TO THE honourable Knights, citizens and Burgesses, of the Commons House of Parliament. The Humble Petition of the Lords Knights and Gentlemen of the kingdom of Ireland now in town,  
Humbly showing,  
THat your Petitioners have received many and particular advertisements from all parts of the kingdom of Ireland, which set forth the universal desolations made in such plantations of the British, both English and Scotch, wheresoever the barbarous Irish rebels have come, to the utter destruction both of the persons there inhabiting, and extirpating of the reformed protestant religion there set up, through the royal care and piety of King James of blessed memory, and his Majesty that now is, and prosecuted by the great industry and pious endeavours of near 40 years' travel by those who have spent their whole lives in reducing that kingdom to civility, which is now utterly desolated, by the proceedings so matchles●ely cruel, that no age nor story can parallel their inhumanities; some whereof your petitioners are informed have been touched upon, by advertisements already brought to this Honourable House, whereof there is so great variety, that volumes were but little enough to contain the particulars; many thousands of men women and children, lying mangled on the face of the earth, crying loud to God and their neighbour kingdoms for relief against those monsters, whose conspiracy is now so universal, that small aids will be not only inconsiderable to effect the work, but a means to lengthen the war, with the loss not only of the treasure applied therein, but also of the persons employed, who being but few will be in danger to be given up to the cruelties of the rebels, by that means (which God prevent) will they gain not only great access to their number, but (which is much more considerable) that experience in war and use of arms, as may render them infinitely more able to make resistance against the hereafter supplies; these particulars your petitioners, out of the deep sense they have, of the calamities incumbent to that, and in danger to fall on this kingdom, with all humility crave leave to present; most humbly desiring, That in pursuance of the zeal and fervency already shown to the Glory and Worship of God, of the Honour and Renown of his most excellent majesty (both which are now strongly assaulted and pushed at) and out of the tender commiseration already expressed for the relief of that bleeding kingdom;  
That this honourable Assembly will represent such prevalent arguments to his sacred majesty, and the House of peers, that the ten thousand men tendered by the kingdom of Scotland and accepted of by this Honourable Assembly, may be speedily ordered to resort into Ulster: Not but that we do also desire there may be as great a proportion of soldiers sent out of this kingdom, as soon as they can be prepared, if so it may please his majesty and both Houses of Parliament, the contagion of rebellion in Ireland having spread itself over so many other parts of the kingdom, and yet daily more and more increasing, as will require the service of those who shall be sent out of England, for the subduall of the Rebels, and comfort of his majesty's good subjects in the other provinces.  
But forasmuch as your petitioners many of whose whole estates, and some of whose wives, children, and nearest kindred and friends are already in the hands and possession of those barbarous and bloody rebels of Ulster, and that they may have more than ordinary cause to fear, that the remaining protestant party, together with the important towns of Caricfargus, London-Derry and Colerane, being the chief Bulwarks and Fortresses of that Province, may for want of speediest relief be surprised and destroyed, and by that means the rest of the kingdom extremely endangered, to the irreparable damage and discomfort of his majesty, and all his good and loyal subjects of all his dominions; Therefore your petitioners do most instantly supplicate this Honourable Assembly, to endeavour the hastening thither with all possible expedition the ten thousand men out of Scotland, whose assistance being within three hours' sail, may be soonest conveyed, and whose constitutions will notably match with the rebels, being well able (as many of these petitioners have known by former experience) to follow them through the bogs and moorish places (frequent in those parts) during the winter season, which other supplies possibly may not be so fit for at present; This number added to those raised and to be raised in those parts (through God's blessing) may soon check these insolences, and contribute much for reducing that kingdom to due obedience, and yield unspeakable comfort, and relief to many thousand disconsolate bleeding protestant souls, who have long languished in expectation of aid from that and this kingdom, the longer retarding whereof will carry loud cries to heaven against those who cause the same.  
And your Petitioners shall pray, &c. 

Adam Viscount Loftus.  
Thomas Lord Folliot.  
Henry Lord Blayney.  
Robert Lord Digby.  
Theodore Lord Docwra.  
Francis Lord Mountnorris.  
Sir George Blundell Baronet.  
Sir Edward Loftus Knight.  
Sir faithful Fortescue Knight.  
Sir John Clattworthy Knight.  
Sir Robert King Knight.  
Sir Robert Parkhurst Knight.  
Arthur Annesley Esquire.  
Robert Wallop Esquire.  
Richard Fitz-Gerald Esquire.  
Arthur Jones Esquire.  
John Moor Esquire.  
Nicholas Loftus Esquire.  
Ralph Whisteler Esquire.  
Richard Perkins.  
John Davis.     

London Printed, Anno Dom. 1641.