To the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in common-council assembled.  
The humble Petition of divers Citizens of London, who earnestly desire the peace and happiness of the Parliament, City and kingdom.  
Showeth,  
THAT your Petitioners being deeply sensible of the misery brought by the late unnatural war, and of the general distractions, fears, and jealousies of the City and kingdom at present; do with all thankfulness accknowledge the great care, wisdom, and fidelity of this honourable Court, in your late transactions between the City and the Army, your endeavours to prevent all face of Hostility, and surmises of opposition against them; your prudent choice and seasonable sending so worthy a Committee to preserve Peace, and beget a right understanding, between the Parliament, City, and Army.  
Your Petitioners do most humbly pray, that this honourable Court will still effectually proceed in so good & necessary a work, and for the preventing of the scarcity of provisions, with many other inconveniencies by so near approach of the Army, you would be pleased to redouble your endeavours with the high Court of Parliament; for the granting of the arms just, and lawful defiers, so far as they may stand with the honour and safety of the Parliament and kingdom; and to use all possible means, to hinder any further differences which may arise, that we be not destroyed by the clashings of them by whom we hope to be delivered.  
And your Petitioners do further most humble prey, that as your wisdoms have thought fit that this City be put into a posture of defence, for the prevention of unlawful vilolence and intestine tumults; so care may (according to your own resolutions) be taken, that no extraordinary forces be listed or employed, whereby any appearance, much less reality of opposition may be against the Army, whereby this City and kingdom should become engaged in a second and more bloody war, which we pray God in mercy to divert, all which your Petitioners leave to the wise consideration of this honourable Court.  
And shall ever pray, &c.  
This Petition was delivered the 17 day of June, 1647. and the Petitioners had extraordinary thanks for the same, by the honourable Court.   

London Printed for George Whittington, at the blue Anchor in Cornhill, near the royal Exchange.