THAT your Petitioners with many o­ther Citizens, perceiving a preparation in some to raise a new warre against the Ar­my, addressing themselves by Petition unto the Common Councell of London for peace; And attending the sitting of the said Court at the Guild-hall; your petitioners were vio­lently set upon, by Major Generall Poyntz and his Reformadoes, and cut and wounded [Page 2] by them, and two of our number slaine out­right; and no course of Justice being had in the City against the murtherers or tumul­ters, but they rather abetted and incouraged, 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 fruite thereby, other businesse 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 warre intended against you; And for as much as your Petitioners are poore, 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 redresse of the Honoura­ble Houses of Parliament.

THat your Petitioners, and many other Citizens of London, being deeply sen­sible of the destructive designe of some, who laboured to foment a new warre, in this Ci­ty joyned 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 Coun­cell 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 sate, 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 comming to the Com­mon Councell doore, laid hands on one of the petitioners, who was so appointed to speak, and endevoured by force to pull him to the Committee of the Militia there sitting; thereby to terrifie the petitioners, which not taking effect, the Lord Mayor came to the said doore, 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 doore, presently after came downe their Major Ge­nerall Poyntz, and divers Reformadoes with him (Major Generall 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 Dogges, [Page 5] 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 peece, and have thereby lost their Trades, and are put to great paine, charges, and expences.

And while this cruelty was in acting, Ma­jor Generall 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) w re 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 controle, or indevour used to apprehend them, for the murther and Riot a­foresaid: Neither hath so much as search, or hue and cry been made after the said Poyntz, or the other murtherers, nor menti­on made of the slain, in the weekly Bills of Mortallity.

Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that [Page 6] some effectuall course may be taken for the ap­prehending and punishing of the said Rioters, and murtherers, 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 wisdome shall think meet.

And your Petitioners shall ever pray &c.