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A95453 Tvvo petitions from the city of London one to the army, the other to the House of Lords. Concerning the late Lord Mayor, Sir John Geyre, Alderman Bunce, and others, who were ingaged in the bloody murther at Guild-Hall. With the representation of the officers of the army, (of their resolution) to the Parliament, therein. October 12. 1647. These petitions of the city of London, with the resolutions of the army, are appointed to be printed and published by the authority of the licenser, appointed by the House of Peeres, according to an ordinance of both Houses of Parliament. Imprimatur, G.M. City of London (England). 1647 (1647) Wing T3497; Thomason E410_20; ESTC R204456 2,175 8

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TVVO PETITIONS From the City of LONDON ONE To the ARMY the other to the House of LORDS Concerning the late Lord Mayor Sir John Geyre Alderman Bunce and others who were ingaged in the bloody murther at Guild-Hall WITH The Representation of the Officers of the Army of their Resolutions to the PARLIAMENT therein October 12. 1647. THese Petitions of the City of London with the Resolutions of the Army are appointed to be Printed and published by the Authority of the Licenser appointed by the House of Peeres according to an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament Imprimatur G. M. Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neer the Queenes-head Tavern 1647. TO HIS EXCELLENCY Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Captain Generall Of the PARLIAMENTS Forces The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London who were cut and wounded at the Guild-hall of the said City on Monday the second day of August 1647. Sheweth THAT your Petitioners with many other Citizens perceiving a preparation in some to raise a new warre against the Army addressing themselves by Petition unto the Common Councell of London for peace And attending the sitting of the said Court at the Guild-hall your petitioners were violently set upon by Major Generall Poyntz and his Reformadoes and cut and wounded by them and two of our number slaine outright and no course of Justice being had in the City against the murtherers or tumulters but they rather abetted and incouraged by the then Lord Mayor and Alderman Bunce who began the violence your petitioners represented their sufferings unto the high Court of Parliament by their petition a copy whereof is hereunto annexed But have hitherto reaped no fruite thereby other businesse stepping between Now for as much as your Petitioners were so wounded and abused for their good affections to your Excellency and the Army and for moving in opposition to the new warre intended against you And for as much as your Petitioners are poore and cannot spend much time in attendance without adding to their afflictions and ruining their families Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray that your Excellency will be pleased to recommend their sufferings and distressed condition unto the speedy consideration and redresse of the Honourable Houses of Parliament And your petitioners shall ever pray c. Edward Mor●craft William Collet Thomas Abraham John Vallance Robert Howell Henry Daller Robert Webster Thomas Childe John Bland Thomas Harbert Edmund Bird John Walterson Richard Eddes Thomas Lea Valentine Freaston To the Right Honourable the House of Peeres in Parliament Assembled The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London who were cut and wounded at the Guild-Hall of the said City on Monday the 2 of August 1647. Sheweth THat your Petitioners and many other Citizens of London being deeply sensible of the destructive designe of some who laboured to foment a new warre in this City joyned to the number of three thousand or thereabouts in a Petition for peace directed to the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the said City in Common Councell Assembled and went unarmed in a peaceable manner unto the Guild-Hall to present the same on the day abovesaid and in regard the Court was not sate but shortly expected according to appointment to sit The Petitioners attended at the Common Councell-doore and in the Hall and yard there to deliver their said Petition into the Court and had appointed one or more if occasion were to speak thereto At which time an Alderman comming to the Common Councell doore laid hands on one of the petitioners who was so appointed to speak and endevoured by force to pull him to the Committee of the Militia there sitting thereby to terrifie the petitioners which not taking effect the Lord Mayor came to the said doore and in a violent manner did strike and thrust some of the petitioners urging to have the petition from them and bidding them to be gone And when his Lordship returned back toward the Militia doore presently after came downe their Major Generall Poyntz and divers Reformadoes with him Major Generall Massey being gone out before And the said Poyntz with his Reformadoes when they came to the lower end of the yard and had got more of their party together returned back with drawn swords in their hands and fell upon the Petitioners in the yard calling them Independent Dogges and Rogues saying they would give them Peace and wounded above thirty of them killed one out right another if not more is since dead some of them are maimed divers of them had four or six wounds a peece and have thereby lost their Trades and are put to great paine charges and expences And while this cruelty was in acting Major Generall Massey with a great party more of Reformadoes came into Bassinshaw-street with their swords drawn where some of the Petitioners who had escaped that way from the former violence w re afresh assaulted by the said Massey and a dangerous blow made by himself at one of the Petitioners Notwithstanding all which the said Poyntz and Massey were suffered to ride up down the streets both that night and the next day without any controle or indevour used to apprehend them for the murther and Riot aforesaid Neither hath so much as search or hue and cry been made after the said Poyntz or the other murtherers nor mention made of the slain in the weekly Bills of Mortallity Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray that some effectuall course may be taken for the apprehending and punishing of the said Rioters and murtherers and of all those who have aided or abetted or countenanced them in their outrages aforesaid And that your Petitioners may have reparations for their wounds losses and sufferings out of their estates In such manner as your Honours in your great wisdome shall think meet And your Petitioners shall ever pray c. Putney October 8. 1647. At the Committee of Generall Officers Upon the Petition of the persons wounded by Major Generall Poyntz and the Reformadoes at their petitioning for peace Resolved upon the Question That in regard as we conceive their condition so immediately concernes his Excellencies Cognizance in respect of their appearance at that time for the Army His Excellency be desired to write an effectuall Letter to the Parliament in their behalf By the appointment of the Committee of Officers Signed JOHN GILLOT Cleric FINIS