The Humble PETITION Of the County of CORNWALL, TO THE King's Most Excellent majesty.  
Subscribed by above seven thousand hands.  
WITH His majesty's Answer thereunto.  
Whereunto is added, The Oaths of Allegiance and supremacy.  
LONDON, Printed for T. Warren. 1642.   

To the King's most Excellent majesty, The humble PETITION of the County of CORNWALL.  
WE Your majesty's most loyal Subjects in all duty render unto Your majesty all thankfulness for Your Majesties Unexempled favour and Grace in granting unto Your Subjects, by the Concurrence with Your Parliament, such Laws and freedoms, which have most fully expressed Your majesty's gracious goodness unto Your People; And we most thankfully receive Your majesty's free offer of a general Pardon, whereof we most humbly desire to be made partakers.  
And we most humbly beseech Your majesty, Never to suffer Your Subjects to be Governed by an Arbitrary Government, nor admit an alteration in Religion.  
And Your Petitioners being most feelingly grieved for Your majesty's discontents (partly occasioned by divers scandalous Pamphlets, and seditious Sermons, and no way lessened by unlawful Tumults) do wish a confluence of all Comforts, Honour and happiness unto Your majesty, and do most heartily pray for the Reconcilement between Your majesty and Your Parliament:  
And in all humble thankfulness for Your majesty's said Grace and goodness, Your Petitioners do offer themselves most ready to maintain and defend with their lives and fortunes, Your majesty's Sacred Person, Honour, Estate, and lawful Prerogative against all persons whatsoever, according to the Oaths of supremacy and Allegiance.  

CORNUB.  
John Grills high Sheriff.  
Warwick Lord Mohun.  
Sir John Trelawney Knight and Baronet.  
Sir William Wrey Knight and Baronet.  
John Arundel of Trerise Esq.  
Charles Trevanion Esq.  
Walter Langdon Esq.  
Peter Courtney Esq.  
Samuel Cosowarth Esq.  
Richard Prideaux Esq.  
John Arundel Esq.  
Renatus Billot Esq.  
Francis Jones Esq.  
Robert Rous Esq.  
Edward Trelawney Esq.  
Nevil Blighe Esq.  
William Bastard Esq.  
Charles Grills Esq.  
Nathanel Dillon Esq.  
William Arundel Gent.  
William Courtney Gent.  
Ed. Courtney, Gent.  
Walter Glin Gent.  
Edward Cook Gent.  
Hugh Pomeroy Esq.  
Ambrose Billot Gent.  
John Samuel Gent.  
Nichol. Kendal, Major of Lostwithyell.  
Obadiah Ghoship Cler.  
John Kette Cler.  
Thomas Harrison Cler.  
Thomas Porter Cler.  
Simon Lann Cler.  
John Peter Cler.  
George Brush Cler.  
Barnard Achim Gent.  
Theophilus Laugherne Gent.  
William Guavas Gent.  
Nicholas Sawell Gent.  
William Robinson Gent.  
Thomas Robinson Gent.  
Joseph jolly Gent.  
Thomas Trear Gent.   
THe aforesaid Gentlemen Subscribed at Lostwithyell unto the Petition direction to His majesty, together with Seven thousand more, Esquires, Gentlemen, Freeholders and other Inhabitants which subscribed and signed the said Petition in their several Parishes.   

HIS majesty's ANSWER to the Petition of Cornwall, At the Court at York, 26. June, 1642.  
HIs majesty is so very well pleased with the duty and affection of this Petition, That He hath commanded me to signify His good acceptance of it, and thanks for it to the County of Cornwall, and to assure them, That as He will be always ready to increase the happiness of His people, by consenting to such good new Laws, as shall be proposed to Him for their advantage, so He will be forward to venture His life in maintenance of the Religion and Laws established, which He doubts not, with the assistance of the Petitioners, and other His good Subjects, He shall be able to defend: His majesty will be ready to grant such a general Pardon to the Petitioners as they desire; And will no longer expect the continuance of their duty and affection, than Himself continues true to those Professions He hath so often made of maintaining and defending the Religion and Laws of this Kingdom.  
Falkland.   

The Oath of Allegiance, Tertio Iac. cap. 4.  
I A. B. do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare, in my conscience before God and the world; that our sovereign Lord King Charles is lawful and rightful King of this Realm, and of all other his majesty's Dominions and Countries, and that the Pope neither of himself, nor by any authority by the Church or See of Rome, or by any other means with any other, hath any power of authority, to depose the King, or to dispose any of his majesty's kingdoms or Dominions, or to authorise any foreign Prince to invade or annoy him, or his Countries, or to discharge any of his Subjects of their Allegiance and obedience to his majesty, or to give licence or leave to any of them to bear arms, raise tumults, or to offer any violence or hurt to his majesty's royal Person, State, or Government, or to any of his majesty's Subjects within his majesty's Dominions.  
Also I do swear from my heart, that notwithstanding any declaration, or sentence of excommwication, or deprivation, made, or granted to be made, or granted by the Pope, or his successors, or by any authority, derived, or pretended to be derived from him, or his See, against the said King, his Heirs or Successors, or any absolution of the said Subjects from their obedience: I will bear faith and true Allegiance to his majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and him and them will defend to the utmost of my power, against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which shall be made against his or their Persons, their crown and Dignity, by reason or colour of any such sentence, or declaration, or otherwise, and will do my best endeavour to disclose and make known unto his majesty, his Heirs and Successors, all treasons, or traitorous conspiracies, which I shall know or hear of, to be against him or any of them.  
And I do further swear, that I do from my heart abhor, detest and abjure as impious and heretical, this damnable doctrine, and position. That Princes which be excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, may be deposed or, murdered by their Subjects, or any other whatsoever,  
And I do believe, and in my Conscience am resolved, that neither the Pope, nor any Person whatsoever, hath power to absolve me of this Oath, or any part thereof, which I acknowledge by good and full authority to be lawfully ministered unto me, and do renounce all pardons, or dispensations to the contrary. And all these things I do plainly, and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense, and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation, or mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, and acknowledgement heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian: So help me God.   

The Oath of Supremacy, Primo Eliz. Cap. 1.  
I A. B. do utterly testify and declare in my Conscience, that the King's highness is the only supreme governor of this realm, and all other his highness' Dominions and Countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or causes, as temporal: And that no foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State or Potentate, hath or aught to have any Jurisdiction, Power, superiority, Preeminence or Authority ecclesiastical or spiritual within this realm. And therefore, I do utterly renounce and forsake all foreign Jurisdictions, Powers, Superiorities and Authorities; and do promise that from henceforth I shall bear faith and true Allegiance to the King's highness, his Heirs and lawful Successors: and to my power shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions, privileges, Preeminences and Authorities granted or belonging to the King's highness, his Heirs and Successors, or united and annexed to the imperial Crown of the realm: So help me God: and by the Contents of this book.  
FINIS.