Kent saw the organisation of a large royalist-leaning petition in favour of episcopacy and the Book of Common Prayer in 1641-1642, gathering thousands of signatures from gentry and clergy who feared the Presbyterian direction of Parliament. When Sir Edward Dering attempted to present the petition in Parliament it was censured. The Kent petitioning activity became a focus of royalist organisation and foreshadowed the county's divided loyalties in the Civil War itself.
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