To the right honourable, the Lords and Commons assembled in the High Court of Parliament of England, sitting at Westminster

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To the Right Honourable? the Lords and Commons Affem-
bJedin the High Court of P A R L I A M ENT
of ENGLAND, fitting at WESTMINSTER.
Tl?e Humble Petition ef di<vers Well-ajje Red Citizens of the City of London yand parts adjacent Together with a Paper annexed, of
their Humble defires, for the allaying and remoVall of the jealoufies and difcontents, the (vifible
caufes of our Jad Divifions, and DifiraBions.
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Humbly Jhtwing,
Hat the many Trcchcrous Plots and Contrivances working by the Common enemie in Tome parts, their open
appearing again in Arms in other parts of this Kingdom, their great hopes, and high affurances they boaft of ge¬
nerally by a fecond War, to obtain their wicked ends, the deftrutfion of this Parliament, together with the ruine
of our Religion, Laws, and Liberties 5 And the lad Divilions and Diftra&ions which your Petitioners do at the
fame time (to their great grief of heart^behold amongft thofe who have formerly been engaged with you in one
and the fame Caufc, now wcakning thekhands,and CounfeIs,alienating their affedtions one from another,and fit¬
ting them only to be a prey to the Common Enemie 5 do neceflitate your Petitioners out of their abundant fenfc,
ana forrow for thefe things,to open and unfold the vifible caufes thereof to this Honourable Court in thePaper
hereunto annexed, together with thofe things your Petitioners humbly conceive may be healing remedies.
7hereforejour Petitioners do humbly pray, that this Honourable Court will take the[aid Taper annexed into their ferious conjideratioh,
and that they may befo under flood, as whatfoever is therein prefented, is out of sheJincerity of your Petitioners hearts, and their zeal to the
Honour and Happineffe of the P A RLIA ME 2^, T add K IN G D O ME, and wholly with fubmijfton to your Honours fVif-
dom, and Determination v And if by what is fuggefltd therein, your Petitioners Jball in the leaf meafure be infirutnentall to
the healing of thofe wounds which are made by the Dtvifions, among us; as they fall have great caufe toblejfe God, fo they fall for ever
acknowledge the wifdom and goodneff? of this Honourable Court, and be further encourafedto'adheere thereunto Vvith their lives and eflates,
^ ' And Your Petitioners &c.
THat the prefent great dtvifions and jealoufies in this Kingdom,in ref err ence both to Church and State, among thofe that have been formerly United and engaged in the caufe of the
Parliament and Kingdome, have given great advantage to the Malignant party y to make their late IiifurreHions, and to lay the foundation ofa Second War j and that the jealoufies
and difeontents throughout the Kingdom, are fuch, as ^Principally concern Parliament, City, andeslrmy.
Thofe concerning the Parliament feeme to arife from apprehenfions and fears.
I. 'T'Hat the Parliament intend not really to fettle Religion according to the word of God, and the folemn League and Covenant, nor the execution of Juft ice upon
II Delinquents; but that what they do therein, arifethmore out of the feverall Exigents they are brought into, then out of a love, and liking of the things themfeivts,
and fullTefoiutions to maintain them.
11. That they intend to alter the Antient and Fundamental! Government of this Kingdome, by King, Lords* and Commons.
III. That they intend not only the neccflary continuance of the Army at prefent, and.to nuke ufe thereof for fubduing the Common enemie, and quieting the diffctmpcrs of
the Kingdom, but to Govern the Kingdom by an Army, to be perpetually maintained to that end ; and confequently, the continuing of Excife and Taxations.
IV. That they intend not really to make a Peace with the King, though they might have it with fafetie ana fccurity to Religion, Law, and Liberty.
