TO THE ●IGHT HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF peers now ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Petition of the young men, APPRENTICES, and seamen, in and about the city of LONDON.  
〈◊〉 humble submission showeth,  
THAT your Petitioners have lain a long time (as is well known) under unsupportable pressures, for the redress of which, many Petittions have been exhibited, yet to this day hath not been obtained that relief which our necessities required, and our hopes did promise, but our miseries do daily increase and grow upon us, Trading is extraordinarily decayed, and fears greatly multiplied, by reason of that desperate height of malice and power to which the rebels in Ireland have attained, and which they go on still to perfect, by those new supplies of aid and strength they do receive, and by reason of the exposedness of this Kingdom, unto dangers, foreign and intestine, for want of a present Posture of defence, both which ●●en ruin unto this kingdom.  
WHEREFORE your Petitioners are constrained humbly to supplicate, that our poor distressed Brethren in Ireland (according to His majesty's command, and the Commons earnest desire) may be forthwith powerfully aided to suppress that abominable Rebellion of the bloody Papists,; That the kingdom at home may be speedily put into such a posture of war and defence, as may enable them against all foreign Invasion, and domestic plots and conspiracies of Papists, and their adherents: That the hindrances there-thereof, whether persons or causes, may be declared, In as much as your Petitioners cannot but conceive, that such persons are either factors for, or actors of the rebellious rout in Ireland, or of some foreign power, intending ruin to his majesty's kingdom: And such causes as are alleged, can be but feigned pretences; And that the heavy pressures lying upon us, and growing insupportable, by the delay of relief, may be timely removed; Your Petitioners greatly fearing, that if present remedy be not afforded from the hands of this honourable Parliament (as from wise physicians) multitudes will be ready to take hold upon that remedy which is next at hand: Oppression (as Solomon saith) making wise men mad.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray, &c.   

〈◊〉 Petition was delivered the 26. of January, 1641. (by three Freemen, five Apprentices, and five seamen, (being chosen by 〈◊〉 rest for that purpose) and was thankfully received and read.   

London, Printed by R. Oulton & G. Dexter, and are to be sold by William Larnan, 1642.