A PETITION PRESENTED To the Right Honourable THE LORDS and COMMONS In Parliament assembled By the Inhabitants of the City of Westminster, the Hamblets of the Tower, the burrow of Southwark, and Parts adjacent within the weekly Bills of Mortality: Being subscribed by above Twenty thousand Persons, well-affected to the King, Parliament, City, and Kingdom.  
In concurrence with the City of London for A personal Treaty, And the happy Uniting of the MILITIA'S of the Out-parts with the said City.  
Together with the Answer of the PARLIAMENT.  
Imprinted at London for Andrew comb, July 21. 1648.   

TO THE RIGHT honourable THE LORDS and COMMONS In Parliament Assembled.  
The humble Petition of divers well-affected Inhabitants of the City of Westminster, the Hamblets of the Tower, the Borough of southwark, and Parishes adjacent within the Weekly bills of Mortality.  
Sheweth,  
THat your Petitioners, notwithstanding their grievous sufferings and heart-breaking fears of utter ruin to all that is precious in this sometime flourishing Kingdom, by the continued, nay increasing Distractions thereof, cannot but look on your present resolutions of a Personal Treaty with the Kings Majesty, as a door of hope opened by the God of Salvations, for the cure of our otherwise remediless and all destroying Distempers; and as they give you hearty and humble thankes for your Votes and Resolutions already passed to that purpose: So they cannot but as English-men, nay Christians ▪ humbly and earnestly beg Your speedy and effectual progress therein, until the great Creator of the ends of the earth Create a happy Peace to this now miserable tossed and afflicted kingdom.  
That whereas the Honourable Lord Maior, Aldermen, and common-council of the City of London, have in order to the said personal Treaty made several late Addresses to the right Honourable Houses of Parliament, offering their utmost endeavours both of Estate and Life for the securing his royal Majesty and both Houses of Parliament, from all force and tumults, impeding or disturbing the said Treaty, and desiring in order thereunto ▪ that the Militia of the Out parts may be united to and with the said City of London, as it was constantly during our sad troubles with very good success and advantage to the public safety, always fixed until of late.  
Your Petitioners in concurrence with the said engagement and desires of the Honourable City of London, Do humbly pray, That the said personal Treaty may be hastened and the Militia of the Out-parts united with the said City in one Militia, according to an Ordinance already offered by the said City( only in the hands of such Persons as are cordial to the ends of the Protestation, solemn League and Covenant,) which wee humbly conceive, may best tend to the preservation of his Majesties royal Person and both Houses of Parliament, in their settling a safe and well-grounded Peace, by this so much desired treaty.  
And your Petitioners, &c.   

Die Lunae, 17. Julii, 1648.  
THE House being informed, That divers Inhabitants of the City of Westminster, Hamblets of the Tower, and Borough of southwark, and Parishes adjacent, within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, were at door, They were called in, and presented a Petition, which after the Petitioners were withdrawn, was red, and was entitled, The humble Petition of divers well affencted Inhabitants of the City of Westminster, Hamblets of the Tower, and Borough of Scuthwarke, and Parishes adjacent within the weekly Bills of Mortality. Ordered, That this Petition be referred to the Committee where Mr. Sandys ▪ has the chair appointed, to consider of the other Petitions of the out parts, The Petitioners were again called in, Mr. Speaker by command of the House gave them this answer, The House has received your Petition and red it, & the House hath already voted, that the Militia shall be joined, and for the manner how, they have referred it to a Committee, to which they have likewise referred your Petition, and the House has taken notice of the expression of your ample good affections, and of your approbation of their Votes touching a Treaty: For the matter, being for peace, no good man but desires it, and for your great and good affections expressed in this Petition, The House have commanded me to give you real and very hearty thanks.  
H. Elsy●ge, clear. Pa●l. D. come ▪  
FINIS.