THE FOUR PETITIONS OF HUNTINGTON SHIRE, NORFOLK SUFFOLK, AND ESSEX.  
jointly concerning the liberty of the Subjects, to the Honourable Assembly of the High Court of PARLIAMENT.  
unanimously concurring to the rooting out of Papists, and their Religion from our Kingdom; and the removing of the Popish Lords, and Bishops from their Votes in the House of Peers: and that there may be a speedy Reformation of Religion in our Church, according to the Word of God.  
The Petition of , particularly containing the behalf of the Lord Kimbolton.  
LONDON, Printed for john H●●mond. 1642.   

To the right Honourable THE KNIGHTS, CITIZENS, AND BURGESSES of the House of Common now assembled in Parliament. The Petition of the County of Huntingdon.  
Shows,  
THat Your unwearied labours, and indefessive endeavours for the public good, and safety of the whole Kingdom, have exstimulated us not only to acknowledge, obsequiously the same, but also have respectively induced us to present, our lives and estates at your command, and Order. The grievances, which for a long-time hitherto have sorely oppressed us, have partly been cleared by our endeavours, and partly remain still to the great molestation of us all; which we really suppose to be retarded by a malignant patty, which are acknowledged to be the sole obstacles of your proceed. Our humble address is therefore to Your Honours, that You would be graciously pleased to devote the Popish Lords, Bishops, and others from the House of Peers, and exenterate those evil Counsellors from that Illustrious Assembly. For we find that by their mischievous designs your endeavours are not only frustrated, but the very privileges of the Parliament broken, and the liberty of the Subjects debilitated, and the Members of both Houses unassured of their lives, to the great prejudice of the whole Kingdom, especially a Religious member of the House of Peers, the Lord of Kimbolton in our Shire, who was impeached by his Majesty of High Treason; but we are confident of his Loyalty, and have so absolute an opinion of him, that he is not guilty of the least of these Articles wherein he was arraigned. Wherefore we humbly implore your Honours, that he, and the orher may enjoy the freedom, and liberty of the Parliament, according to the legal progress of Law, and the ancient customs and Rights of Parliamentary trials. To the granting of which Petitiory desire we recommend our Service and Zeal unto your Honours, humbly beseecning you to reflect upon our Petition.  
To your Petitioners will be bound to pray. etc.   

THE PETITION OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK To the Honourable House of Commons, etc.  
Shows,  
THat the manifold pressures, and multiplicity of grievances which have disturbed our County have been intolerable, and almost insupportable: and whereas we have presented our many Petitions to your Honour, we have been frustrated, and have had little or no redress from you, the cause whereof we neither judge nor imagine to be retarded by you, but we absolutely believe that it appertains rather to the Popish Lords, and Bishops in the House of Peers, who hinder and nullify many things, which are endeavoured by your Diurnal vigilancy. To the avoiding of which future hindrance, and obstacle in your pious determinations, we do now make the humble tender of our service and devotion unto you, beseeching with all humility and ardency of affection, ●o the universal good of this Commonwealth, that those  Lords and Bishops may be devoted from the upper House, that the clear spring of your sacred and unanimous resolulutions may run like a pure fountain of justice, without either the hindrance or let of any, as also without the corruption of any malignant, or illaffected member, to the prosperous alacrity of this whole Nation.  
And then your Petitioners shall be for ever bound to pray, etc.   

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF the County of Suffolk, To the Right honourable Court of Parliament  
Humbly showeth,  
THat where's, infinite pressures and grievous impositions have for these many years been urged upon us, to the great grief and disturbance of the Kingdom: the redress where of we impartially confess, hath been with excessive labour endeavoured by you in the space of the fourteen months past, to bring all thing to a regular reformation: yet notwithstanding your endeavours have been contrariwise frustrated, and our servant expectations retarded, by the ill-disposed-members of some in the House of Peers, where the Popish Lords and Bishops having their vote, do repercusse those good determinations which are intended by the House of Commons: Our humble supplication is therefore, that you would be respectively pleased to remove these dusturbers of the Commonwealth, that do not only hinder the zealous laffected Commons from their demonstration of vigilant, sedulity, but d●● also procrastinate and defer the common safety and prosperity of the whole Kingdom: in the name of which in general, and not in the behalf of ourselves in particular, we dev●●●ly present our Petition unto your Honours, umbly claving your assent and consent thereunto.  
And your Petitioners shall be ever bound to pray, etc.   

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF the County of Essex: To the right Honourable the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses in the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament.  
Shows,  
THat the preposterous divisions of our Religion have been so confused amongst us, and the numerous grievances of our County, have been so voluminous, that they could easily be expressed. And although we have daily waited in expectation of a reformation; yet we have been frustrated, and nothing but incivility, disorder, and profaneness is introduced into the distracted Church. Our humble request is therefore that you would expel those, who are the cause of our miserable calamities, from your Assembly, viz. Popish Lords and Bishops, with others, that Religion may be piously confirmed, sacredly established, and respectively embraced by all people, according to the decency of the Church, and as the holy Scripture requires: that the consciences of men may be disburdened, the various distractions in the Church mitigated, and the regularity of pious devotion instituted, to the immortal honour of the Parliament.  
And your Petioners will be bound to pray, etc.