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Nulla salus Bello , pacem te poscimus omnes .
verbatim
,
viz.
THat
your
former
gratious
acceptation
of
Petitions
from
persons
of
as
mean
quality
at
out
selves
,
your
late
kinde
imbracement
of
that
petition
from
our
Masters
,
and
others
of
eminent
quality
;
together
with
your
constant
endeavours
for
a
pacification
,
(
for
which
we
present
our
humble
thanks
;
)
hath
concited
us
,
(
though
in
regard
of
our
present
condition
,
not
so
much
considerable
)
to
addresse
ourselves
also
,
in
all
humility
,
to
this
honourable
assembly
,
(
whom
,
we
conceive
,
the
onely
meanes
,
under
God
,
for
our
redresse
,
)
beseeching
you
to
persist
(
as
you
have
honourably
begun
)
in
working
a
period
of
these
ruinating
distractions
.
And
though
the
present
Calamity
doth
not
so
in
mediately
reflect
upon
your
Petitionert
:
Yet
wee
(
considering
the
losse
of
so
many
of
our
fellowes
lives
,
the
daily
hazard
the
rest
are
exposed
to
;
and
foreseing
the
face
of
our
owne
ruine
in
our
Masters
present
cendition
,
as
also
prizing
our
Parents
and
Friends
lives
,
and
livelihoods
,
as
deerly
as
our
owne
)
hold
ourselves
engaged
by
the
Lawes
of
Conscience
,
and
nature
to
be
no
lesse
solicitous
,
for
the
bleeding
condition
of
this
Church
and
State
;
in
regard
(
though
Servants
)
we
●e
Subjects
,
and
humbly
conceive
ourselves
to
be
concerned
berein
.
Wee
come
therefore
(
in
the
●●ll
voice
)
to
embowell
our
grievances
and
zealous
desires
before
you
;
Not
presuming
to
dictate
to
your
〈◇〉
judgments
,
but
humbly
desiring
you
to
pardon
our
boldnes
in
petitioning
(
and
the
erro●●
of
our
petition
,
if
any
be
:
)
And
unanimously
,
beseech
on
to
consider
these
present
distractions
,
the
continuall
and
increasing
violations
of
our
religion
by
P
pists
and
Sectaries
,
the
breach
of
our
knowne
Lawes
,
the
invasion
of
the
Subjects
Liberties
,
and
generall
decay
of
Trade
.
Reflecting
also
,
with
serious
thoughts
,
upon
these
inevitable
dangers
,
that
now
hover
over
our
heads
,
ushered
in
by
a
Civill
,
unnaturall
and
bloody
warre
,
whose
effects
are
the
impartiall
destructions
of
Christians
,
the
effusion
of
much
innocent
blood
,
the
impoverishing
and
dis-peopling
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
exposing
the
body
of
the
State
to
the
mercilesse
tyrannie
of
famine
,
sicknesse
,
and
invasion
;
the
fore-runners
of
an
universall
confusion
:
All
which
(
better
known
to
your
apprehensions
)
wee
humbly
desire
you
to
ponder
,
and
to
prosecute
your
pious
intentions
for
peace
;
leaving
no
just
way
unattempted
which
may
conduce
to
the
settlement
of
these
differences
,
that
the
undiscerning
sword
be
not
umpire
to
decide
controversies
of
so
neere
concernment
;
Neither
give
audience
to
any
incendiaries
of
this
present
warre
,
whose
onely
aime
(
wee
feare
)
is
to
prey
upon
the
lives
and
livings
of
his
Majesties
loyall
Subjects
;
that
the
Gospell
of
peace
need
not
be
maintained
by
warre
;
but
that
the
cemented
joynts
of
the
Church
and
State
may
hold
firme
the
bond
of
unity
,
to
the
glory
of
God
,
the
good
of
his
Majesty
,
the
preservation
of
Parliaments
,
the
onely
happinesse
of
this
kingdome
,
and
enablement
for
a
supply
,
for
the
necessities
of
our
destressed
brethren
in
Ireland
.
Covent
Garden
,
The
Lords
have
formerly
expressed
their
dislike
of
comming
in
multitudes
to
the
Parliament
,
and
they
take
notice
of
a
great
multitude
that
came
this
morning
towards
the
Parliament
:
Which
manner
of
comming
with
Petitions
,
they
are
yet
unsatisfied
withall
.
But
if
you
will
chufe
a
few
of
you
,
and
come
some
other
day
,
they
will
receive
your
Petition
.
This
was
the
passage
of
that
day
.
Covent
Garden
,
Dulce
bellum
inexpertis
,
&
dulce
lucrum
expertis
.
Nathaniel
Fynes
That
a
multitude
being
grieved
may
Petition
,
and
that
it
is
fit
for
all
Subscribers
to
be
present
,
lest
their
hands
be
supposed
counterfeit
.
May
,
That
the
number
makes
not
an
Assembly
unlawfull
,
but
when
the
end
or
manner
of
their
carriage
makes
it
so
;
And
that
they
knew
no
reason
,
why
it
should
be
more
faulty
in
the
Citizens
to
come
to
the
Parliament
,
then
the
resort
of
great
numbers
every
day
in
the
Terme
,
to
the
ordinary
Courts
of
Iustice
.
All
which
we
thought
good
to
declare
,
that
the
world
may
know
,
That
endeavouring
for
Peace
is
a
work
acceptable
(
we
hope
to
God
,
His
Majesty
,
the
Parliament
,
and
Kingdome
,
though
(
we
beleeve
)
some
,
not
altogether
for
a
good
Conscience
sake
doe
oppose
us
.
But
we
esteeme
their
words
as
no
slander
,
because
they
are
nothing
else
▪
And
that
Posterity
may
know
,
That
we
,
(
by
seeking
Peace
)
are
servants
,
as
to
private
and
particular
men
,
so
to
the
generall
and
publique
good
.