TO THE King's MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.  
YOur majesty's loyal, and peaceable subjects, the Barronets, Knights, Esquires. Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the County and Town of Derby. Humbly crave leave, to show and pray, as followeth.  
Whereas, we are distracted with the general Fears of the kingdom; that your majesty's removal from Your Parliament, will be a dissolution of your Gracious Intents, and Pious endeavours; for the Reformation of this your Grievances, which had crept both within the Church and commonwealth. And likewise an Obstruction to the Relief of these Pressures, under which we groan; And an absolute hindrance of the Calamities, Distresses of Your majesty's Subjects of Ireland.  
WIth bleeding hearts, We humbly beseech Your Majesty; That you will be pleased to return unto, and reside near the Parliament, your supreme Court and counsel; whereby we conceive your royal Crown established upon yourself and Posterity; Our Religion, Lives, and Liberties secured unto Us, and Ours. And is the only Means to expediate Relief to your Majesties said Protestant Subjects in Ireland: without which, we can conceive no Possibility of safety to your sacred Majesty to them, or us; Who shall most readily, according to Our Protestation, with our Lives and fortunes, maintain, and defend your majesty's royal Person, Honour, and Crown, the Power and privileges of Parliament, the Rights and Liberties of the Subject; And the Power and Purity of the Protestant Religion.  
And we shall ever pray, &c.