THat whereas wee had great Hopes, to be freed from those many Pressures we have long felt which are clearly set forth in the late Remonstrance of this Honourable House) by Your continued paines, and care for the Common-Well-fare of the Church, and State. That as, We, so all that are well affected, cannot but deeme the same worthy of perpetuall, and gratefull Memory: Yet to our great greife, We finde that Your endeavours, and our hopes, have been hitherto frustrated; which We humbly conceive, hath cheifly proceeded from the voting of the Popish Lords, and Bishops, till of late in the House of Peeres: and although your Petitioners, are burthened with diverse Miseries, and Feares of eminent dangers at home, yet Irelands distresses, and unparralleld Calamities, as yet unre­medyed, make an addition thereun [...]o, and both these are augmented by the mis­cheivous Plots, whereby the Popish, and Malignant party daily attempt to keepe us, and them in this sad condition; who having left no meanes un-assay'd to in­volve the Kingdome, in deepe and desperate dangers, as a principall meanes to effect their purposes, have much retarded the proceedings of Parliament, and by an un-exampled way, attempted the violation of the Priviledges, yea, the very being of Parliaments: by reason whereof, the Rebels in Ireland have been incour­aged to goe on in their Barbarous, and Bloody designes: Trading and Commerce is decay'd, the prizes of such things wherein the liveli-hoods of many of your Pe­titioners depend, very much abated, and themselves thereby disinabled for a cheer­full supply of such publique charges, which for the future, the necessities of the State may require, and besides, the Kingdomes may be exposed to Foraigne inva­sions, and your Petitioners to the mercy of the Popish party, the sense and serious consideration wherof imboldens us to Supplicant this Honourable Assembly.