THE PETITION OF KNIGHTS, justices OF Peace, Ministers, Gentlemen, Free-holders, and others, Inhabitants of the County of Salop, to the number of 10000. Presented to the Commons House of Parliament upon monday the 7. of March 1641.  
SHEWETH,  
THat whereas wee had great Hopes, to be freed from those many Pressures we have long felt which are clearly set forth in the late Remonstrance of this Honourable House) by Your continued pains, and care for the Common-Well-fare of the Church, and State. That as, We, so all that are well affencted, cannot but deem the same worthy of perpetual, and grateful Memory: Yet to our great grief, We find that Your endeavours, and our hopes, have been hitherto frustrated; which We humbly conceive, hath chiefly proceeded from the voting of the Popish Lords, and Bishops, till of late in the House of peers: and although your Petitioners, are burdened with divers Miseries, and fears of eminent dangers at home, yet Irelands distresses, and unparralleld Calamities, as yet unremedyed, make an addition thereun●o, and both these are augmented by the mischievous Plots, whereby the Popish, and Malignant party daily attempt to keep us, and them in this sad condition; who having left no means un-assay'd to involve the kingdom, in deep and desperate dangers, as a principal means to effect their purposes, have much retarded the proceedings of Parliament, and by an un-exampled way, attempted the violation of the privileges, yea, the very being of Parliaments: by reason whereof, the Rebels in Ireland have been encouraged to go on in their Barbarous, and Bloody designs: Trading and Commerce is decayed, the prizes of such things wherein the liveli-hoods of many of your Petitioners depend, very much abated, and themselves thereby disenabled for a cheerful supply of such public charges, which for the future, the necessities of the State may require, and besides, the kingdoms may be exposed to foreign invasions, and your Petitioners to the mercy of the Popish party, the sense and serious consideration whereof emboldens us to Supplicant this Honourable Assembly.  

That you would bee pleased to persevere in your endeavours to out the Popish Lords, as the Bishops are already from voting in the House of Peers. That Speedy and powerful aids may be sent to our protestant Brethren in Ireland, and the plots of the Popish and malignant Party in this Kingdom prevented by assuring the privileges of Parliament( our Common and best birth right) from future attempts, Delinquents brought to public and exemplary punishment, and the whole kingdom so secured that your Petitioners may( void of fear) employ themselves in their several professions. And your Petitioners shall ever pray for the happy success of this Parliament, being ready to engage their lives and fortuns in the defence of the true Protestant Religion, his Majesties royal Person and Honour, and the privileges of Parliament, according to their late Protestation.  
Presented March the 7. with good acceptation.    

Printed for humphrey Blunden, 1642.