TO THE honourable Knights, citizens and Burgesses, in the House of Commons in Parliament. The humble petition of sundry the Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and others of the inhabitants of the County of Suffolk, to the number of above 13000.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat whereas by the blessing of God, his majesty's grace and favour towards us, and the long continued labours of this Honourable assembly, many grievances and burdens both in Church and Common wealth (under which we had a long time groaned) are removed, which With all humility and thankfulness we humbly acknowledge; yet understanding that many Bills tending to the honour of his Majesty, the safety and welfare of this kingdom have by this honourable assembly been voted, and now lie in the Lord's house unpassed, by reason of the Popish Lords and Bishop, fitting there's, (as we conceive) by reason whereof together with the not execution of laws against the Papilts (who notwithstanding through the providence of God have been discovered and disappointed in many of their Treacherous, plots against the King and state) hay and their adherents are still encouraged, and emboldened in their mischievous plots and conspiracies, a lamentable experience of whose Treasons and bloody cruelties, weheare is daily presented to this Honourable assembly, from Ireland, whosedolefull Condition, your Petitioners do much pity and bewail, we therefore your Petitioners being greatly distracted and full of fear of some sudden and cruel design to break out against the peace of the kingdom, which puts us into an unsettled Condition and occasioneth a general decay in trading, tending to the impoverishing of the Nation, unless timely prevented; And having most of us solemnly protected to maintain the Protestant Religion against all Popery, and to defend his majesty's royal Person, Honour, & estate, and the High Court of Parliament, and to endeavour the union and peace of the three united kingdoms, do humbly and earnestly pray,  
That this Honourable assembly will be pleased to improve all good means, that the Popish Lords and Bishops, may be removed out of the house of peers, that this kingdom may be secured, and our poor distressed Brethren in Ireland may be speedily releived, that the laws against Papists may be put in execution, that delinquents may be punished, and our former Petitions against Bishop Wren, and our scandalous ministers, may be sped, and that all burdens in Church and Common wealth, may be removed, with the causes thereof.  
And your Petitioners according to their bounden duty, shall daily pray for a Prosperous success of this Parliament.  
Presented the 31. of January, 1641.   

Printed by E. G. for Henry Overton: 1641.