To
the
right
Honourable
,
the
LORDS
and
COMMONS
in
this
present
PARLIAMENT
Assembled
.
The
Humble
PETITION
of
divers
Citizens
and
other
Inhabitants
of
the
City
of
LONDON
,
&
borough
of
Southwark
&c.
Who
lately
presented
their
Humble
Petition
unto
your
Honours
for
an
Accommodation
.
As
also
the
Humble
Remonstrance
of
the
said
petitioners
of
the
great
abuses
and
outrages
committed
upon
divers
of
these
Persons
which
peaceably
endeavoured
to
promote
the
said
Petition
.
Whereas
,
THe
Petitioners
being
most
of
them
Citizens
and
Inhabitants
of
London
,
and
equally
with
other
Citizens
and
Inhabitants
of
the
said
City
,
concerned
in
the
Common
good
thereof
,
and
taking
notice
that
a
Petition
and
Remonstrance
about
the
beginning
of
this
instant
December
,
had
bin
presented
to
the
Honourable
House
of
Commons
,
by
some
few
Inhabitants
of
London
not
exceeding
the
number
of
a
Hundred
,
against
an
Accommodation
for
Peace
:
Which
Petition
and
Remonstraance
was
vulgarly
reputed
to
be
the
Petition
and
Remonstrance
of
the
City
of
London
,
which
the
Petitioners
conceaving
to
be
great
calumy
upon
themselves
,
and
the
City
;
and
desiring
to
be
vindicated
for
that
imputation
,
and
to
free
themselves
from
the
generall
Odium
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
the
Petitioners
feared
they
may
justly
incur
,
in
case
the
said
imputation
should
not
be
speedily
removed
;
and
aswell
to
give
satisfaction
to
this
present
age
,
as
to
informe
Posterity
,
that
they
doe
utterly
disclaime
that
Petition
and
Remonstrance
,
have
lately
taken
upon
them
the
boldnesse
to
present
to
your
Hands
an
Humble
Petition
of
a
contrary
Nature
,
which
having
had
gracious
admittance
,
your
Petitioners
are
thereby
encouraged
againe
to
make
these
their
Humble
addresses
to
this
Honourable
Assembly
.
Shewing
,
That
whereas
divers
other
Petitioners
on
Wednesday
the
7.
of
this
instant
December
,
were
publiquely
endevouring
to
promote
their
Petition
to
this
high
Court
.
The
said
Petition
was
taken
from
them
by
colour
of
a
pretended
Warrant
from
the
Lord
Major
of
London
,
and
one
of
the
Petitioners
imprisoned
.
The
next
day
divers
of
them
being
assembled
in
Guild-hall
,
for
the
better
advancing
of
the
said
Petition
,
a
Troope
of
Horse
was
brought
against
them
to
disturbe
the
businesse
,
and
to
deterre
the
Petitioners
;
which
Troope
violently
and
unexpectedly
rushed
in
upon
the
Petitioners
in
a
very
formidable
and
threatning
manner
with
drawne
swords
,
to
the
dreadfull
apprehension
of
the
Petitioners
,
whereby
many
of
them
were
put
to
flight
for
their
preservation
.
That
upon
Munday
following
,
by
the
consent
of
the
Petitioners
,
and
according
to
a
former
promise
made
by
some
of
them
unto
the
Lord
Major
,
and
at
his
request
,
a
certaine
number
of
them
(
unweaponed
)
met
at
Guild-hall
,
to
desire
the
Concurrence
of
his
Lordship
,
the
Aldermen
and
Common-councell
of
the
Citty
to
the
said
Petition
,
intending
from
thence
imediately
to
repaire
and
present
the
same
to
the
honourable
Assembly
.
No
sooner
were
they
met
,
and
a
Committee
of
the
Petitioners
appointed
to
attend
the
Court
of
Aldermen
and
Common-councell
,
but
imediately
thereupon
(
as
if
the
Petitioners
had
beene
destinated
to
be
butchered
)
about
20.
Souldiers
suddenly
with
drawne
Swords
entred
the
said
Guild-hall
,
pressing
in
upon
the
Petitioners
(
being
all
unarmed
)
and
brandishing
their
Swords
,
to
the
great
affrightment
and
amazement
of
the
Petitioners
,
can
cryed
on
,
on
,
strike
now
or
never
,
Let
us
destroy
these
Malignant
Doggs
that
would
have
PEACE
,
let
us
cut
the
throates
of
these
Papist
Rogues
,
and
accordingly
in
a
most
cruell
and
barbarous
manner
,
fell
upon
the
Petitioners
,
and
drave
them
up
together
,
beating
,
hewing
,
and
grievously
wounding
divers
of
them
without
cause
or
mercy
,
and
had
not
some
of
the
Petitioners
(
though
with
apparent
danger
of
their
lives
)
resolutely
closed
with
the
said
Souldiers
and
disarmed
them
,
much
more
bloud
had
been
shed
(
and
in
all
probability
)
and
many
a
man
saline
.
