THE PETITION OF THE LORD MAYOR, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of LONDON in Common-council Assembled.  
Presented to the Right Honourable House of Peers, june 10th 1647.  
With their Lordship's Answer to the same.  
Die jovis, junii 10. 1647.  
ORdered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament, That this Petition and Answer be forthwith Printed and Published.  
joh. Browne, Cleric. Parliamentor.  
London, Printed for Jo. Wright at the Kings-Head in the Old-Bayley. 1647.   

 decorative flourish DOCTRINA PARIT VIRTUTEM TO The Right Honourable the Lords assembled in the high Court of PARLIAMENT. The humble Petition of the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common-council assembled.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat as your Petitioners acknowledge the Parliament of England to be the supreme Judicature of the Kingdom, from whom the Subjects of this Nation have found shelter in danger, and relief in distress; So now your Petitioners having (with the whole Kingdom) a great share and interest in these Privileges, do therefore at this time humbly, yet earnestly present these their important desires to this Honourable House.  
I. That all Honourable ways and means may be used to prevent the further effusion and shedding of Christian blood, and to that end that all just satisfaction may be given to the Army and all other Soldiers who have adventured their lives for defence of this Parliament and Kingdom; that though the condition of your affairs do not enable you to give full satisfaction at present, yet that their Accounts may be jousted, and put into a certain way of payment to the quieting of many thousand discontented persons; which we humbly conceive will be much to the glory of God, the honour of the Parliament, and quiet of the Kingdom.  
II. That according to our Allegiance, the Covenant and agreement of both Nations, his Majesty's Royal Person may be preserved, and so disposed of, that the Parliaments of both Kingdoms may have free access unto him, that thereby a right understanding may be obtained between them; and this tottering Church and Kingdom after all our fears, sorrows and sufferings, may enjoy the blessing of a well-gounded and long desired Peace, whereby this Kingdom may be the better enabled to send speedy relief and help to miserable bleeding Ireland.  
III. That for the better defence and security of the Parliament and City, in these tumultuous and troublesome times, this Honourable House will be pleased to renew so much of an Ordinance of Parliament of the 17th of january, 1645. as concerneth the raising, maintaining, and ordering of Horses, and power of making searches (a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed) whereby the Committee of the Militia of London, and Parishes mentioned in the Weekly Bills of Mortality, may be the better enabled to suppress all Tumultuous Assemblies, and to prevent any dangers that may happen to the Parliament and City. And as this City from the beginning of these troubles have faithfully adhered to the Parliament, so we are resolved by the blessing of God never to desert the same, but with the utmost of our lives and estates will stand and fall, live and die, with the Parliament of England, according to our Covenant.  
And the Petitioners shall pray.   

Die Jovis, 10 Junii, 1647. THE Answer of the Lords in the High Court of Parliament, to the Petition of the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common-council assembled.  
THe Lords acknowledge the constancy of the Lord Maior, Aldermen and Commons, in the Common-council assembled in the City of London, to have been such, as that you have never been alienated from your fidelity to the Parliament, by the changes and alterations that have been in the condition of their Affairs; They likewise do acknowledge this, your care hath been the principal means next under the Providence of the Almighty, for the upholding of the Honour and Authority of the Parliament; And likewise for the preservation of their safety in times of most pressing and imminent dangers; The great reality and good affections thus seasonably expressed by you, who represent this renowned City of London in this your Petition: The Lords receive with gladness, and have commanded me to return you their heartiest thanks, assuring you, that as to the particulars of your Petition, they will put them into such a way as they doubt not but will give full satisfaction.  
Io. Brown Cleric. Parliament.   
FINIS.