❧ The humble Petition of His Majesties loyal Subjects in the County of Lincoln.  
IN all humility representing, as our thankfullest acknowledgements to God, and to your majesty, of the great Blessings which we have for these many yeers enjoyed under your gracious Government, and particularly the blessed Fruits of this present Parliament, by your Majesties Wisdom and goodness assembled, whereby many wholesome Laws have been enacted, for the great Honour of your majesty, relief of your People, the prosperous Government of this, and happy settling of the late Troubles in both Kingdoms, so our saddest regrete for any the least mis-understanding, and Differences which have happened betwixt your sacred majesty and the said Parliament, or any Members of the same, with our many Distractions thereupon, and Fears of the utter ruin of your majesty, and your royal Posterity and Kingdoms, by the malicious and insolent designs of the Popish party, and the advantage that foreign Enemies may easily take thereby.  
Humbly prostrating ourselves at your Majesties feet, most affectionately pray, that your majesty and Parliament may by all good means be firmly united. And for that purpose you would graciously please to reside near, and listen unto the faithful counsels of your said Parliament, whereby Romish Idolatry and Superstition may be extirpated, Church and Common-Wealth duly reformed, the true Religion, and all things else, settled in a blessed Peace under your Majesties Government; And we shall have still further cause to continue our cheerful aids both of Persons and Estates, for your Majesties, and your Kingdoms Prosperity and Honour. And shall ever pray for your majesties long and happy reign over us.   

❧ At the Court at York. 28. Martii. 1642.  
His majesty hath given me express Command to give you this His Answer to your Petition.  
THat this Petition( as some others of this nature) is grounded upon mis-information, and( being grieved and highly offended to see how His good People have been, and are abused by false Rumors and Intelligences, which have procured causeless Fears and Apprehensions) refers the Petitioners to the two Answers He hath given to His Parliament, viz. To the Declaration presented to Him at New-Market, and to the Petition presented to Him the six and twentieth of this month at York: wherein you will clearly perceive, That His majesty is not gone, but driven away from His Parliament, and therefore His majesty hath reason to think, that now( understanding the love He bears to, and Confidence He hath of His Peoples Fidelity; As likewise His constant Resolution for the maintaining of, and governing by the Laws of the Land) you may find reason to petition the Parliament to comply with His majesties just Desires, and gracious Offers, this being the onely Way, safely and speedily to cure the present Distractions of this Kingdom, and( with Gods blessing) to put a happy end to the Irish Rebellion: for the effecting whereof( as His majesty hath often said) He will neither spare pains, nor decline any hazard of His Person or Fortune.  
Signed by Master Secretary NICHOLAS.    

¶ Imprinted at York by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of JOHN BILL. 1642.