The humble PETITION OF THE Peaceable and well-affected Inhabitants of the Counties of NORFOLK and SUFFOLK; together with the City and County of Norwich, earnestly endeavouring after the prosperity of this our high Court of Parliament, and the speedy establishment of the Peace, Liberties, and freedoms of the kingdom.  
PRESENTED, To the Honourable House of COMMONS, upon friday, July 2. by above One Hundred Gentlemen, and free Commoners, in the Name of many thousands that did subscribe it.  
With the Answer of the House of COMMONS thereunto annexed.  
LONDON, Printed for George Whittington, and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Blew Anchor in Cornhill, near the royal Exchange, July 5 1647.   

To the honourable house of Commons assembled in Parliament.  
The humble Petition of the peaceable and well-affected Inhabitants of the Counties of Norfolk and suffolk, together with the City and County of Norwich, earnestly endeavouring after the prosperity of this our high Court of Parliament, and the speedy establishment of the peace, liberties, and freedoms of the kingdom.  
SHEWETH,  
THat your Petitioners cannot but with all thankfulness aclowledge the great goodness of God in casting our Lot in a free Nation, wherein so high and honourable a Court as a Parliament, is appointed to interpose between the people and all tyranny and oppression, and the special manifestation of this goodness, in calling together this Parliament in a time of such imminent danger of the loss of all the subjects liberties, and likewise wee cannot but be sensible of the special concurrence of the divine power with your counsels, endeavours, and Agents, whereby many grievances were redressed, burdens removed, & the decays of our Nation began to be repaired, and the hearts of all the well-affected filled with large hopes of beholding again the glory of the free-born English Nation. but with grief of heart wee are constrained to declare to this honourable Court, that our living hopes begin to fade, and are almost exchanged into dying fears, while we sadly behold the same coruptions in the courts of Judicature still remaining, that the subjects have for many yeares groaned under, the displacing of many men( of known fidelity, in their engagements for the preservation of the Subject liberties) out of the Militia of the great City of our kingdom, and the under-mining the fundamental liberties of our Nation, by discouraging of the free Commons of England, from presenting in the most humble way their grievances; All which we humbly conceive to proceed from some Members sitting in this honourable house, against whom the free Commons of England have not had liberty to bring in their aconsations and charges. Wherefore, while we are groaning under afflicting fears that the sad apprehensions of these growing miseries should so foment Jealousies in the peoples hearts, that the old design against the kingdoms liberties is now acted and managed in a new form, that thereby the distractions of the kingdom should bee augmented, and the Subjects prevented of their enjoyment of a safe, well-grounded, & long-expected peace. Wee cannot but humbly implore this honourable house.  
That the corruptions in the Courts of judicature, might bee speedily considered by this Honourable House, that the places of trust in our yet distracted kingdom might bee committed to those who have faithfully interested themselves in the common cause of preserving the Subjects liberties. And that the removal of every such person or persons out of any places of trust wh●tsoever might be speedily debated and determined. That a Declaration be forthwi●h published to the Kingdom, to declate the liberty and duty of ●ll and every the f●ee Commoners, to present to you all manner of gri●vances whatsoever, with such offers of remedy, as the wisdom of GOD shall direct them to propound; as also the liberty of every free Commoner, to repair freely to this honourable house, wi h all accusations and charges against any Member whatsoever si●●i●g in Parliament. And that every Member remaining under any charge( either of incapacity of admission into the House, or unfaithfulness in his trust) might immediately bee suspended from acting in the affairs of the kingdom,( whe●soever proofs of any such charge shall be offered) till he be ei●her judged or acquitted, That hereby every Subjects heart and mouth might be voided of all exceptions against this Honourable House, that so all misunderstandings between you and your Army, might be prevented, and the hopes of all those utterly frustrated, that under any pretence whatsoever( to maintain their own interests) would foment divisions between you and them, to the embroiling the kingdom again in blood, that then a happy peace might be built upon the Foundations of judgement, Justice, and righteousness, and the glory, freedom an● happi●esse of our Nation, may countervail all the blood and treasure that hath been expended in their just prosecution.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray, &c.   

Die veneris 2 Julii, 1647.  
A Member of the House did tender a Petition to the consideration of the House; entitled, The humble Petition of the peaceable and well-affected Inhabitants of the Counties of norfolk and suffolk, together with the Cities and Counties of Norwich, the which was red.  
Resolved. &c. 
 That an Answer be returned to this Petition.  
Resolved upon the Question, by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this shall be the Answer.  
That when the Generals shall be reduced to particulars, and tendered to the House, they will take them into due consideration, and do justice upon them whomsoever they concern, Mr. Gourdon, and Mr. Heveningham are appointed to deliver the Petitioners this Answer.  
H. Elsinge, clear. Parl. D. come.   
FINIS.