When
the
Petitioners
had
mastered
the
Souldiers
(
to
prevent
further
danger
)
they
shut
the
Hall
doores
,
which
other
Souldiers
that
were
without
attempted
to
hinder
,
but
not
prevailing
,
a
Troope
of
Horse
being
present
in
the
Yard
neer
the
Hall
,
came
in
a
terrible
manner
to
the
Hall
doores
,
and
the
Horsemen
with
Pistolls
and
drawn
Swords
in
their
hands
,
demanded
,
and
fiercely
endeavoured
entrance
,
but
being
denyed
,
and
not
being
able
to
force
open
the
doores
,
were
exceedingly
enraged
,
and
one
of
them
with
a
Pistoll
or
Carbine
,
shot
one
of
the
Petitioners
in
the
face
,
through
the
Wicket
or
Keyhole
of
the
Doore
,
whereby
he
was
very
sore
hurt
,
and
his
life
endangered
:
Another
of
the
Petitioners
having
escaped
out
of
the
Hall
,
as
he
was
passing
through
the
Horsemen
,
one
of
them
with
a
Pole-axe
,
without
any
provocation
,
gave
him
a
fearefull
wound
unto
death
(
as
is
believed
)
Another
being
in
the
Yard
there
,
and
saying
,
that
he
hoped
that
he
should
see
Peace
for
all
this
,
was
therefore
struck
upon
the
head
by
another
of
the
Souldiers
,
and
pittifully
wounded
.
And
least
any
should
escape
in
safety
,
Command
was
given
to
watch
the
back
passages
,
and
to
Pistoll
any
man
that
should
issue
there
.
Divers
houres
did
the
Petitioners
remaine
in
this
desperate
condition
,
crying
,
and
calling
unto
the
Lord
Major
,
Court
of
Aldermen
,
and
Common-councell
(
being
all
this
while
in
consultation
with
the
Committee
of
Petitioners
with
their
Doore
shut
upon
them
)
beseeching
and
imploring
their
protection
,
with
continuall
knocking
at
their
doore
,
but
a
strange
deafenesse
possessed
them
,
and
the
Petitioners
remained
remedylesse
;
in
the
meane
time
two
Peeces
of
Ordnance
were
brought
to
the
Gate
,
to
have
forced
open
the
Doores
of
the
Hall
,
wherby
the
Petitioners
might
have
beene
made
lyable
to
all
manner
of
cruelty
.
But
the
Petitioners
having
timely
advertisement
therof
,
by
a
stranger
,
were
necessitated
to
cleer
the
Doores
,
and
to
fly
up
to
the
Common-councell-chamber
,
and
hrust
open
their
Doore
for
Protection
,
and
for
feare
of
being
murdered
,
and
divers
of
them
being
men
of
good
quality
,
were
so
distressed
through
apprehension
of
that
danger
,
that
they
were
constrained
to
begge
for
their
lives
.
Whereupon
the
Petitioners
besought
the
Petition
of
the
said
Court
,
and
to
dismisse
them
in
safety
,
which
at
length
was
granted
,
and
no
sooner
were
they
departed
thence
,
but
presently
many
armed
men
(
as
if
they
had
layen
in
waite
on
purpose
)
pursued
some
of
them
with
drawne
Swords
,
and
bitter
execrations
,
many
of
the
rude
multitude
taking
advantage
,
did
kicke
,
beate
,
reproach
,
and
inhumanely
abuse
them
,
crying
out
,
hang
them
,
cut
their
throates
,
with
divers
other
dangerous
incitations
,
insomuch
that
one
of
the
Petitioners
being
driven
up
to
the
top
of
an
house
,
to
avoyd
their
cruelty
,
was
inforced
(
for
the
preservation
of
his
life
)
evidently
to
endanger
it
,
by
leaping
from
one
house
top
to
another
,
whilst
others
by
the
monstrous
violence
of
the
tumult
,
were
dragged
,
and
hurryed
to
Prison
,
without
just
cause
or
Warrant
.
Of
these
and
other
grievous
enormities
of
this
nature
,
without
any
offence
or
provocation
given
by
the
Petitioners
,
the
Remonstrance
have
abundant
proofe
,
and
doe
most
humbly
beseech
your
honours
that
so
fearefull
an
outrage
may
receive
such
Examination
and
punishment
,
and
that
the
Petitioners
may
have
such
protection
for
safety
of
their
lives
,
with
liberty
to
exercise
their
Trades
and
functions
as
to
your
honourable
and
grave
wisdomes
shall
seeme
meete
.
And
they
shall
ever
pray
for
a
blessing
upon
all
your
honourable
proceedings
,
&c.
FINIS
.