To the Right Honourable, the Lords and Common Assembled in PARLIAMENT: The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants in the County of LINCOLN.  
Showeth,  
THat as it cannot but make a people miserable to be overpowered with a Potent, Vigilant, and merciless enemy; so can it not but complete their miseries to have their own soldiers (for want of good Discipline and order) to make up the burden Intolerable. As we have been extremely miserable in the one, so were we exceeding unhappy in the other, until by God's Providence and the care of the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester, we have found redress by the Government of colonel Edward King, of whose fidelity, justice and valour (together with his indefatigable labours and zeal for the good of his Country,) we have had such experience, and the daily care he took to protect us (as well from the violence of our soldiers, as the outrage of the enemy;) that we cannot but with much thankfulness acknowledge it: But now (to our great grief) he is taken away from his charge, by whose means or for what cause we know not.  
We therefore desire that this Honourable House will be pleased to accept of our humble address for the said colonel King, that under the Earl of Manchester we may still be governed by him, through whose means by God's assistance we doubt not but to be put again into a condition to serve the King and Parliament in the defence and maintenance of the true Protestant Religion, the privileges of Parliament, and the rights and Liberties of ourselves and Country, against all opposition. And your Petitioners shall daily pray, &c. 
 With many hundred Names of men of quality of the said County.   

Die Lunae 27. Maij. 1644.  
Upon the Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the County of Lincoln, desiring colonel Edward King to be restored to the Government of the County, under the Earl of Manchester, was this day read, and the Gentleme● that preferred it were called in, and did avow the Petition; And it is this d●… Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, That this Petition be referre● to the Earl of Manchester, and that the Gentlemen of Lincolnshire that a●… Members of this House, and Sir Francis Popham do write a letter to the Ear● of Manchester, to acquaint him that the said Petition is referred from the House unto his lordship's consideration.  
H. Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Co●…