To the right Honourable the Lords and COMMONS assembled in the high Court of PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Repromission and Resolution, of the captains and soldiers of the Trained Bands, and other Inhabitants of the County of ESSEX.  
Humbly showeth;  
THAT we having with joy and admiration, observed the wise and gracious Passages and Proceeding of this Parliament: and the pious, tender, and affectionate care of your Honours, for the preservation of the Peace and Honour of his most excellent majesty, and these three thrice happily united kingdoms; represented to the World in your several Ordinances, Declarations, Votes and Remonstrances, sufficient to stop the mouth (if it were possible) of envy and malignity itself) cannot but with grief and indignation wonder to hear, that there should yet be found, & that even about the Regal Throne, such unnatural & evil affected spirits, and malignant councillors, who, desirous to swim to the haven of their ambitious hopes, in the blood of their dearest Friends and countrymen, do continually instill into his majesty's royal breast, a sinister conceit, and misinterpretation of your most Humble and loyal Affections, and noble Actions, and undertakings.  
Wherefore we understanding (not by misinformation of flying reports, but) by the late Votes and Declarations of both your Honourable Houses.  
That his majesty seduced by wicked council, intends to make war against the Parliament: That so to do is a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People, contrary to his Oath: And that whosoever shall serve, or assist him in such wars, are traitors by the fundamental Laws of this kingdom.  
And withal perceiving your most Christian & Heroical Resolutions to persist in your Honourable Endeavours: for the public safety, though you should (which God avert) perish in the work.  
We thought it our duties most humbly to represent to your Honours, the faithful affections and inviolable resolutions of our souls to Stand or Fall, Live or Die, together with you: According to our PROTESTATION.  
Thus with our hands upon our Swords, we stand ready at your command, to perform our Vows to God and oaths of fidelity to his majesty, In taking up Arms against those false Flatterers, and traitors: who abuse his royal Favour, intending under the glorious Title of his Name and Standard, to fight against the Peace and Honour of their sovereign, against Religion, and the laws: and to make a prey and spoil, of three flourishing kingdoms at once: And to spend our dearest blood in the defence of the lives, & liberties of our Country men; the laws which are the life of our liberty, and Peace; Religion more precious then both; and the King & Parliament: In whose lives lies bound up the life of all the rest. Whosoever is otherwise affected, we hold him not worthy the name of a soldier but a Proditor of his King and Country to all Posterity.  
Lastly, finding a multitude of well affected People, whose hearts are good to join with us but want Arms we most humbly crave, That Restitution may be made of those arms, which weretaken out of their County; either out of the store lately arrived from hull; or otherwise as to your most excellent wisdom shall seem best.  
And we shall ever Pray.  
This Resolution was presented to the Trained Bands, and Companies of volunteers, who appeared at Dunmow: Jun. 10. 1642. And was received with universal Approbation, by holding up of Hands, throwing up of hats, and Acclamations: professing, That they held them unworthy to live, that should dislike it. And it was within three days after, subscribed with ten Thousand Hands.   

LONDON, Printed by R. O. and G. D. for William Larnar at the sign of the Bible in Little East cheap.