TWO PETITIONS From the City of LONDON ONE To the ARMY, the other to the House of LORDS.  
Concerning the late Lord Mayor, Sir John Geyre, Alderman Bunce, and others, who were engaged in the bloody murder at Guild-Hall.  
WITH The Representation of the Officers of the Army, (of their Resolutions) to the PARLIAMENT, therein.  
October 12. 1647.  
THese Petitions of the City of London, with the Resolutions of the Army, are appointed to be Printed and published by the Authority of the Licenser, appointed by the House of Peers, according to an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament.  
Imprimatur,  
G. M.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, in Smithfield, near the Queenes-head Tavern, 1647.   

TO HIS EXCELLENCY Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Captain General Of the PARLIAMENTS Forces.  
The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London, who were cut, and wounded, at the Guild-hall of the said City, on Monday the second day of August, 1647.  
Shows,  
THAT your Petitioners with many other Citizens, perceiving a preparation in some to raise a new war against the Army, addressing themselves by Petition unto the Common Council of London for peace; And attending the sitting of the said Court at the Guild-hall; your petitioners were violently set upon, by Major General Poyntz and his Reformadoes, and cut and wounded by them, and two of our number slain outright; and no course of Justice being had in the City against the murderers or tumulters, but they rather abetted and encouraged, by the then Lord Mayor, and Alderman Bunce who began the violence: your petitioners represented their sufferings unto the high Court of Parliament, by their petition, a copy whereof is hereunto annexed: But have hitherto reaped no fruit thereby, other business stepping between.  
Now for as much as your Petitioners were so wounded and abused for their good affections to your Excellency and the Army, and for moving in opposition to the new war intended against you; And for as much as your Petitioners are poor, and cannot spend much time in attendance, without adding to their afflictions, and ruining their families.  
Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that your Excellency will be pleased to recommend their sufferings, and distressed condition, unto the speedy consideration and redress of the Honourable Houses of Parliament.  
And your petitioners shall ever pray, etc. 

Edward Mor●craft,  
William Collet,  
Thomas Abraham,  
John Vallance,  
Robert Howell,  
Henry Daller,  
Robert Webster,  
Thomas Child,  
John Bland,  
Thomas Harbert,  
Edmund Bird,  
John Walterson,  
Richard Eddes,  
Thomas Lea,  
Valentine Freaston.     

To the Right Honourable the House of Peers in Parliament Assembled:  
The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London, who were cut and wounded at the Guild-Hall of the said City, on Monday the 2 of August, 1647.  
Shows,  
THat your Petitioners, and many other Citizens of London, being deeply sensible of the destructive design of some, who laboured to foment a new war, in this City joined to the number of three thousand, or thereabouts, in a Petition for peace, directed to the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the said City, in Common Council Assembled, and went unarmed, in a peaceable manner unto the Guild-Hall to present the same, on the day abovesaid, and in regard the Court was not sat, but shortly expected (according to appointment) to sit.  
The Petitioners attended at the Common Councell-doore, and in the Hall, and yard, there to deliver their said Petition into the Court, and had appointed one (or more if occasion were) to speak thereto: At which time an Alderman coming to the Common Council door, laid hands on one of the petitioners, who was so appointed to speak, and endeavoured by force to pull him to the Committee of the Militia there sitting; thereby to terrify the petitioners, which not taking effect, the Lord Mayor came to the said door, and (in a violent manner) did strike and thrust some of the petitioners, urging to have the petition from them, and bidding them to be gone: And when his Lordship returned back toward the Militia door, presently after came down their Major General Poyntz, and divers Reformadoes with him (Major General Massey being gone out before). And the said Poyntz with his Reformadoes, when they came to the lower end of the yard, and had got more of their party together, returned back with drawn swords in their hands, and fell upon the Petitioners in the yard, calling them Independent Dogs, and Rogues, saying, they would give them Peace: and wounded above thirty of them, killed one out right, & another (if not more) is since dead, some of them are maimed, divers of them had four, or six wounds a piece, and have thereby lost their Trades, and are put to great pain, charges, and expenses.  
And while this cruelty was in acting, Major General Massey with a great party more of Reformadoes, came into Bassinshaw-street, with their swords drawn, where some of the Petitioners (who had escaped that way from the former violence) were afresh assaulted by the said Massey, and a dangerous blow made by himself at one of the Petitioners.  
Notwithstanding all which, the said Poyntz and Massey were suffered to ride up & down the streets, both that night and the next day, without any control, or endeavour used to apprehend them, for the murder and Riot aforesaid: Neither hath so much as search, or hue and cry been made after the said Poyntz, or the other murderers, nor mention made of the slain, in the weekly Bills of Mortality.  
Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that some effectual course may be taken for the apprehending and punishing of the said Rioters, and murderers, and of all those who have aided or abetted, or countenanced them in their outrages aforesaid: And that your Petitioners may have reparations for their wounds, losses, and sufferings out of their estates: In such manner as your Honours in your great wisdom shall think meet.  
And your Petitioners shall ever pray etc.   

Putney October 8. 1647. At the Committee of General Officers.  
Upon the Petition of the persons wounded by Major General Poyntz and the Reformadoes, at their petitioning for peace:  
Resolved upon the Question,  
That in regard (as we conceive) their condition so immediately concerns his Excellency's Cognizance in respect of their appearance at that time for the Army: His Excellency be desired to write an effectual Letter to the Parliament in their behalf.  
By the appointment of the Committee of Officers; Signed, JOHN GILLOT, Cleric.   
FINIS.