THE HUMBLE PETITION, OF The peaceful, obedient, religious, and honest Protestants of this kingdom, presented unto the Honourable House of Commons, by Doctor Hynton, in their behalf the 7. day of January, 1641.  
THat you will be pleased to reflect upon the divine Service of God, according to the ancient laws of this kingdom, that thereby the poor Protestants between the two extremities of zeal may not suffer a disturbance of their religion.  
That you will be pleased to preserve God's anointed his immediate Vicegerent our true and lawful sovereign Lord the King, in his person in all his regal Dignities and lawful immunities without any impeachment of his Regality in whose honour the reputation of the Kingdom depends.  
That you will be pleased to ratify and confirm all things both concerning His Majesty and the state of this kingdom as they were in those blessed days of Queen Elizabeth and King James, that we may thereby live in these latter and turbulent times; with as much peace to our consciences, with as much dignity to our Nation, in as true love and obedience to our lawful sovereign, and with as much liberty and liberality of our fortunes as our forefathers heretofore have done.  
That you will not suffer Learning to be defaced nor discountenanced by the ignorant, but rather that you will be pleased to advance it to its Dignity, it being the main supporter of lawful obedience, of order, civility, and regularity in all States.  
That you will be pleased to qualify the exorbitancies of the Separatists and unworthy persons, that thereby the City of London and the Suburbs may be disburdened from their continual cares and fears, besides their loss of time, healths, and fortunes, which the Traine-bands, and the double and treble Watches and Wards continually do sustain.  
That you will be pleased, as the State hath by election both made you members of this Honourable House, and adopted you our Fathers to govern our fortunes, to establish our laws, and to regulate our actions: so we now beseech you to satisfy our consciences, to preserve our reputations, and to admit of a liberal and free debate in Parliament, concerning all these particulars, without interruption that thereby the glory of God may be exalted, the dignity of our King and kingdom preserved, the immunities of the House according to the ancient custom of England continued, all precipitated tumults appeased, all discords amongst us peacefully united, the valiant and renowned acts of our predecessors revived, our tottering fortunes established, our King and kingdom united; that so our minds and consciences may be fully satisfied. &c.