A TRUE COPY OF THE REMONSTRANCE AND PETITION, PRESENTED To the Honourable the House of COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
BY Sir David Watkins Knight, Mr. Shuite, and others, (the now principal Designers and managers of the public Affairs of the City) earnestly arguing for no Accommodation, but a vigorous prosecution of the present War.  
WITH A Petition of certain other CITIZENS of London, intended to be presented for Peace.  
LONDON, Decemb. 13. Printed by T. F. for J. B. 1642.   

TO The Honourable the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, of the Commons House of PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Remonstrance and Petition of many of the Citizens of LONDON.  
Showing:  
THat ever since the beginning of these present sad distractions which threaten ruins to these flourishing Kingdoms, and indeed ever since the sitting of this present Parliament, they have been ready out of their Zeal to the cause of GOD, and sense of their duty to this Honourable Assembly, upon all occasions to Contribute, subserve, and lay out themselves, in all those ways, which they did either discern, or were directed, did tend to the maintenance of that Cause, or were necessary for the defence of the Common safety, wherein they have at all times with all cheerfulness and readiness, advanced such moneys as have been desired, (in the whole to very great and vast sums) and have had levied and raised amongst them the greatest number of those men, who both first form and now also recruted the Army.  
By all which they hoped to have seen the end of their dangers and removal of their fears, by the just, severe, and exemplary punishment of Delinquents, who are the causes of all these ruining perturbations, and to have been by this time settled in the enjoyment of that happy Peace they have always desired: But deceived of this hope, they cannot omit humbly to Remonstrate, that after all this vast expense, they find themselves but little nearer their end, if not more dangerously involved, and like enough to keep these intestine Wars on foot, till they shortly become a prey to a foreign force, as late discoveries give them cause to fear.  
And however they are very sensible of the great Burden of renewed Contributions, both beyond the example of former Times, and their own expectation of such supplies; yet they shall with the same life and cheerfulness go on to adventure more; so as it may be employed in a more speedy and effectual prosecution of the Wars, which they humbly conceive would not have been drawn out to this length, had it not been for giving ear to those counsels of Accommodation, a Proposition induced by our Enemies to gain time, which if concluded, they will keep only so long as to serve their ends, but the very conclusion of it wholly incomptable, as your Remonstrants humbly conceive, with the Protestation of bringing to condign punishment these grand Delinquents, and Incendiaries, who have embroiled our State, and sought to introduce a tyranny, without whose council and influence, nothing on that side can be concluded, and as also the ready way to expend and waste their remaining Treasure, and render them thereby wholly unable to defend themselves.  
The contemplation of their eminent danger thereby, enforceth them humbly to remonstrate, that if these destructive counsels of accommodation be re-assumed, they shall think it necessary to look to their own safeties, and forbeate to contribute to their own ruin; to which only Accommodation, and not the greatest force of these Enemies of the public Peace can ever bring them; the motion whereof your Remonstrants believe, will be exploded with the greatest indignity by all the good Patriots of your Honourable Assembly, yet humbly desire you will be pleased to publish such a Declaration herein, as shall seem good to your Wisdoms, whereby not only the People may be assured, that men misaffected to the Public may not serve their own ends, or drive on their particular designs in this destructive Accommodation; but also the Engineers of these contrivances may lie under the expectation of a just and heavy censure; if they shall yet dare by such dangerous and unreasonable interpellations, to bereave us of the right and wholesome use of our advantages and opportunities; by which for the present, besides all other dangerous effects, the Delinquents and Incendiaries are encouraged, with the hope of a good retreat, when they have done their utmost.  
The sad effects of this Accommodation appearing at distance, more terrible unto your Remonstrants then the present view of the worst of this unnatural war, gives the boldness to them, to make this humble address to this most Honourable Assembly; withal professing that they are resolved with the utmost expense of Lives, and estates to stand by, assist, maintain, and execute all your counsels, and commands, that shall tend to the vigorous and effectual prosecution of this war.  
They therefore humbly pray you will be pleased to declare your Sense against this dangerous Accommodation, that being assured of your fixed resolution not to treat with his Majesty, but in Parliament, and divided from his wicked and desperate Councillors, they may with the greater resolution be prepared, to go on cheerfully in such supplies, as are necessary to bring these Distractions to a happy issue.  
For which they shall ever Pray, etc.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS and COMMONS now assembled in the high Court of PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of London, and the Liberties thereof.  
SHOWETH.  
THat the present sense of our miseries, and apprehension of inevitable ruin both of the Church and Commonwealth, make us to become humble suitors to this Honourable Assembly (the likeliest means under God for on 〈◊〉 (to consider our distressed estates, and to provide a speedy remedy for out present and future evils, earnestly desiring you to weigh the care and judgement of our predecessors who by a known Law, settled and preserved our Protestant Religion, our Liberties, and Properties, with a right understanding between King and Subjects, which produced peace and plenty in our Streets.  
And to reflect with serious thoughts upon our present distempers, violating Religion by Papists and Sectaries, engaging our Nation into a civil, bloody, and destructive War, invading our Laws and Liberties, endangering all our Lives, and utterly disinabling us to relieve our distressed brothers in Ireland: We beseech you likewise to consider the effects of continued War, as the destruction of Christians, the unnatural effusion of blood; fathers against sons brothers by brothers, friends by friends slain, than famine and sickness, the followers of a civil War, making way for a general confusion, and invasion by a foreign Nation, while our Treasure is exhausted our Trade lost, and the Kingdom dispeopled. These things weighed and enlarged by your wisdoms, we doubt not will be strong motives in us to desire a speedy Peace, and a happy Accommodation.  
Wherefore we humbly crave, that (not lending an ear to any fomenters of these present Wars, under what pretence soever, nor remembering aught that may increase jealousies, or continue divisions between his Majesty and his Houses of Parliament) you will speedily tender his Majesty (according to his Royal intimations) such Propositions for Accommodation, as he may with honour and safety to the whole King doom accept. For effecting whereof we shall be ready to assist you with the best and utmost of our abilities, and whilst you endeavour Peace, We shall send up our Prayers to heaven for the blessing of peace upon you, and all those that desire it.  
FINIS.