To the right honourable the knights, cittizens, and burgesses assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of the captains, commanders, and owners of English shipping, and other sea faring men of this nation (printed by Joseph Moxon: at the signe of Atlas on Corn-hill, 1659)
"This petition was ... delivered Fryday the 8th of April, 1659". - Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. - Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), T1642A