A peaceable Petition, OF A VERY GREAT NUMBER of Citizens of worth and quality, presented at the Guild-Hall on Monday the second of August; being resisted unto blood.  
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the city of LONDON, Assembled in Common council.  
The humble Petition of divers Citizens of London.  
Showeth;  
THat your Petitioners being very sensible of the great suffering of this kingdom by the late unnatural war, to the destruction of many thousands of peaceable people, and ruin of many families. And at last, through God's goodness, having had some good hopes of a well-grounded Peace and freedom, they now perceive their hopes likely to be frustrate, by the endeavours of some evil minded people, which secretly labour to engage the city and kingdom in a second and more dangerous war, which the Petitioners pray God to prevent, and which they shall endeavour in their places to hinder and withstand by all lawful means, lying in them. And the next and readiest means, (as they humbly conceive) is to address themselves by way of humble Petition to this Honourable Court, which the Petitioners believe hath power greatly to promote and effect their desire.  
Therefore their most humble suit is, that this Honourable Court would be pleased to take into speedy Consideration what way and means may be found most expedient for preventing of a second war, and more bloodshedding, and to discountenance those spirits that are incendiaries and promoters of a new war, which will not only tend to the loss of trade, and to the cry and rising of the poor, but also to endanger the ruin of this famous city, and hinder the relief of Ireland. In all which you are so nearly and deeply concerned with your Petitioners.  
And they shall pray, &c.