THE HUMBLE PETITION OF MANY Cordial Friends, To this present PARLIAMENT, Inhabiting within the City of LONDON, AND Places adjacent, in behalf of Mr. Christopher Love, Prisoner in the Tower.  
PRESENTED To the Supreme Authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND. The 11. of July, 1651.  
LONDON, Printed by J.C. 1651.   

TO THE Supreme Authority, THE Parliament of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND.  
The humble Petition of many cordial Friends to this Parliament, inhabiting the City of London, and places adjacent, in behalf of Mr. Christopher Love, prisoner in the Tower.  
Humbly Sheweth,  
THat having with extreme grief observed how the manifold miseries which have long invested this Nation, have arisen very much from the divisions and misunderstandings amongst such as in the beginning of our unhappy troubles were all conjoined against the Enemy: It hath been our earnest desires and prayers to God, that before our breaches were tendered past making up, some effectual means of reconcilement might be attained: And although Mr. LOVE, formerly an active friend for the Parliament, hath been transported to do such things as are not more evidently destructive to the Common-wealth, then to his own Relations, and hath brought himself into the woeful condition wherein he is, now daily expecting a most heavy punishment, whereby all hopes of reconcilement seemeth to be taken away: yet the ways of God seriously in a cause of so weighty concernment, may possibly show unto your wisdom, how out of so great an evil, you might yet produce the greatest and most desirable good.  
And if not for his own sake, or any service he hath formerly done, he should be conceived worthy of any favour: yet if in regard unto his own Relations( many whereof no doubt) are pious well-meaning people, full of grief for his sad condition, and the reproach following thereupon, it should appear, that mercy unto him, will be upon them, a firm obligation of faithful adherence unto your Authority, work a true remorse in him, and cause both him, and them, for the future to place their safety and happiness, in the prosperity of this Common-wealth; we humbly conceive it would be a most happy effect, of this most unhappy occasion, and an assured bond of a blessed reconcilement.  
And if upon serious consideration, it shall so appear to your Wisdoms( as we trust it may) we then make it our humble Petition, That you will be merciful, as our Heavenly Father is merciful: overcome his evil with your good, and for his Relations sake, remit his punishment, That so through the blessing of God, we may see those that have been disjoined once more, and for ever firmly united; and live together in peace; as becometh Brethren.  
And as in duty bound, we shall pray, &c.  
PINIS.