17 Martii, 1646. The humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen and commons of the City of London in Common-Councel assembled, this day delivered to the honorable, the Commons assembled in Parliament With the answer of the honorable House of Commons thereunto. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this petition, with the answer, be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1646 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2014-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A45042 Wing H3533A ESTC R213497 99825866 99825866 30257

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17 Martii, 1646.

The Humble PETITION OF The Lord Major, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councel aſſembled, this day delivered TO The Honorable, The Commons Aſſembled in PARLIAMENT. WITH The ANSWER of the Honorable Houſe of Commons thereunto.

ORdered by the Commons aſſembled in Parliament, That this Petition, with the Anſwer, be forthwith printed and publiſhed:

H: Elſynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.

LONDON, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honorable Houſe of Commons. MARCH 18. 1646.
Die Mercurii, 17 Martii, 1646.

THe Houſe being informed, That divers of the Aldermen and Common Counſel were at the Door, deſiring to prefer a Petition to this Houſe, they were called in, and Sheriff Edmonds did acquaint the Houſe, That they were appointed by the Lord Major, Aldermen and Common Counſel of the City of London, to prefer this their Petition to this Houſe; The Petition was ſtiled, The humble Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Counſel aſſembled: The Petitioners being withdrawn, The Petition was read, and likewiſe the Copy of a Petition annexed, which is the ſame with that printed Copy which was informed againſt, and brought in to this Houſe on Monday laſt.

To the Honorable, The Houſe of Commons aſſembled in the High Court of Parliament; The humble Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Councel aſſembled:

HUmbly acknowledging the hopeful progreſs which this Honorable Houſe hath made upon ſome particulars of the former Addreſſes of the Petitioners, wherein as they are confident you will ſtill go forward, ſo they humbly crave pardon if they continue their importunity for ſuch an effectual and ſpeedy reſolution upon the whole, as may, with Gods bleſsing, at length ſetle the Affairs of this long diſtracted Kingdom.

And now that His Majeſty is come nearer in Perſon to His Parliament of England, the Petitioners would gladly entertain ſome hope, and cannot but earneſtly deſire, That God would alſo bring His Royal heart and will nearer to this His chief and greateſt Councel: And that His Majeſty will now be perſwaded to joyn with His Parliament and all His People in the National and Solemn League and Covenant, and give ſatisfaction in the matter of Propoſitions which the Parliaments of both Nations ſhall make unto Him, for the full aſſurance of His People in the future, and the firm eſtabliſhment of the Peace and Union of this Kingdom in Church and Commonwealth; without both which the Petitioners cannot expect any firm or real Peace in this Kingdom.

And that His Majeſty may be the better diſpoſed to this Conjunction, and the Parliament and this City in the interim ſecured, the Petitioners humbly offer it unto the wiſdom of this Honorable Houſe to take courſe, That ſuch as have been in oppoſition to the Parliament may be removed out of this City, and be kept at a diſtance from His Majeſties Royal Preſence.

Theſe Are the Hopes and Prayers of the Retitioners, which they humbly pray may be as favorably accepted and interpreted, as they proceed from a ſincere heart; That which the Petitioners intend hereby, is, ſtill more and more to manifeſt their Integrity to the Parliament, to ſtop the malicious Tongues of Sectaries on the one party, who have from the Petitioners late humble Addreſſes, ſuggeſted ſome defection in the City; and to cut off the vain hopes of Malignants, and ſuch as have been in oppoſition to the Parliament, on the other party; That they can expect no compliance from the Petitioners. For the Petitioners do for themſelves, and the whole City whom they repreſent, Declare unto the whole World, That they ſtill are, and with Gods bleſsing are reſolved ſo to remain, in their Zeal as fervent, and in their Reſpects as humble and real to the Parliament as ever. And according to their Covenant, do next under God wholly relie upon the Wiſdom and Juſtice of the Parliament for the ſettlement of their Peace and Proſperity.

And the Petitioners humbly pray, That this Honorable Houſe will give no credit to any Repreſentation of the minde and ſence of the City, contrary unto this their ſolemn Profeſsion, although even ſome of thoſe who ſerve for the City, or are free thereof, or any others, ſhould make any other Repreſentation of the ſame.

Here the Petitioners ſhould willingly have concluded, but that the Army (which they hoped ſhould ere this have been disbanded) is now drawn ſo ſuddenly, and quartered ſo near the Parliament and this City: Beſides that in the ſame juncture of time, a moſt dangerous and ſeditious Petition (as they humbly conceive) is ſet on foot, to be preſented to this Honorable Houſe; the Copy whereof, as it was delivered to them, is annexed: which doth exact this addition from the Petitioners; That this Honorable Houſe would conſider, what effect the unexpected approach of ſuch an Army, and the concurrence of ſuch a Petition may work in the People; How long time all maner of Proviſions have been dear and ſearce in this City; How much the ſame muſt needs be encreaſed, when ſuch an Army muſt be fed, before they can expect to be ſerved thence, and what murmure the ſame may raiſe amongſt ſo great a multitude of Poor, as are already, and do daily encreaſe in this City.

And then that this Honorable Houſe would be pleaſed to give Command that the Army may be forthwith removed, and after with all convenient ſpeed Disbanded; That the Petition annexed may be out of hand ſuppreſſed, and the Contrivers and Promoters thereof enquired after; And, that the Parliament and this City may in the mean time be preſerved in ſafety: That this Honorable Houſe would pleaſe to give this Court authority, to make Annual Election of the Members of the Militia of this City, according to their late Petition.

And the Petitioners ſhall daily pray, &c. MICHEL.

THe Petitioners were again called in, and Mr. Speaker acquainted them, That the Houſe had conſidered of the particulars in the Petition; and that the Houſe had already moſt of the particulars under conſideration, and have appointed a time to take the reſt into conſideration, and do reſolve to proceed in ſuch maner with them, as may be most for the eaſe, ſafety and ſatisfaction of the City and the whole Kingdom; That a copy of the Petition annexed was lately brought to this Houſe, and that they had put it into a way of conſideration: He further acquainted the Petitioners, That he was commanded to tell them, That the Houſe take very special notice of the declaration and expreſsions of the Petitioners, and by them of the whole Cities conſtant, fervent, real and ſincere affections to the ſervice of the Parliament: The ſeaſonableneſs of theſe expreſſions addes ſome weight unto them, it being at ſuch a conjuncture of time, when the enemies both to the Parliament and City, did raiſe to themſelves vain and groundleſs hopes of ſome miſunderſtanding between this Houſe and the City, The contrary whereof this will ſufficiently manifeſt; For which he is commanded to give them the hearty thanks of this Houſe.

H: Eſynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.
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