To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in the Common or Guildhall of the City of London assembled. The humble petition of the citizens, commanders, officers, and souldiers of the trained bands and auxiliaries, the young men and apprentices of the cities of London and Westminster, sea commanders sea men and watermen together with divers other commanders, officers and souldiers within the line of communication and parishes mentioned in the weekely bills of mortality. 1647 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94634 Wing T1659 Wing S4439 Thomason 669.f.11[47] ESTC R210564 99869348 99869348 162696

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94634) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162696) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f11[47]) To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in the Common or Guildhall of the City of London assembled. The humble petition of the citizens, commanders, officers, and souldiers of the trained bands and auxiliaries, the young men and apprentices of the cities of London and Westminster, sea commanders sea men and watermen together with divers other commanders, officers and souldiers within the line of communication and parishes mentioned in the weekely bills of mortality. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1647] Imprint from Wing. Petitioners desiring a lasting peace have entered into a solemn engagement and desire the City to join them in bringing back the king to negotiate on the basis of his message of 12 May (Wing 2nd ed. T1659) -- Cf Steele I, 2715. Attached is the solemn engagement that reads: A solemne ingagement of the citizens, commanders, officers and souldiers of the trained bands and auxilaries [...] -- Cf. Steele I, 2716. Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 21 1647. Presented to the Cittie Commandes at Skinners Hall". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Militia -- Early works to 1800. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, The Right Worſhipfull the Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in the Common or Guildhall of the City of London aſſembled. The humble Petition of the Citizens, Commanders, Officers, and Souldiers of the trained Bands and Auxiliaries, the Young Men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Weſtminſter, Sea Commanders Sea Men and Watermen together with divers other Commanders, Officers and Souldiers within the Line of Communication and Pariſhes mentioned in the Weekely Bills of Mortality. Sheweth,

THat your Petitioners (taking into ſerious conſideration, how Religion, his Majeſties honour and ſafety, the Priviledges of Parliament, and Liberties of the Subject are at preſent greatly endangered and like to be deſtroyed; And alſo ſadly weighing with our ſelves what meanes might likely prove the moſt effectuall to procure a firme and laſting peace without a further effuſſion of Chriſtian Engliſh blood) have therefore entred into a Solemne engagement, which is hereunto annexed and do humbly, and earneſtly deſire that this whole City may joine together by al lawful and poſſible means as one man in hearty indeavours for his Majeſties preſent comming up to his two Houſes of Parliament with honour, ſafety and freedome, (and that without the nearer approach of the Army) there to confirme ſuch things as he hath granted in his Meſſage of the 12 of May laſt, in anſwer to the Propoſitions of both Kingdomes; and that by a perſonall treaty with his two Houſes of Parliament, and the Commiſſioners of the Kingdome of Scotland ſuch things as yet are in difference may be ſpeedily ſetled, and a firme and laſting peace eſtabliſhed: All which we deſire may be preſented to both Houſes of Parliament from this honourable Aſſembly.

And we ſhall pray, &c.
A ſolemne ingagement of the Citizens, Commanders, Officers and Souldiers of the Trained bands and Auxiliaries, the young men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Weſtminſter: Sea Commanders, Sea-men and Water-men, together with divers others Commanders, Officers and Souldiers within the Lines of Communication, and Pariſhes mentioned in the weekly Bill of Mortality.

WHereas we have entred into a ſolemne League and Covenant for Reformation and defence of Religion, the honour and happineſſe of the King, and the peace and ſafety of the three Kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland; All which we doe evidently perceive not only to be indangered, but ready to be deſtroyed; We doe therefore in purſuance of our ſaid Covenant, Oath of Allegiance. Oath of every Freeman of the Cities of London and Weſtminſter, and Proteſtations, ſolemnly ingage our ſelves, and vow unto Almighty God, that we will to the utmoſt of our power cordially indeavour, that his Majeſty may ſpeedily come to his two Houſes of Parliament, with honour, ſafety and freedome, (and that without the neerer approach of the Army) there to confirme ſuch things as he hath granted in his Meſſage of the twelfth of May laſt, in anſwer to the Propoſitions of both Kingdomes, and that by a perſonall Treaty with his two Houſes of Parliament, and the Commiſſioners of the Kingdome of Scotland, ſuch things as are yet in difference may be ſpeedily ſetled, and a firme and laſting Peace eſtabliſhed; For effecting hereof, we do proteſt and reoblige our ſelves, as in the preſence of God, the ſearcher of all hearts with our lives and fortunes, to indeavour what in us lies, to preſerve and defend his Majeſties royall Perſon and Authority, the Priviledges of Parliament and Liberties of the Subject in their full and conſtant freedome: The Cities of London and Weſtminſter, Lines of Communication and Pariſhes mentioned in the weekly Bills of mortality, and all others that ſhal adhere with us to the ſaid Covenant▪ Oath of Allegiance, Oath of every Free-man of London and Weſtminſter, and Proteſtation; nor ſhall wee by any means admit, ſuffer, or indure any kind of neutrality in this common cauſe of God, the King, and Kingdomes, as we do expect the bleſſing of Almighty God, whoſe helpe wee crave, and wholly devolue our ſelves upon, in this our undertaking.