A Malicious Man makes Reasons. To the Honourable Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses. in Parliament Assembled.  
The Humble Petition of Prince Butler prays your Honours if you think it good Countenance, or no good Countenance, Right, or Wrong, Money, or no Money, Bawdy, or not Bawdy, Bastard, or no Bastard, Irish or no Irish, Alive, or Dead, to desire his Majesty and Secretary, by an Address, (whether they are, or will be ill informed, or not) to give or not give him positively without blushing, trembling, doubting, undervaluing, or scorning, an open general Letter to their Ambassadors abroad, that the Ambassador where he Arrives, (whether he is or will be ill informed or not) may desire the King, or Prince with his Secretary, to hear himself read his Grievances publicly or privately before them, and after a clear hearing to answer him as they please; and the said Ambassador may give, or not give him Bed, and Bread, until he gets his answer in Writing, or not in writing from Court. And he prays your Honours, to desire his Majesty to give, or not give him Travelling-Money to Vienna, the Emperor's Court, and he will pray. One Reason is good until another is told, and sometimes both Reasons are good; And the Injurer makes Reasons.  
The Petitioner prays to be heard at your Bar and he prays your Honours to give, or not give him a Certificate of all the Villainies and sham's, you may or shall hear reported of him by orders of Prince Pamphylion to the King, or yourselves, without saying any thing to the contrary.  
He prays your ignorant Honours, Ill informed or not, Disdainful or not, Scornful or not, Purse-proud or not, Bribed any of you all in general or not, to read this present Case Nicely. and Attentively, from the first to the last word in it; like Honourable, Famous, Sensible, Attentive, Just, Judicoius, Pious, and compassionate Judges, as ye are, and aught to be; and not to use it as Young, or old Rich or poor malicious People uses often Cases and Papers; and not to own and prove the King and yourselves barbarous, cruel, and inhuman People, to himself, in incredible Afflictions and Miseries these 20. Years.