THE PRESENTMENT And Humble PETITION OF THE GRAND JURY FOR THE County of Middlesex. To the Honourable and Right Worshipful the Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, at this present General Sessions held at Hick's-Hall, begun the 18 th'. day of May, 1681.  
Shows,  
THat We the said Grand Jury, being by our Oaths obliged to inquire into the State of the Peace of the County, hold ourselves bound to show unto this Court, what we find and Apprehend concerning the same. Upon the most diligent enquiry and Observation that we can make.  
We find that the peace of this County and the whole Kingdom is in no security, by reason of the continual Contrivances of the Papists and their Adherents against the Protestants, to throw their wicked Conspiracies upon them, and we have reason to fear daily that the peace may be broken, by means of some of their wicked designs to enrage some inconsiderate people.  
We find that His Majesty's Person is in no security whilst the Papists have hopes, and a visible appearance that there may be a Popish Successor to head them, and destroy the Protestant Interest, if they can by any wicked means and Hellish Villainies, procure His Majesty's Death, which God (in his Mercy) prevent.  
We find the minds of the people greatly disquieted and distracted, with fears of what may happen to them, remembering the destructions that have been made in the City of London and elsewhere; and we perceive daily endeavours by Jesuitical Councils, to distract and divide the Protestants into Parties, and to incense each of them against the other, to suggest ill and false opinions of their Parliaments, and to vilify the Authority of the Commons, and to misrepresent their proceed,  
We find wicked secrets, endeavours to make breaches between His Majesty and the Commons of England in Parliament by Printed Papers and otherwise, to being the Commons in Parliament into the hatred and contempt of the Nation, which we conceive to be of most dangerous consequence, tending even to the Dissolution of the constitution of the Government.  
And we find the Papists and their Adherents much encouraged by the frequent Dissolution of Parliaments, and the whole Kingdom put into a Languishing condition.  
All which Evils in our apprehensions can be only cured by the Sitting of Annual Parliaments, until the business of the Kingdom be done, (as the Laws for holding Parliaments do intent) that being the only means to keep the whole Administration of the Government in due Order, and therefore the peace of the Kingdom inviolable, which Parliaments shall (as have been used heretofore) constantly inspect the effects of all Counsels given to His Majesty; None will dare to advise him against his own and the Kingdom's Interest, whereby only the people may enjoy what was left them by their Ancestors, and Justice may be done upon all dangerous Offenders and Conspirators against His Majesty, and the Religion, Lives, and Liberties of the Subjects.  
We therefore Humbly Offer it as our Requests, that your worships and this Court, will (in that most acceptable and effectual way, which shall seem meet to your wisdom) make their most humble and earnest Desires and Prayers known to his Majesty, for the immediate holding of a Parliament, which may Sat for such time as the Imminent danger of his Majesty and the whole Kingdom hath made it necessary and indispensible; that so his Subjects may enjoy the benefit of the Laws, as the constitution of the Government intends them in their Parliament, which is to make sufficient Provision for the safety of his Majesty, and the Security of the whole Kingdom in their Religion, Laws and Liberties.  
And your Petitioners shall ever Pray, etc.   
FINIS.  

LONDON, Printed by George Croom, in Thames-street near Bennards-Castle, 1681.