To the Supreme Authority of this NATION in PARLIAMENT assembled.  
The Humble PETITION of the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen of the city of LONDON.  
HUMBLY showeth,  
THat your Petitioners acknowledge the wisdom and goodness of this Parliament in the Acts of the last year, for regulating Elections of Aldermen, common-council men, and other Officers of this City; and do humbly conceive that several of the same limitations may again conduce to the good of this City. But in that particular concerning the Subscribers to the personal Treaty, in which we know many faithful men were surprised in that hour of Temptation, who have constantly acted very really for the public good of this commonwealth.  
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That if it may stand with the wisdom of this Parliament, Liberty may be granted in that particular; Which we humbly conceive will much tend to the greater peace, union, and happy government of this City, and be a more sure engagement of many persons very well affected to this commonwealth.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray &c. J. Sadler.   

The Parliaments Answer Declared by Mr. Speaker upon this Petition.  
GENTLEMEN,  
THE Parliament hath taken into consideration the Petition presented by you, and hath commanded me to return you this Answer, That the Parliament doth take notice of the good affections of the Petitioners; And likewise having had in consideration yesterday the substance of that Petition now presented, did then pass an Act, and therefore the Petition coming so late, they do not think fit to make any alteration therein: but shall in convenient time take the desires of the Petitioners into consideration. And as to such persons as do constantly adhere to the Parliament, and have always adhered thereunto (saving in that business of signing the Petition for the personal Treaty) when the Parliament shall be informed of such persons in particular, the Parliament will take the same into consideration for such indulgence to such persons as have and still do manifest their fidelity and affection to the Parliament, as shall be thought fit.  
Hen Scobel Cler. Parliament.   

London, Printed by Richard Cotes 1650.