TO
THE
KINGS
MOST
EXCELLENT
MAIESTY
.
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Major
,
Aldermen
;
and
Common
Councell
of
the
City
of
London
.
MAY
it
please
your
most
Excellent
Majesty
,
the
often
expressions
of
your
Majesties
gracious
acceptance
,
of
the
manifestation
of
the
Petitioners
duty
,
and
Loyalty
,
and
the
frequent
declarations
,
of
your
Majesties
great
care
,
of
the
good
and
welfare
of
this
City
,
and
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
of
protecting
and
preserving
the
persons
and
priviledges
of
your
great
Councell
,
Assembled
in
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
.
Hath
incouraged
the
Petitioners
,
to
represent
the
great
dangers
,
feares
,
and
distractions
,
wherein
the
City
now
is
,
by
reason
of
the
prevailing
progresse
,
of
the
bloody
Rebels
in
Ireland
,
fomented
,
and
acted
,
by
the
Papists
and
their
adherents
;
and
want
of
ayd
to
suppresse
them
;
and
the
severall
intimations
they
have
had
,
both
forraine
and
at
home
,
of
the
driving
on
of
their
designes
,
tending
to
the
utter
ruine
of
the
Protestant
Religion
;
And
of
the
lives
and
Liberties
of
your
Majesties
loyall
Subjects
,
the
putting
out
of
Persons
of
honour
and
trust
from
being
Constable
and
Lieutenant
of
the
Tower
,
especially
in
these
times
,
and
the
preparations
there
lately
made
,
the
fortefying
of
White-Hall
with
men
and
munition
in
an
unusuall
manner
,
some
of
which
men
,
with
provoking
language
,
and
violence
,
abused
divers
Citizens
passing
by
,
and
the
drawing
divers
swords
,
and
therewith
wounding
sundry
other
Citizens
in
Westminster-Hall
,
that
were
unarmed
:
The
late
endeavours
used
to
the
Innes
of
Court
;
the
calling
in
divers
Canoneeres
,
and
other
Assistants
into
the
Tower
,
the
late
discovery
of
divers
fireworkes
in
the
hands
of
a
Papist
,
and
the
mis-understanding
betwixt
your
Majesty
and
Parliament
,
by
reason
of
mis-informations
,
as
they
humbly
conceive
.
Besides
all
which
,
the
Petitioners
feares
are
exceedingly
increased
by
Your
Majesties
late
going
into
the
House
of
Commons
,
attended
with
a
great
multitude
of
armed
men
,
besides
Your
ordinary
Guard
,
for
the
apprehending
of
divers
Members
of
that
House
,
to
the
indangering
of
Your
Sacred
Person
,
and
of
the
Persons
and
priviledges
of
that
Honorable
Assembly
.
The
effects
of
all
which
feares
tend
not
onely
to
the
overthrow
of
the
whole
Trade
of
this
City
and
Kingdome
,
which
the
Petitioners
already
feele
in
a
deepe
measure
,
but
also
threatens
the
utter
ruine
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
and
the
lives
and
Liberties
of
all
Your
loyall
Subjects
.
The
Petitioners
therefore
most
humbly
pray
Your
Saecred
Majesty
,
that
by
the
advice
of
your
great
Councell
in
Parliament
,
the
Protestants
in
Ireland
may
be
speedily
releived
;
the
Tower
put
into
the
hands
of
Persons
of
trust
,
that
by
removeall
of
doubtfull
and
unknowne
persons
from
about
White
Hall
,
and
Westminster
,
a
knowne
and
approved
Guard
may
be
appointed
for
the
safety
of
Your
Majesty
and
Parliament
,
and
that
the
Lord
Mandevile
,
and
the
five
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
lately
accused
,
may
not
be
restrained
of
Liberty
,
or
proceeded
against
,
otherwise
then
according
to
the
priviledges
of
Parliament
,
And
the
Petitioners
,
as
in
all
duty
bound
,
shall
pray
for
Your
Majesties
most
long
and
happy
Raigne
.