THE REMONSTRANCE OR DECLARATION Of us The Inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester, whose Names are subscribed, and of many more.  
WE most humbly declare and remonstrate, That we are, our lives, liberties, ourselves, and whatsoever we can style ours, (next to God's infinite mcrcies) to the goodness of His majesty, and to the great care and indefatigable pains of the Honourable Parliament; To the one for discovering the variety of oppressions, that had almost overwhelmed us, and for preparing and advising apt remedies; To the other, for craving their wholesome counsels with a blessed Fiat, wherein the joint Acts of a good King and faithful council, have so apparently concurred to the general good, that we cannot but look upon all such (as unworthy of future happiness) who do admit for currant, that dangerous and disloyal distinction; viz. For the King, or for the Parliament.  
Our loyal affections and judgements will not permit us to style them true Patriots, and lovers of their country, that are not cordially affected to our Gracious sovereign, nor them good Subjects, that disaffect Parliaments; The King and Parliament being like Hipocrates twins, they must laugh and cry, live and die together, and both of them are so rooted in our hearts, that we cannot disjoin them.  
Wherefore we declare, That according to our Allegiance, and our solemn Protestation (our voices being in Heaven) we are resolved to spend our lives and fortunes, in the defence and service of both, in maintenance of His majesty's royal Person, Honour and Prerogative, and in preservation of the Parliament, and just privileges thereof, of our true and undoubted Religion, Laws, Proprieties, and Liberties, which are deposited for our use and avail in that great and wise council, we being confident, that neither King, nor Subject, nor Religion, nor Liberty can comfortably survive the ruin and destruction of that great Body.  
And we further profess ourselves Enemies to all those (whoever they be) who shall be found Agents in making our wounds deeper, by festering and fomenting the unfortunate Mistakes, and fearful Jealousies betwixt the head and body, His majesty and His Parliament; And which (continuing at this distance) doth threaten the fabric of this blessed Government, with the loss of all His majesty's Kingdoms and Dominions.   

London, Printed by L. N. and J. F. for E. Husbands and J. Frank, and are to be sold at their shops in the Middle-Temple, and the next door to the Kings-head in Fleetstreet. August 12. 1642.