What the petition was I can not say, onely this in generall After the King's accusation of ye Lord Kimbolton and the five Members on ye third of January beefore, and the Howse of Commons declaring His Maty to have proceeded illegally therein, most adjacent Counties were styrd up to petition the two Howses for vindicating their liberties, exagerating ye fact as a publick injury in which every man was concerned; and though, questionlesse, this originally proceeded from some Members of the howse of Commons (for I remember going one day to London, I overtooke about Detford, towards St Thomas  hys Watting, divers of Sussex going on that errand, of whom I enquyred, seeing them in numbers, whither they went; they told me, " to petition the Paiiyament;" I asked, for what; to wch one replyed so as I perceived they did not particularly know themselves, but that the petition was framed allready in towne, they were onely to deliver it when it should bee printed, and I might see it ye next day).
   23. I never doubted the trewe and reall intent of the Parlyament, in encouraging men to this, was to see ye strength of their party and intimidate the King, then in ye North. Now that wch came from Kent had beene delivered by Sr Michael Livesy, which some did not approve, and of it they were in discourse when wee came; and upon it, one sayd, if they misliked what had beene done, it were not amisse now to draw such all might assent unto, wdl motion was generally approved. If I forget not, I asked what the subject of it should bee; to wch was answerd," According as ye Country should make knowne their greevances to ye Grand Jury." And this is ye first, for ought I know, any man heard of petitioning ; this is ye effect of what there passed at table of note concerning the Petition. 
   24. Supper beeing ended wee went a sunder, it beeing too early to goe to bed, Sr Edward Bering, Sr George