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The Citizens of LONDON their Petition to both Houses of Parliament for Peace.  
The humble Petition of divers Inhabitants of the City of LONDON, and the Liberties thereof.  
SHEWETH,  
THat the present sense of our miseries, and apprehensions of inevitable ruin both of Church and Common-wealth makes us become humble Suitors to this Honourable Assembly, the likest means under God for our relief, to consider our distressed estate, and provide a speedy remedy for our 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 in a civill and destructive war; invading our laws and Liberties, endangering all our lives, and utterly disabling us to relieve our distressed brethren in Ireland.  
We beseech you likewise to consider the effects of a continued war, as the destruction of Christians, the unnatural effusion of blood, Fathers against sons, Brothers by Brothers, Friends by Friends slain; then Famine and sickness the followers of a civill war, making way for a general Confusion and Invasion by a foreign Nation, while our Treasures are exhausted our Trade lost, and our Kingdom dis-peopled: These things weighed and enlarged by your wisdoms, we doubt not will be a strong motion in you to labour, as in us to desire a speedy Peace and happy Accommodation.  
Wherefore we humbly crave that( not lending an ear to any somentors of the present war, under what pretence soever, nor remembering ought 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 in Honour, and with safety to the whole kingdom accept: For the effecting whereof, we shall be ready to assist you with the best and utmost of our Abilities: and whilst you endeavour Peace, we shall sand up our prayers to Heaven for the blessing of Peace upon you and all that desire it.  
Assented and subscribed to by many thousands of Hous-keepers under their hands.   

London, Printed for John johnson. 1642.