from your Honourable Houses, in opposition to the Popish malignant Party at home, or any other power from abroad, notwithstanding the many visible discouragements from ill affected persons that make it their business to blemish the validity of your Authority, as also by the Lord Lieutenant's absence contrary to the trust reposed in him.  
Therefore we humbly implore the continuance of your care for our Safeties, and to appoint such a Lord Lieutenant, in whom we may confide, as surely you may in us, who are resolved to lay our lives and fortunes at your feet, in defence of the King and Parliament.  
And we shall pray &c.   

June, 24▪ 1642.  
IT is desired that the Lords would join with this House, in nominating the Lord Wha●ton to be Lieutenant for the County of Buckingham in the place of the Lord Paget.  
It is this day Ordered that this shall be forthwith Printed and Published.  
M. Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Co●.   

Tuesday the 7. Iunii, 1642.  
Worthy Sir,  
YEsterday I received your letters, which (as mine to yours were) wanted a date, I thank you for your pains in your particular and exact relations therein contained.  
The distractions there with you, do extremely perplex us and discourage many men from particular undertakings, which would conduce to the common good, for whilst we fear the danger there, our hands are enfeebled for doing what many otherwise would adventure upon.  
The Lord in his good time send an happy end to these troubles, the matters in Print are constantly sent by my Cofen Nicholas Loftus, to Sir Adam here, of which I do participate, and therefore I shall excuse you of what they contain, what else you know, I pray you impart unto me as convenience affords itself; our army doth not move until Friday next, at which time they take the field, they are here in this City and in the Country round adjoining about 14000. horse and fo●t; it is conceived they will march in three bodies, one by the way of the mountains, into the County of Wacklow and Wexford, where all the English cows are kept which remain; another through the County of Kildare, on the west side of the mountains, towards the County of Ca●●rlaug● & t●en meeting with the former bodies, will b●●● 〈◊〉 and take in the City of Kilceny, and pillage all that rich Country, the third through the Counties of Meath and west meath, to Multingaine, and from thence to raise the siege of Athlone; this I know not for certain, other than by conjecture of some that have good grounds for what they say, and indeed it is a very probable way to effect the reducing of the pale. I hear that several of the Gentlemen of Fingall, are in great distress, for the Irish in the North do pillage them when they come hither, and send them home to fight, and here their rebellious wickedness have made them incapable of mercy, so as they are enforced to shift from place to place, not daring to show their heads; it is true as you have heard that Walter Evers the civilian is hanged, but I did neither conceive the man nor the matter so considerable, as to value either, for news worth relating. On Friday last one Lieutenant Allen went from the Naas, with a party of Musquetiers, and took the Castle of Irishton, belonginging to one Mr. Seidon, and slew there one captain Dougan as they say, brother to Sir John Dougan: yesterday being monday, captain Michael Jones issued out of the Naas, with a 140. men, and took the strong Castle of the Dowings, wherein were several of the rebels, and slew them, and pillaged the place; from thence he went to a castle called Blackwood, where one Mr. Edward Dougan lived, and took and pillaged it also, and slew several men there, and returned home without the loss of any one man, having gained a great part of cattle and much pillage; not long before he went over a great Bog, into the island of Allon, belonging to Maurice Pitz-Gerauld of Allon, and from thence brought with him 1400. Sheep, and 300. Cowes, in spite of all the Rebels which kept several horneworkes made on the passages into the Bog, out of which he did beat them, and was forced to pass through the Bog, above two mile almost kneee deep, in the Bog was found a trunk of apparel and some plate, our Courts of Justice do sit constantly in the term, although we have little to do, save only to endict rebels, of which this last term here, were found near 2000 guilty by several grand Juries of the City of Dublin, Counties of Dublin, Wicklow, Meath, Cavan, and Longforà, victuals we have God be thanked, at as good rates, as any at Chest●●: and Sea-fish in abundance, at easy rates, corn beginneth to grow dear, it being at 18s. a peck, but I hope when the Army is gone forth it will grow cheap again, we have no good grass beef yet which is fat, but I hope shortly they will be good. here is great store of Cattle about the town brought over by the Army, the Castle of Baldongan near Cordaff was taken some 12. days agone by colonel Craford and 500 men; here were slain above 140. stout Rebels, and of our men only two. This is all for the present, so I rest your assured loving friend,  
John Buss.  
FINIS.