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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79813	The citizens of London's humble petition to the right honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament Subscribed with the names of above twenty thousand, both aldermen, aldermens deputies, merchants, common counsell men, &c. presented the 11. of Decem. 1641. And accepted. With the manner of their going to the Parliament House.		1641 (1641)	Wing C4343A; ESTC R229611	2,452	7

THE CITIZENS OF LONDON'S Humble Petition TO The Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House in PARLIAMENT Subscribed with the Names of above twenty thousand both Aldermen Aldermens Deputies Merchants Common Counsell men c. Presented the 11. of Decem. 1641. And accepted With the manner of their going to the Parliament House Printed at London for T.B. To the right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House of Parliament The humble Petition of the Aldermen Aldermens Deputies Marchants Common Councell men Subsidy men and Citizens of London of good ranke and quality SHeweth that they with all humble thankfulnesse acknowledge that great labour care which this Honourable Assembly hath undergone now for the space of one whole yeare endeavouring the reformation and removall of those many pressures and grievances in the Church and Common-wealth and doe humbly present that gratefull acceptance and high esteeme which not onely the Petitioners but also all well affected to the honour of his Majesty and prosperity of this Kingdome have of these your great and unwearied endeavours which although by reason of the Popish Lords and Bishops voting in the house of Peeres and other impediments as they humbly conceive they have not hitherto produced those happy effects you aimed at yet to the Petitioners great comfort divers of those pressures are already removed as Arbitrary Courts Ship mony Monopolies and other illegall Impositions wherewith they were burdened and further hope given by the happy Act of the Parliaments continuance That not withstanding all this the Papists and their adherents whose malice ceaseth not have by many sundry secret and desperate plots attempted the ruine and destruction of this State and kingdome and however some of them have hitherto by Gods providence and your prudence been discovered and become abortive yet the sad effects of others of them are not onely felt and much more feared in this Realme of England but also have of late broken out into open rebellion in Ireland where most barbarous savage cruell and inhumane actions are practised towards our brethren by nation and religion whose lamentable and deplorable condition the Petitioners much pitty and lament and have just cause to feare that as already there hath been much Christian bloud spilt so in short time if speedy help be not sent not onely the many great debts there owing to divers of the Petitioners and others of this kingdome will be wholly lost but which is more the very name of the English and the Protestant Religion will bee rooted out by those Rebels the foundation of which Religion is written in letters of bloud doe onely oppose and for that divers of the Petitioners receive daily information from all parts of this kingdome of the bold and insolent carriage and threatning speeches of the Papifts in this Realme as the Petitioners humbly conceive not only for the prevailing of the rebels in Ireland but also from the want of such secure speedy course against Papists here as the present condition of this kingdome requireth and the honorable Assembly hath earnestly endevoured from which ground the Petitioners cannot omit to represent unto you the great terrors feares distractiōs they lay under of a sudden surprise by their bloody hands by meanes whereof the trading of the City and Kingdome is much more of late decaied then it hath beene for many yeares past no man following his trade chearfully whiles the lives of himselfe and family and the publicke safety of the kingdome are in danger and while hee knoweth not how soone they may feele the like cruelty and inhumanity from the Papists and their adherents as those in Ireland have done which if ever it should happen in their malice and cruelty against whom they have already by themselves and their abettors endeavoured to raise a disrespect in the hearts of the people to divide betweene the Kings Majesty and his Parliament and seditiously to misconstrue the Citizens dutifull and loyall entertainment of his Majesty to be a diserting of this Honourable Assembly the least thought whereof the Petitioners do utterly detest and abhor to the end therefore that the destructive plots of the Papists and their adherents may be defeated the grounds of their hopes and insolencies removed considerable forces with all expedition sent to subdue those abominable and bloody rebels in Ireland this City and Kingdome for prevention of the like mischiefe and fecuring the peace thereof put into a posture of defence the Petitioners freed from their feares incouraged in their trades and in due time receive such just answers to their former petitions as shall seeme best to your great wisdomes It is humbly prayed that you will vouchsafe to be a meanes to the Kings Majesty and the house of Peeres that life may be speedily given to your good endeavours by their concurrence with you in the punishment of delinquents and redressing the pressures and grievances in Church and Commonwealth amongst which the abuses crept into the ancient government of this City they humbly desire may in due time bee taken into consideration and for the better effecting hereof that the Popish Lords and Bishops may be removed out of the house of Peeres as was defired in the presence of divers of this Henourable Assembly by the representative body of this City when fifty thousand pounds was freely lent to raise forces for Ireland the greatest part wherof was speedily brought in by the Petitioners And the Petitioners who well know their owne safeties are wrapt up in yours shall not faile to put up daily prayers to Almighty God for your good successe and to maintaine and defend to the utmost hazard of their lives and estates according to their late protestation the Kings Majesty and high Court of Parliament against all wicked Councellors and malignant opposers who endeavor either by fecret plots or open force to prejudice the one or the other or to make divisions betweene his Majesty and the Parliament whom God and the lawes of this land have united in so neare relation And we shall as in duty bound pray c. A Relation in what manner the Petition was delivered the eleventh of December 1641. SUbscribed with the names of above 20000. by Aldermen Aldermens Deputies Merchants Common Councell men and many others of great ranke and fashion to the number of 400. who were selected to deliver the petition all riding out of the Citie of London in 50 Coaches or thereabouts to the Parliament House The House hearing of their comming gave admittance to about an hundred of them and did receive the petition One of the Citizens did declare some interruption was given them by ill affected persons in London about subscribing of hands and so withdrew themselves In the interim the petition was read in the house whereupon the petitioners were called againe the house did accept of it thankfully the honourable House gave order that notice should be taken of such ill-affected persons who should hinder interrupt discourage or take any petition away from any his Majesties subjects who should goe about to petition to reforme grievances that strict order should bee taken with such persons and immediately return their names to the High Court of Parliament FINIS