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<P>TWO PETITIONS To the Right honorable the <HI>LORDS</HI> and <HI>COMMONS</HI> in Parliament A&s;&s;embled: <HI>The One,</HI> The humble <HI>PETITION</HI> of the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of LONDON in Common-councell a&s;&s;embled, To both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</P>
<P><HI>The Other,</HI> The humble Petition of divers well-affected Citizens, and other Inhabitants of the City of <HI>London,</HI> To the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of <HI>London</HI> in Common-Councell ASSEMBLED.</P>
<P>Which Petitions were pre&s;ented to both Hou&s;es, <HI>Iune</HI> 1. 1648.</P>
<P>Together with the An&s;wer of the <HI>Lords</HI> and <HI>Commons</HI> to the &s;aid PETITIONS.</P>
<P><HI>London</HI> Printed by RICHARD COTES, 1648.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Iovis, 1. Iunii, 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THat this Hou&s;e doth return thanks to the Lord Major, Al|dermen, and Common-councell of <HI>London</HI> for their good affections. As concerning the Contents in the annexed Petition, their Lord&s;hips will &s;end a Committee of members of both Hou|&s;es to the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-councell this afternoon, who &s;hall return an An&s;wer thereunto.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Iovis, 1. Iunii. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THe Hou&s;e being informed that the Sheriffes and divers Al|dermen and Citizens were at the door, they were called in, and Sheriffe <HI>Bide</HI> after &s;ome preamble acquainted the Hou&s;e that a company of eminent and ancient Citizens on <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> night brought a Petition to the Common-councell, which they read; and they are commanded by the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons in Common-councell a&s;&s;embled, the repre&s;entative Body of the City to pre&s;ent the &s;ame, together with a Petition of their own annexed, to this Hou&s;e: The one Petition was &s;tyled, <HI>The humble Petition of the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Com|mons of the City of</HI> London <HI>in Common-councell a&s;&s;embled;</HI> The other &s;tyled, <HI>The humble Petition of divers well-affected Citizens, and other Inhabitants within the City of</HI> London, <HI>directed to the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-councell;</HI> The which the Petitio|ners being withdrawn was read.</P>
<P>The Citizens were again called in, and Mr. Speaker by the command of the Hou&s;e acquainted them, that the Hou&s;e doth perceive the wi&s;dome and moderation of the Common-councell in this bu&s;ine&s;&s;e, and thereby their good affections to the Par|liament, for which hee was commanded to return them thanks, and by them to the Common-councell: As to the Petition from the Citizens, they have re&s;olved to &s;end Members of their own to the Common-councell this afternoone upon that bu&s;ine&s;&s;e, and de&s;ired them that a Common-councell might bee called to meet this afternoon to this purpo&s;e.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H. El&s;ynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<PB N="1" REF="2">
<HEAD><HI>TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE The Commons IN THE High Court of Parliament a&s;&s;embled:</HI> The humble Petition of the Lord Major, Alder|men, and Commons of the City of London, in Common-councell a&s;&s;embled.</HEAD>
<OPENER>SHEVVETH,</OPENER>
<P>_THat your Petitioners &s;itting in Common-Councell upon the Affairs of this City, had there pre&s;ented unto them by divers well-affected Citi|zens, the Petition hereunto annexed; which being openly read, and &s;eriou&s;ly con&s;idered of, they did apprehend
<PB N="2" REF="3"> that the &s;ame did contain &s;everall things of great and good con&s;equence, worthy due con&s;ideration, tending to the pre&s;ervation of the Parliament, and the &s;ettlement of the Peace and welfare of the Kingdom and City: And therefore thought fit to pre&s;ent the &s;ame to this honorable Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>And humbly pray your Honors to take the &s;ame into your con&s;ideration; and to doe therein as in your Grave Wi&s;domes you &s;hall &s;ee fit.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>And they &s;hall humbly pray, &amp;c.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<PB N="3" REF="3">
<HEAD><HI>To the Right Honorable JOHN WARNER</HI> Lord Major of the City of LONDON, And to the right Wor&s;hipfull the Aldermen, and Common-councell of the &s;ame, now a&s;&s;embled: <HI>The humble Petition of divers well-affected Citizens, and other Inhabitants within the City of</HI> London.</HEAD>
<OPENER>Humbly &s;hewing,</OPENER>
