The Lord wharton's Speech, To the Petitioners for PEACE: On the eighth of December, at Habberdashers-Hall, in LONDON.  
With the true relation of all their proceed therein.  
Also the Lord Mayor's Message to them, concerning the delivering their Petition to the Parliament.  
With many more remarkeble passages.  
London Printed, for J. H. Decemb. 12. 1642.   

The Lord wharton's Speech to the Petitioners for Peace, on the ninth of December, at Habberdashers-Hall, in LONDON  
THere hath (it is apparently manifest) a great party which have joynned privately together, and framed a Petition, with intent to present it to the High Court of Parliament, (the particulars whereof I shall for the present forbear to mention) only, the carriage of it in some special particulars, I shall remonstrate unto you  
On Thursday last in Cornwall, a man of a considerable fortune was taken gathering hands to the said Petition, which being discovered by an Officer, (knowing that if such things were suffered, it would go near to breed a Commotion in the City) therefore he carried the aforesaid person before the Lord Major, who after examination, took the said Petition from him, and gave the Officer command to carry him up to the Parliament, but after a little time spent in consideration of this business, his Lordship altered his former intention, and gave Command to restrain the said person till night, intimating that at night certain Lords would be at Habbardashers' Hall, and then he should be carried before them.  
The Officer having received this command, went from the Lord Majors, and having gone a little way, the man began to consider with himself, and demanded whether the said Officer would carry him, he replied, to remain in custody till such time as the Lords should come into the City, he demanded where his Warrant was, answer was made, that he had no other warrant then my Lord Majors Command, he replied, that he would not then obey him, the Officer commanded him them to go bacl to the Lord Majors, he denied that likewise, and would neither go forward nor backward, insomuch that the said Officer was enforced to command the passengers to aid him, which was accordingly done, and he carried to some place of restraint.  
This was noised about the City, especially among that faction, for in a short time there were assembled near 300. with Torches, and Links, who in a Tumultuous manner went to Habberdashers-Hall, every man thinking himself happy that could get in first, being come in, they began to call out with loud acclamations, A Petition, A Petition, the Lords having had notice of their intention, and the chief cause of their Assembly, (namely the Lord Wharton,) applied himself unto them, and spoke to this effect.  
That they had received information of of their intentions, but for their parts they were sent upon a Message from the House, which according to their duties they now came to discharge, but for the receiving of their Petition, they could not do it; therefore they must apply themselves to the Houses of Parliament, from whom Doubtless they should r●ceceive sufficient saisfaction concerning their desires.  
This for the present satisfied them, so that then they cried out, To their first Resolution, to their first resolution, than away they went toward my Lord Majors, but before they could get thither, a Trained-Band stood at the Lord Majors, Gate to entertain them, which they seeing, presently altered their resolution, and went to the Guild-Hall, coming thither they found the Gates shut up, but after some small time the Gates were opened, and they went into the great-Hall, where being arrived, they went up to the end of the Hall, where one of the chief of them read the Petition with a loud voice, so that all that were there present might hear the same.  
After the reading of which, there was a great Hum, and applause, by their own Faction, than a general cry was made, that all men that stood affected to that cause, should draw near and subscribe.  
During this business, there was a Troop of Horse came into the Yard, and two Companies of the Trained-Bands, which they seeing, began to separate themselves.  
At which time one of the chief of their Company came from the old Majors with this Message.  
That for their Petition, he would deliver it to the House, and if it were relished, and approved of by them, they might then lawfully proceed, but if not they must expect the issue.  
They having received this answer, departed every man to his Habitation.  
What the event will be, is not yet known, but it is greatly to be feared, if these factions be suffered to grow to a head, London will become a second Jerusalem, and be destroyed by her own children, which God of his mercy avert and let all those that wish the peace of Sign, say Amen.  
FINIS.