TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORDS, THE PEERS In the High Court of PARLIAMENT assembled. The humble Petition of the Majors, Bailiffs, Jurats, Freemen, and others Inhabitants of the Cinque Ports, two ancient Towns, and their Members,  
Shows,  
THAT your Petitioners have just and great cause, with all thankfulness, humbly and hearty to acknowledge your Honours exceeding labour and pains taken in this present Parliament, and the agreement of your Lordships with the Honourable house of Commons, which tends to the glory of God, the Honour and safety of his Majesty, the good of this State and Kingdom; which by your great wisdoms and noble endeavours have been effected, and by us your Petitioners obtained and enjoyed, in the reducing the government of this Kingdom to the ancient and pristine government of the inheritable Laws thereof, vindicating the Rights and Prerogative of his Majesty, and Liberty of the Subjects, securing of our lives and estates in your zealous ejection and eradicating of the formidable power of the Prelates in their Civil authorities: And we humbly beg of your Lordships, that this happy union may ever continue, and more especially at this present, for the accomplishing of what is already begun, and for a full and absolute reformation of the government and grieveances both in the State, Church and Commonwealth: And we, with the utmost of our lives and estates, are fully determined to defend his Majesty's Royal Person and State, and your Lordships in your joint, happy and honourable resolutions and proceed. And further our most humble and earnest suit is, that your Lordships, out of your great care and wisdoms, will by some good ways and means obtain his Majesty's Royal Person and presence near the Parliament, with the Prince his Highness, for the better effecting of all your worthy intents and purposes, and for the happiness and flourishing estate of King and Kingdom. And we (according to the Protestation by us already taken) will readily expose ourselves and fortunes for the maintenance of the same.  
And your humble Petitioners shall ever pray, etc.   

TO THE HONOURABLE, THE KNIGHTS, CITIZENS, AND BURGESSES in the Commons House of PARLIAMENT assembled. The humble Petition of the Majors, Bailiffs, Jurats, Freemen, and others Inhabitants of the Cinque Ports, two ancient Towns, and their Members,  
Shows,  
THAT your Petitioners (with the body of this Kingdom) do with all thankfulness acknowledge your indefatigable pains and cares (besides the several attempts that have been offered against your persons and Privileges) in your pious and politic endeavours for the glory of God, and settling of the peace of this Kingdom: Which although it have not hitherto performed the desired ends and effects expected, yet our thankfulness is unto you never the less, your Petitioners conceiving the causes of such distractions and slow proceed in matters of greatest consequence, as also those distempers in the State and City to proceed from evil Counsellors, too near his Majesty's Sacred Person, and such their Counsels fomented by ill affected instruments both in Court and City; yet nevertheless your Petitioners, and all others well affected to true Religion, the honour of his Majesty, and good of his Kingdom, to God's glory do confess and testify the great good that hath succeeded and been effected by you, in subverting the power and rule of Antichrist, in supporting and maintaining his Majesty's Honour and right of Prerogative in things obvious to all the world, and also in achievement of the lawful liberties of the Subject, and vindicating the government to the rule of the inheritable Laws of this Land, from all those forced illegal pressures, under which your Petitioners were heavily burdened, contrary to the ancient privileges of their Charter, confirmed by his Majesty and his Noble Progenitors, and hath inviolably continued unto them near six hundred years past, till of late time. For which privileges your Petitioners are obliged to great and considerable services, and have duly performed them, as may be made apparent. And also humbly praying that this Honourable Assembly will seriously consider the situation of our Towns, being seated upon the breast of the Kingdom, and thereby necessitated to bear the brunt and first onset of any invasion of Foreign enemies; and therefore for defence of the whole Kingdom, we are treblely charged with Arms and Ammunition to what the Counties are, besides the mentenance of many great Ordnance, with provision for them, at our own cost, with many other charges and burdens, too heavy for us alone to bear, most of which hath been by some already made known unto this Honourable House, although many more might be added thereunto.  
All which considered, our Petitions are, that (notwithstanding all disgusts, threats and affronts that have been offered, or that may be) you will courageously go on in the reformation and settling of the pure worship of God, according to his word, both in Doctrine and Discipline, wholly casting out all the dregs and remains of Popery and Superstition, that Jesus Christ by his word may alone rule and govern his Church in purity; Removing ignorant, superstitious and scandalous Ministers, and placing of painful and pious Preachers in their places with competent mentenance; Providing for his Majesty, and the Kingdom's safety, by going on in your resolutions for a Posture of Warlike defence throughout the same; In which we humbly pray, the Cinque Ports, Towns and members may be in time provided for with sufficient means for their Fortifications; and especially that a defence may be made upon the Roads of Dungen-nasse, the only dangerous and most easy landing place for any invasive enemies; And that the unlawful and destructive manner of fishing of the French upon the English Coast may be restrained: That the Fees of his Majesty's Customhouse in the Ports may be regulated; That this Honourable house will be further pleased to endeavour, by all good ways and means, to procure the presence and residence of his Majesty and the Prince to be near unto the Parliament, for the effectual speeding the aids and supplies of distressed IRELAND, where our brethren's blood cries loud to Heaven for pity and relief; That the Fundamental and Parliamentary Laws of this Kingdom, the Privileges of Parliament, His Majesty's Rights and Prerogative, our native Rights and Privileges be mentained, our lives & estates secured; And that all the wisdoms and endeavours of this Honourable Assembly may conduce to the happiness both of Church, State and Commonwealth, in establishing of a faithful Magistracy, a pious and faithful Ministry; And that this Honourable House be pleased to put the government of the Forts into such hands as his Majesty and the Parliament shall see fit, and may confide in. Towards which (according to the Protestation taken by us) we are ready to expose (as his Majesty and the Parliament shall command) the utmost of our lives and fortunes; And your Petitioners with all duty and respect, shall ever pray for you all in general, and every one of you in particular.