<P>_THat your Petitioners out of a deep &s;en&s;e of their pre&s;ent and pre&s;&s;ing mi&s;eries of this afflicted Kingdom, and particularly of this City of <HI>London;</HI> and likewi&s;e con&s;idering the imminent danger and de&s;truction ready to &s;wallow up all hopes of future agree|ment, peace, and happine&s;s, by new-engaging in a Civill and bloody Warre, the very thoughts whereof doe &s;o &s;urprize our hearts with apprehen&s;ions of a generall ruine and calamity, that we are nece&s;&s;itated humbly to ad|dre&s;s
<PB N="4" REF="4"> our &s;elves to this honorable Court, as the repre&s;en|tative Body of this City, and mo&s;t proper means for us to apply our &s;elves unto, to de&s;ire your Concurrence (as formerly) to joyn with us in further Addre&s;&s;es to the High and Honorable Hou&s;es of Parliament, for obtai|ning &s;uch remedies of Grievances, and a&s;&s;urance from Dangers, as the pre&s;ent di&s;tempers of the Times ju&s;tly call for; and which as free-born Subjects, (having onely the glory of God, the peace and pre&s;ervation of our Country, in our eys &amp; aims, according to our Covenant;) We may rea&s;onably expect as the reward of our former faithfulne&s;&s;e, and inducement to our further &s;ervice; and doe thereupon humbly offer to your &s;erious con&s;iderati|on the&s;e particulars following, <HI>(Viz.)</HI></P>
<P>Fir&s;t, We doe with all thankefulne&s;&s;e acknowledge the great care and wi&s;dome of this Honourable Court, in contributing your be&s;t a&s;&s;i&s;tance for a Per&s;onall Treatie with His Maje&s;tie and Parliaments of both Kingdomes; whereby a right and good under&s;tanding may be begotten betwixt them, Religion may be &s;etled, and the happine&s;&s;e of His Maje&s;ties Royall Throne and Kingdomes, and of his people may be firmely e&s;tabli&s;hed, according to Cove|nant; which as we daily hope and pray for, &s;o by the ble&s;&s;ing of God upon your faithfull indeavors, we de&s;pair not to &s;ee accompli&s;hed.</P>
<P>Secondly, That the Militia's of the City of <HI>London,</HI> and of the adjoyning Counties on both &s;ide the Thames, <HI>Viz. Midle&s;ex, E&s;&s;ex, Hertford, Buckingham, Kent, Surry Su&s;&s;ex,</HI> &amp;c. may be a&s;&s;ociated for the better &s;afety and free|dome of the Treaty above &s;aid, and the &s;uppre&s;&s;ing of all Riots and Tumults.</P>
<PB N="5" REF="4">
<P>Thirdly, And we humbly offer to your further con&s;ide|ration to pre&s;ent to both the Honorable Hou&s;es of Parlia|ment, that Captain <HI>William Batten</HI> may be &s;peedily re&s;to|red to the command of Vice-Admiral of the Ships now at Sea in the Parliaments &s;ervice, as formerly.</P>
<P>Fourthly, As wee cannot but with grief of &s;pirit look upon the &s;udden and unexpected di&s;tempers now ri&s;en in the County of <HI>Kent,</HI> and the &s;ad con&s;equences which the &s;ame (if not &s;uddenly prevented,) may produce, to the ex|ceeding detriment of this city, and of the whole Kingdom; &s;o wee cannot but (in tenderne&s;&s;e to our brethren and fellow Subjects of that County, who&s;e late a&s;&s;ociation with this City to the great &s;ervice of Parliament, we can|not forget) become humble and earne&s;t Petitioners to this Honourable Court that you would be plea&s;ed in your great Wi&s;doms to find out &s;ome &s;peedy expedient to pre|&s;ent unto the Honorable Hou&s;es of Parliament, for appea|&s;ing the &s;ame by way of accommodation, and not by any ingagement in blood, having regard rather to their former &s;ervices, then the pre&s;ent di&s;tempers, which they may bee ingaged in by other provocations, and not from any di&s;affection to, or de&s;ertion of the Parliament.</P>
<P>La&s;tly, Wee hope it will not offend this Honorable Court, if we your Petitioners doe once againe remind you of tho&s;e worthy Aldermen (Members of this Court) now in di&s;plea&s;ure of the Hou&s;es of Parliament, who&s;e acquittall and inlargement, wee humbly pray may bee thought fit to bee in&s;i&s;ted on as a co<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;iderable branch of our Petition.</P>
<P><HI>All whic<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> th<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Petit<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">ners humbly &s;ubmit to your grave Wi&s;dome&punc; and earne&s;tly pray for your
<PB N="6" REF="5"> pre&s;ent helpe and a&s;&s;i&s;tance, in furthering the&s;e or &s;uch of the&s;e particulars, and of all &s;uch other meanes, as your wi&s;doms &s;hall adjudge fitting, for the peace and happine&s;s of the Kingdom in generall, and particularly of this City of</HI> London, <HI>and the &s;ecurity thereof: In the pur&s;uance of all which, The Petitioners by Gods a&s;&s;i&s;tance are re&s;olved effectually to joine with, and to a&s;&s;i&s;t you unto their utmo&s;t abi|lities.</HI></P>
<CLOSER>And the Petitioners &s;hall dayly pray, &amp;c.</CLOSER>
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