A NEW PETITION To the Kings most Excellent majesty.  
The humble Petition of the knight's Gentry, and freeholders of the County of York, who have subscribed hereto: Presented to his majesty at York, April 30. 1642. Desiring a happy Union betwixt the King and the Parliament.  
Humbly showeth;  
THat at the last Assizes they with all loyal duty presented a Petition to your majesty, and another to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, containing their humble requests for the declaration of such means as might take away all distances, and produce a blessed Union most necessary to this afflicted kingdom which then was, and we are confident yet is the earnest Prayer and desire of all in this county who are well affected to your majesty, the true Protestant Religion, and the peace of your Dominions. And since by a Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons directed to the sheriff we are assured that we are accordingly framing their humble desires to your majesty, such as chiefly tend to the honour of God, the greatness and prosperity of your majesty, and the public good of the commonwealth. Yet since (most gracious sovereign) with much sorrow of heart we understand that a few Gentlemen of this county have taken upon them to anticipate these demonstrations of duty, which both Houses are preparing, and your majesty's gracious resolution thereupon in the name of the Gentry and Commons of the county of York; whereas (indeed) they were a very small part of the Gentry only, as we are informed in a Petition to your majesty directly opposite to the Petition of both Houses of Parliament concetning the removing of the Magazine at Hull, tending to foment division betwixt your majesty, and your great council.  
We therefore encouraged by that expression from your Majesties own mouth concerning other Petitioners that you had not gone about to discourage them from petitioning in an humble way, and being most assured that our loyal affections to your majesty, your crown and dignity are not inferior to any of your Subjects whatsoever, and that we have better ground and warrant to represent the sense of the Gentry and Commons of Yorkshire then those few Petitioners had; yet are we not possessed with so much arrogancy as to believe that a few amongst us, or all the county together can judge of the fitness where to dispose that Magazine, or of the state and safety of this kingdom and of your majesty's Person so well as your great counsel, whose judgement we are bound to prefer before all private counsels, and whose endeavours have given us much assurance of their care and fidelity to the public, which we doubt not all tend to the honour, satisfaction and greatness of your sacred majesty and royal Posterity.  
And that your majesty would graciously apply yourself to all good means of Union, that those Duties which by the laws of God and men we own (expressed in our late Protestation) may not become a divided Proposition since the defence of your majesty's royal Person, Honour and Estate; the power and privileges of Parliament, and the lawful Right and Liberties of the Subject taken jointly, do all serve to strengthen each other, which we shall equally labour to preserve to the utmost of our Lives, power and Estate.  
And your Petitioners shall daily pray for your long and prosperous reign.  
FINIS   

Imprinted at London by R. O. and G. D. for John Frank. 1642.