For Ppmedie whereof, itk is earnefily defired,
I. * 1 ^Hat the Parliament would pleafe fuHy and effe$iially, 'to declare their (incere refolutions to perfed the work of Reformation according to the word of God, and their
A folemn League and Covenant, with execution of Juftice uponDelinquents, and their fefolutions to remain ftedfaft and unmoveable therein, notwithftanding any pref-
lure of a Popifti and Prelatick party, and the influence of any other party or forces whatfoever. ■ - Jj" •
11. That they publifti to the Kingdom their refolution not to alter the Government thereof by King, Lords, and Commons.
III. That the Parliament will proceed with all deerneffe and pofliblefpeed, to obtain a Peace upon terms that are fecure for Religion, LawJ and Liberty, and forthofe that
have adventured their lives and eftates for the Parliament. For that end, that the Treaty the Houfes have refolved upon at the Ifle of wight, or fhall refolve upon at any o-
ther place, may be fo mannaged, that it may be a reallDemonftration to the Kingdom, that as the Parliament will not recede from the grounds of their Caufe, fo there (hall be
no other juft caufc given, either by delay, or obftriwftion, to a fafe and well-grounded Peace on their parts.
IV. That upon fuch a fettlemcnt, timely care may be taken of eafwg the people of the Burthen of Armies and Taxations, and encouragement given to the Advance of Trade,
lealoufies concerning the City,
I. '“JpHat they feem to recede from their former found Principles, upon which they have engaged with the Parliament, in their carncft preffing the Parliament for Peace, for
A aPerfonallTreaty,and the Kings comming to Zcwfo*, without the like exprefilons of their zeal for the Reformation of Religion, Freedom of Parliament, and Liberty
of the Subjed to be provided for in that Treaty, and fecured in the fettlement of Peace,whereby they have too much gratified and ftrengthened the Common enemy in their late
deftrudive defignes.
II. That the former readinefle of the City to difeover the fccret Plots of the Malignant party, and to oppofe them when they are difeovered both in City and Country jfeem-
eth to be much abated, and that the lifting of horfe and foot, and preparation of armes by many in the City and out parts, for the late infurredions in the Counties adjacent, to
gether with the Gen. withholding their Contributions to the forces that (hould oppofe them, raifes a jealoufie of the Cities affedion to the Parliament, and that the late confi¬
dence taken by a Private pcrjfon coming ftom the Scottif Army into the City, to leavy mony upon the the faith of the Kingdome o( Scotlandfot their Army invading the King-
dome of EnglandiCmkth a jealoufie; that fccret Complyances are held, and aides given to that Army by too many in this City.
For cRemeJy whereof fit is dejired,
THat the Parliament would recommend it to the City, that they do declare, that as they have earneftly defired a Treaty with the King for Peace, fo they are refolved to aflift
the Parliament, with their lives and eftates, to obtaine fafe Conceffions for the preiervation and fecurity of Religion, Law, and Liberty, and that they declare their great dif-
like, and deteftation of the late tumults in the City, arid Infurredions in the Countries, and the revolting of the Ships and Caftlcs, and their readines to aflift the Parliament, with
their lives and eftates againft them, and the late Invafion by the Scottif Army, now joyned with the Malignant and Popifh Party in the North, and that they will cherefully fub-
mit to the wifdome and determination of the Parliament, in all the weighty affaires of the Kingdome.
The dijeontents and jealoufies concerning the jfrmy, &c.
I. TjRom their averfnesto the fettlement of Religion in Dodrine,Worftiip, Difipline, and Government,according to theword of God, and the folmne League and Cove-
jL nant, and their Countenancing by their power multitudes of perfons or unfound Judgement, and thofe oppofite to fuch a fettlemcnt.
II. Their not fubmitting formerly to the Parliaments Commands, and inter me dling with the Tranfadionsor State, and their difaffedion to the City of London, both Mini-
fters,and People well-affeded, who have been faithfull to this Caufe,and ftand for Reformation.
Ilf. That if by the afliftance of the perfons and eftates of the well-affeded (who are mutually engaged with them in the publique Caufe ) they (hould be enabled to overcome
the prefent infurredions, and Armies railed againft it,-they would turne their Succeffe to the advancement of their owhc private power and ends.
For Remedy 'whereof
IT is defired that the Parliament would recommend it to the Generali, Commanders, and Officers of the Army, That they do declare their refolutions to fubmit to what they
fhall do in the Eftablifhing of Religion, the fettlement of the Peace of the Kingdome, the prefervation of the fundamentall Government thereof. And that they declare an a-
micable refped and agreement with the City of London, and that when the Parliament in their wifdomes fhall think fit to leflen, or disband the Army, that they accordingly yeild
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