TO THE RIGHT honourable THE KNIGHTS, CITIZENS AND burgesses OF THE COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Petition of some of the Parishioners in the Parish of Chigwell in the County of Essex and divers others.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat Dr. Emanuall Vtey now Vicar of the Parish Church of Chigwell aforesaid hath erected an Altar in the said Church, and doth use frequent and offensive bowing and cringing thereunto, compelling others to do the like, and hath kissed the Altar three times in one day, and doth constantly read the Prayers in the Divine Service with his face toward the Altar and back towards the people, so that many of them cannot hear what is said.  
That the said Vicar, openly in the Pulpit of the said Church, hath spoken these ensuing words, or words to the same effect, viz.  
1. That his father's soul was in heaven, making intercession for his, and that it was lawful to pray unto Saints if the time would permit.  
2. That the Commands of the Archbishop of Canterbury (whom he compared unto the high Priest) were equally to be obeyed with God's command in his word.  
3. That the said Vicar hath said, that the King is not supreme head of the Church next under Christ, and being demanded who then was? he answered, the Bishops; and said further, that no Minister, who understood himself, would pray for the King as supreme head of the Church under Christ, and that there hath been no true Religion in England these 40. years, and being then told he was a friend to the Pope, answered, that he loved the Pope with all his heart, and affirmeth that the Pope is not Antichrist, whosoever he is.  
4. That the said Vicar hath declared, that whatsoever any person (Who had entered into holy orders) did speak, he spoke by Divine Inspiration, and being urged, that then they differed not from those that wrote the holy Scriptures, he made no answer to that, but impudently and blasphemously persisting in his former opinions said further, that, if the devil could have orders put upon him, whatsoever he should say, should be by Divine inspiration.  
5. That the said Vicar hath said, that if a man usually meet with occasions of drunkenness or Fornication and be actually overcome by them, yet such a man doth not sin, because he sought not the occasion.  
6. That the said Vicar hath been oftentimes seen drunk, and his wife hath reported that he was a Papist in heart, and did wear a Crucifix in his bosom and kept one in his study, and that he so bitterly threatened her for not bowing to it, as she was constrained to cry out for help and hide herself.  
7. And lastly, the said Vicar hath said, the house of Parliament hath nothing to do in matters of Religion, but if any things were amiss, complaint ought to be made to the Bishops, and they were to reform it, and hath also uttered many other words tending to the dishonour of the High and Honourable Court of Parliament.  
All which premises containing Popish and superstitious Ceremonies, corrupt and dangerous opinions and tenants contrariant to the established Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England, scandalous and blasphemous words tending to the dishonour of Almighty God, and (as they conceive) the subversion of his majesty's royal Supremacy, and the abridgement of the power and authority of the High and Honourable Court of Parliament.  
Your Petitioners humbly implore the sudden removal of the said Vicar, with a reformation of the said Innovations and such censure upon the offender, as to the grave wisdom of this Honourable assembly shall be thought meet. And your Petitioners shall ever pray, &c.   

To the Courteous Reader.  
IT is obvious to the judicious, that the Prelates have been the original cause of all the divisions and schisms in the Church, as well since the Reformation as before, as may appear by their withstanding of it in the beginning, and also ever since by their imposing things upon men's consciences, contrary to God's Word, and to the uttermost of their power persecuting all zealous and Godly Ministers, because they would not be obedient to their ungodly commands, and in the mean time maintaining and countenancing a dumb idle and scandalous Ministry, so long as they would be conformable to them, yea Popish Ministers and Popishly addicted; as may appear both by this Petition and many other presented to this Parliament, and to divers former Parliaments, but the Prelates bare such a sway that no good could be effected. Wherefore let every good Christian pray earnestly unto God, that he would put into the hearts of his majesty and this Parliament, utterly to abolish this Antichristian hierarchical government, Which hath been the chief hindrance of a through Reformation.   

Printed in the year, 1641.