TO THE RIGHT honourable the House of LORDS, now assembled in Parliament.  
The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of LAMBETH. Presented February 20. 1642.  
Showeth,  
THat ever since captain Andrew's Company under the Command of colonel Manwayring, came to Lambeth-house, they have carried themselves very insolently, by threatning speeches; break●ng the Church windows, and terrifying the Officers of the Church, that they were constrained to ●hut up the Church doors, and hindering the Minister in the burial of the Dead: And upon the last ●ords day, 4. or 5. of them came into the Church in an unreverent manner, with their hats on their heads, and saying to the Parrishioners make haste to your porridge, And one Edward Jones, an Inhabitant of the said town (having the Lord general's colours there about him) being in the Church, one of them asked him, why he stood there to hear that fellow (meaning the Mini●ter) stand babbling there in the whore's smock: Thereupon the said Jones answered, that by the grace of God, he would stand there (it being in the time of Divine Service) and hear it, and if they did not like it, they may get them forth; And thereupon they pressed upon him with their Swords drawn in the Church, and said that if he would not help them to fetch him out (meaning the Minister) they would fetch him and the Minister out by the ears: And thereupon Jones endeavoured to thrust them out of the Church, whereupon they did fetch more Company, and fell upon him and wounded him cruelly in the churchyard, and one of them called to his fellows asking them, why do you stand with your Swords, saying that they had better weapons, and thereupon they ran and fetched their Muskets, and shot one Thomas Coe a Servant quiet dead (in the churchyard) And one of their Officers cried out Shoot, shoot whereupon another soldier shot Jones quite through the thigh, who is since dead. And they having laded a great piece of Ordnance, with scattering shot, and put the mouth of it out of the gate, intending to discharge it at a great multitude of the Inhabitants, which would have destroyed Men, Woman, and Children, in great abundance, if it had not been prevented by the Suckler, who stayed the gunner's hand from giving fire. And Doctor Laytons' wife (her Husband being house keeper) hearing that one of the Inhabitants was killed; and another hurt, said it was no matter if five Hundred more were slain; And the night before, Doctor Laytons' man threatened our Pastor doctor Featly, and said publicly that if he came to dispense the word on the morrow (being the Lord's day) he were best to come featly indeed.  
Whereas it is objected that some of the Parishioners of Lambeth should first abuse the soldiers. It is Humbly certified that captain Temple and his troop lying billeted at Lambeth, There was a falling out betwixt them and the Red-coates, and they called the Troopers Parliament Rogues, and that they did ride about to cheat the Country. And this is testified by David Hughes, Robert Dolley, Jane Game, Alice Trevitt, Dorothy Peirce, with others.  
They therefore Humbly pray your Honours to take their great sufferings into your serious Consideration, and to afford them speedy relief, they being in great and hourly danger of the●r lives, their Wives and Children; And that the said Company may be forthwith removed and the man-slayers responsible to such legal trials, As your Honours shall think fit.  
For which they shall ever Pray for your Honours happy Proceedings.   

The Answer of the LORDS to the said Petition. Tuesday February, 21. 1642.  
Upon the reading of the said Petition the Earl of Manchester presently returned this answer from the Lords, commanding them to inquire the names of the man slayers, and that being done▪ they granted A warrant for the apprehending of the party that killed the man, & to Commit him to Prison, the chirurgeon coming there and certifiing the Lords, that the other party wounded was not likely to live, they Granted a second warrant to apprehend him that wounded him, who is now in custody in the messenger's hand and to be committed to the gaol, (in regard the party wounded is since dead) and the Law to proceed against them.  
Likewise they have granted A warrant for the removing of captain Andrew's and his Company, which was done forthwith, and another to be placed there in his stead, according to the desires of the Petitioners.   

LONDON, Printed for J. T. 1643.