To the right honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of divers well-affected magistrates, ministers, citizens, and other inhabitants in the city of London, and parts adjacent. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A94651 of text R210926 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[63]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A94651 Wing T1678 Thomason 669.f.12[63] ESTC R210926 99869674 99869674 162856 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94651) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162856) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f12[63]) To the right honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of divers well-affected magistrates, ministers, citizens, and other inhabitants in the city of London, and parts adjacent. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1648] Imprint from Wing. Annotations on Thomason copy: "July 5. 1648."; "made by mr Nie, for ye Independents, in opposition to what ye Common Counsell, and Commanders had offered ye parliament, [illegilbe] (and called ye Cross-Petition)". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A94651 R210926 (Thomason 669.f.12[63]). civilwar no To the right honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of divers well-affected magistrates, ministers, c England and Wales. Parliament. 1648 701 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion TO The Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in PARLIAMENT assembled . The humble Petition of divers well-affected Magistrates , Ministers , Citizens , and other Inhabitants in the City of LONDON , and parts adjacent . Sheweth , THAT we cannot but take notice of the many obstructions you have met withall , whilst with indefatigable care and diligence , you have been earnestly labouring and endeavouring the deliverance of the People of this Kingdome , from those many and great Invasions made , and much more intended upon our Religious and Civill liberties , had not your hands assisted , by the Almighty God interposed ; for which we cannot but render all humble and hearty thankes . And now finding the same evill spirit reviving and working much more strongly and effectually , though much more closely and cunningly , under specious pretences , attempting that by subtilty , which they through the goodnesse of our God could not obtaine by power ; using such things as an occasion and meanes to divide , which at first were ordained for the uniting of all the godly and honest People of the three Kingdomes , upon safe and just principles , viz. The Protestation of May , 1641. The Vow of June , 1643. and the Solemne League and Covenant in Febr. 1643. and other your severall Votes and Declarations to the same effect , 〈◊〉 although your Petitioners doe most heartily desire a right understanding , and happy reconcilement of all differences between the King and Parliament ; yet is it far from the thoughts of the Petitioners , and they hope of any other , that have lately out of good affection , petitioned for a Personall Treaty , to make use of the Tumults , Commotions , Revolts of Castles and Ships , thereby engaging the Kingdome in a new Warre ; or of any other difficulties the Parliament hath been , or may be exposed unto , to precipitate their Councels , or to destroy their Forces that now are , or hereafter shall be raised , being ( as the Petitioners humbly conceive ) contrary to their said Protestation , Vow , and Covenant : as it is also to necessitate the Parliament to a Treaty , untill such satisfaction and security be first given , as may attaine the ends of our former Engagements . Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray , that you will adhere to the said Protestations , Vow ; & Covenant , and to the constant tenor of all your former Declarations , and not recede from those first and just Principles , viz. The safety of your selves , and all that have and shall adhere to you , and the Reformation and Preservation of Religion , and the maintenance and defence of our Lawes , and Liberties , which you have openly held forth to all the world ; and by which you have engaged all the honest well-affected people of the three Kingdomes to serve you with their lives and estates ; left you betray your selves and them to the mercilesse cruelties of those that seek your and their destruction , and draw the blood of many innocent persons upon you and yours . For prevention whereof , your Petitioners further humbly desire , you will faithfully persevere in the due prosecution of your said just undertakings and Engagements ; and that such a course by your Wisdomes may be taken , for security and satisfaction to be given as aforesaid , that neither His Majestie , nor any other may have occasion or opportunity of renewing the old , or raising a new War . And in so doing , That God who hath hitherto owned you and your Cause , will assuredly doe so still ; And we your Petitioners with many thousands more , as formerly , so are still ready in pursuance of the said Protestation , Vow , and Covenant , with their lives and estates , to adventure all with you and your Forces in this Common Cause against all opposition . And your Petitioners shall ever pray , &c.