THat the Conjuncture of the benigne aspect and influences of this Right Honourable House, upon your Petitioners, with those of the Honourable House of Commons; as in many other great concernments, so especially in your hap­py correspondency to put the Kingdome into a posture of Warre, for the defence and security thereof, against both Domesticke and Foraigne enemies, is resented with exceeding thankfulnesse by your Petitioners, as that which cleerly manifests unto them your Honours zeal, and good affections for the opening of such obstructions as have hi­ther o [...]rerarded the Cure of their pressing grievances, feares and jealousies, and promiseth the serening of their yet remai­ning Distractions and Distempers in Church and Common-wealth: in all faithfulnesse engaging themselves to serve his Majesty and this Honourable House of Parliament, as occasion shall require, with lives, power, and estates; as conceiving their lives and safeties, in a subordinate way, to be wrapt up in one with your Honours.

Praying,

That the right Honourable house would be pleased to represent unto his most excellent Majesty their loyall duties, humble desires and feares, that his Majesty would be graciously pleased to consent to the Militia agreed upon: and that his Majesty would leane upon the hand, and be gr [...]ciously pleased to follow the Councels of the Honourable and high Court of Parliament.

That the bleeding wounds of our brethren in Ireland may be bound up by speedy and effectuall applications, and ther­in reparations made of the honour of this Kingdome; which suffers in so long delay of Succours designed, that the guilt of innocent blood cry not in the eares of the Lord of Sabbeth against us.

That your Lordships would improve your high wisedomes and power to bring to the birth these noble desires and designes of the house of Commons, mentioned by them in their late Remonstrance.

And your Petitioners shall pray, &c.

THat in th [...]ir owne names, and in the names of many thousands of the Inhabitants of the County of Stafford, your Petiti­oners with heart fuller of thankfulnesse, then their tongues can be of expression, humbly acknowledge their sensiblenesse of the unparell'd travaile, and indefatigable endevour of this honourable House, already spent in the discharge of that trust, de­servedly by the Commons of all the Land, vested in you; whereby an ample testimony is given, as of your faithfulnesse and courage in the exposure of your selves and fortuues in these despirate times: So likewise of the good hand, and providence of God, carry­ing you through many difficult straits and dangerous conspiracies of the Popish and Malignant party, who have hitherto way-led your proceedings. All which your Petitiones take as very promising beginnings and faire pledges of the healing of the unsuppor­table grievances both Ecclesiasticall and Civill, which the Churh and State groane under. And doe concurrently and freely pro­fesse their contributions to the worke under your hands, not onely by their Prayers, but also by the devotement of their lives, pow­er and estates; according to that wise and religious Protestation set forth by you, conceiving their owne lives and safeties to be shipt in one bottome with yours.

And your Petitioners further shew, That it is not the lest part of their comfort, that you have continued the Militia of this County unto so honourable a Lord, in whom they may safely (under God) confide.

And your Petitioners doe humbly pray, That the unexampled miseries, and almost expiring Estate of our brethren in Ireland may be considered by an Expedite dispatch of seasonable succour; and that they may from time to time during their miseries, be looked upon by you, not onely as English and fellow-Subjects, but as Protestants and professors of Gods truth, under which Notion they suffer these extremities. And that the insurrection of the Papists there, may be reckoned of, not onely as a Rebellion, but a horrid Persecution of Christ in his Truth and Members: that so the interest of God and his cause may quicken your sympathy with, and endevours for them.

That the Papists (who are in great number in this smal County) may be throughly and speedily disarmed, and so disposed of; that they be not formidable to your Petitioners, by being able either to keepe us in jealousies by their practises at home, or to foment that fire kindled by their party in Ireland.

That the Church in her Government, Officers and worship may be ordered according to the rule of Gods holy Word; the particular accommodation of which, we humbly leave to the wisdome of this Honourable House to determine by the assistance of an Assembly of godly and learned Divines.

That the present state and condition of the Church may be thought upon for Ministry-maintenance, and supply of an able Preaching Ministery: Pluralities supprest, the fountaine of Learning cleared; all insufficient for the worke of the Ministery, all grosly scandalous and negligent in their functions removed, that they may no longer remaine a burthen to keepe out others.

And your Petitioners shall pray, &c.