Warwickshire PETITION TO THE PARLIAMENT Delivered Aug. 17. 1648. With the ANSWER.  
LONDON: Printed for Tho: Vnderhill at the Bible in Woodstreet. 1648.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Petition of many Gentlemen, Ministers and others well affected in the County of Warwick, and the City and County of Coventrey.  
Sheweth:  
THat we being sensible of the Restless endeavours every where of the Cavaliers and Malignants to raise a new War against the Parliament (notwithstanding the favour and gentleness that hath been used towards them) and the great danger of the Kingdom by it) if the Army were not on foot to prevent it; As also the happy successes that God hath vouchsafed against them by means thereof in all places, and at all times, It extremely affects us to see You and the Kingdom so much hazarded by several Petitions that have been framed for the untimely disbanding it: which should it take effect, whether before or after agreement with the King (The Treaty whereof we pray may be upon safe conditions) and before things be in a visible effectual juncture of safety and settlement, would lay the Parliament and all others that have appeared for them, and the Cause they owned, open to apparent ruin and desolation.  
Our humble Petition is, That the Kingdom may not be endangered through either the Designs of Importunities of such. Petitioners, but that the finger of God may be taken notice of in the extraordinary mercies vouchsafed by the Army. And that they may receive encouragement worthy their good and faithful services, And that an Amicable Unity be endeavoured betwixt the City and them, which we conceive will much conduce to the settling of the Peace of the Kingdom, so much interrupted (and confusion occasioned) by Jealousies and prejudices dividing men into parties, which our prayers are, God would reconcile and unite, and make you the happy Instruments of it, Resolving and endeavouring a firm adhering to those first and just principles, upon which you have engaged all the honest and well affected in the Three Kingdoms to serve You, According to our Protestation, Solemn League and Covenant. To which service we hold ourselves still engaged with our Lives and Estates against all Opposition whatsoever.  
And we shall pray, etc.   

Delivered this 17th. of Aug. 1648.  
And after it was read, the Petitioners were called in, and had this Answer returned by Mr. Speaker.  
Gentlemen:  
THe House hath heard your Petition, and do take notice of your good affections to this House, and Kingdom: and how that you were with the first that appeared in their behalf, and that you have continued constant to your first principles, which they acknowledge with affectionate acceptance: And will take the Contents of your Petition into Consideration, And have commanded me to give you hearty thanks.  
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