TO THE honourable THE KNIGHTS citizens AND burgesses OF THE COMMONS house ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT. The humble Petition of the High sheriff and Divers of the gentry, Ministers, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of the County of Hereford.  
Most Humbly showeth,  
THat withal thankfulness we acknowledge those many and great Blessings we have already received through God's mercy, the favour of our gracious sovereign, the wisdom, council, solicitation, and unwearied pains and Patience of this honourable Assembly for the preservation of the privileges of Parliament, and liberties of the subject, the removing of many of these Obstructions which hindered your good endeavours; your zealous furthering of bleeding Ireland's relief, earnest desire of disarming Papists, and securing of their persons; your prudent care in disposing the Militia, navy, and places of Importance of this kingdom to such persons of Trust as may (by God's blessing) give assurance of safety to the King's royal person, and good subjects of all his majesty's Dominions; your Pious Care to settle a government in the Church according to the word of God, your godly desires to prevent the profaning of the Lord's day, To take away Pluralities & Non Residents, and your zeal to provide Preaching ministry throughout the kingdom, whereof this County stands in great need, it now abounding with insufficient, Idle, and Scandalous Ministers, whereby the people generally are continued in Ignorance, Superstition, and profaneness, and are ready to become a prey to popish suducers, which Idolatrous profession hath of late years with much boldness appeared in this County: And whereas one of our chief Commodities is the Native wool of this County, the price whereof is much fallen through the excessive importation of Spanish wools to our great impoverishing.  
May it therefore please this honourable House to continue your Prudence and Pious inte●●●ons and endeavours in all the premises not yet Accomplished, to hasten the speedy relief of ●●●…stressed and Gasping Ireland, To remove evil councillors, To take away the Votes of Po●●h Lords, Speedily to disarm the Papists, To settle a Godly and Learned ministry, and to re●●●aine the excessive Jmportation of Spanish wool.  
And we shall be ready with cheerfulness to contribute all possible Assistance, our Prayers, lives, and livelihoods may afford for the defence of his majesty's royal person, this Hhnorable House, and the preservation of the privileges of Parliament.   

London, Printed for John Francke. 1642.