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A96081	A true copie of the remonstrance and petition, presented to the Honourable the House of Commons assembled in Parliament. By Sir David Watkins Knight, Mr. Shuite, and others, (the now principall designers and managers of the publique affaires of the citie) earnestly arguing for no accomodation. but a vigorous prosecution of the present warre. With a petition of certaine other citizens of London, intended to be presented for peace.	Watkins, David, Sir.; Shute, Mr.	1642 (1642)	Wing W1062; Wing W1063; Thomason E130_7; ESTC R21296	2,534	8

A TRUE COPIE OF THE REMONSTRANCE AND PETITION PRESENTED To the Honourable the House of COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT BY Sir David Watkins Knight Mr. Shuite and others the now principall Designers and managers of the publique Affaires of the Citie earnestly arguing for no Accomodation but a vigorous prosecution of the present Warre WITH A Petition of certaine other CITIZENS of London intended to be presented for Peace LONDON Decemb. 13. Printed by T. F. for J. B. 1642. TO The Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House of PARLIAMENT The humble Remonstrance and Petition of many of the Citizens of LONDON Shewing THat ever since the beginning of these present sad distractions which threaten ruines to these flourishing Kingdoms and indeed ever since the sitting of this present Parliament they have been ready out of their Zeale to the cause of GOD and sence of their duty to this Honourable Assembly upon all occasions to Contribute subserve and lay out themselves in all those wayes which they did eyther discerne or were directed did tend to the maintenance of that Cause or were necessary for the defence of the Common safety wherein they have at all times with all cheerfulnesse and readinesse advanced such monies as have bin desired in the whole to very great and vast summes and have had leavied and raised amongst them the greatest number of those men who both first formed and now also recruted the Army By all which they hoped to have seene the end of their dangers and removall of their feares by the just severe and exemplary punishment of Delinquents who are the causes of all these ruining perturbations and to have bin by this time setled in the enjoyment of that happie Peace they have alwayes desired But deceived of this hope they cannot omit humbly to Remonstrate that after all this vast expense they finde themselves but little neerer their end if not more dangerously involved and like enough to keepe these intestine Warres on foot till they shortly become a prey to a forreigne force as late discoveries give them cause to feare And however they are very sensible of the great Burthen of renued Contributions both beyond the example of former Times and their owne expectation of such supplies yet they shall with the same life and cheerfulnesse goe on to adventure more so as it may be employed in a more speedy and effectuall prosecution of the Warres which they humbly conceive would not have bin drawne out to this length had it not bin for giving eare to those councels of Accommodation a Proposition induced by our Enemies to gaine time which if concluded they will keepe onely so long as to serve their ends but the very conclusion of it wholly incomptable as your Remonstrants humbly conceive with the Protestation of bringing to condigne punishment these grand Delinquents and Incendiaries who have imbroyled our State and sought to introduce a tyrannie without whose councell and influence nothing on that side can be concluded and as also the ready way to expend and waste their remaining Treasure and render them thereby wholly unable to defend themselves The contemplation of their eminent danger thereby inforceth them humbly to remonstrate that if these distructive councels of accommodation bee re-assumed they shall thinke it necessary to looke to their owne safeties and forbeate to contribute to their owne ruine to which onely Accommodation and not the greatest force of these Enemies of the publique Peace can ever bring them the motion whereof your Remonstrants beleeve will be exploded with the greatest indignity by all the good Patriots of your Honourable Assembly yet humbly desire you will be pleased to publish such a Declaration herein as shall seeme good to your Wisdomes whereby not onely the People may be assured that men misaffected to the Publique may not serve their owne ends or drive on their particular designes in this distructive Accommodation but also the Ingeniers of these contrivances may lie under the expectation of a just and heavie censure if they shall yet dare by such dangerous and unreasonable interpellations to bereave us of the right and wholesome use of our advantages and opportunities by which for the present besides all other dangerous effects the Delinquents and Incendiaries are incouraged with the hope of a good retreat when they have done their utmost The sad effects of this Accommodation appearing at distance more terrible unto your Remonstrants then the present view of the worst of this unnaturall warre gives the boldnesse to them to make this humble addresse to this most Honourable Assembly withall professing that they are resolved with the utmost expense of Lives and estates to stand by assist maintaine and execute all your councels and commands that shall tend to the vigorous and effectuall prosecution of this warre They therefore humbly pray you will be pleased to declare your Sense against this dangerous Accommodation that being assured of your fixed resolution not to treate with his Majesty but in Parliament and divided from his wicked and desperate Councellors they may with the greater resolution be prepared to goe on cheerefully in such supplies as are necessary to bring these Distractions to a happie issue For which they shall ever Pray c. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LORDS and COMMONS now assembled in the high Court of PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London and the Liberties thereof SHEWETH THat the present sence of our miseries and apprehension of inevitable ruine both of the Church and Common-wealth make us to become humble suitors to this Honourable Assembly the like●●est meanes under God for on 〈◊〉 to consider our distressed estates and to provide a speedy remedy for out present and future evills earnestly desiring you to weigh the care and Iudgement of our predecessors who by a knowne Law settled and preserved our Protestant Religion our Liberties and Properties with a right understanding betweene King and Subiects which produced peace and plenty in our Streets And to reflect with serious thoughts upon our present distempers violating Religion by Papists and Sectaries engaging our Nation into a civill bloody and destructive Warre invading our Lawes and Liberties endangering all our Lives and utterly disinabling us to relieve our distressed bretheren in Ireland We beseech you likewise to consider the effects of continued Warre as the destruction of Christians the unnaturall effusion of blood fathers against sons brothers by brothers friends by friends slaine then famine and sicknesse the followers of a civill Warre making way for a generall confusion and invasion by a forraigne Nation while our Treasure is exhausted our Trade lost and the Kingdome dispeopled These things weighed and enlarged by your wisdomes we doubt not will be strong motives in us to desire a speedy Peace and a happy Accommodation Wherefore we humbly crave that not lending an eare to any fomenters of these present Warres under what pretence soever nor remembring ought that may increase Iealousies or continue divisions between his Maiesty and his Houses of Parliament you will speedily tender his Maiesty according to his Royall intimations such Propositions for Accommodation as he may with honour and safety to the whole King dome accept For effecting whereof we shall be ready to assist you with the best and utmost of our abilities and whilest you endeavour Peace Wee shall send up our Prayers to heaven for the blessing of peace upon you and all those that desire it FINIS