The Lord Whartons speech, to the petitioners for peace: on the eighth of December, at Habberdashers-hall, in London. VVith the true relation of all their proceedings therin. Also the lord maiors message to them, concerning the delivering their petition to the Parliament. VVith many more remarkable passages. Wharton, Philip Wharton, Baron, 1613-1696. 1642 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A96289 Wing W1573 Thomason E129_33 ESTC R16603 99860060 99860060 156293

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The Lord Whartons Speech, To the Petitioners for PEACE: On the eighth of December, at Habberdaſhers-Hall, in LONDON.

VVith the true relation of all their proceedings therin.

Alſo the Lord Maiors Meſſage to them, concerning the delivering their Petition to the Parliament.

VVith many more remarkeble paſſages.

London Printed, for J. H. Decemb. 12. 1642.
The Lord Whartons 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 forbeare to mention) onely, the carriage of it in ſome ſpeciall 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 neare to breed a Commotion in the City) therefore he carried the aforeſaid perſon before the Lord Major, who after examination, tooke 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 buſineſſe, his Lordſhip altered his former intention, and gave Command to reſtraine the ſaid perſon till night, intimating that at night certaine 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 himſelfe, and demanded whether the ſayd Officer would carry him, he replyed, to remaine 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 replyed, that he would not then obey him, the Officer commanded him them to go backe to the Lord Majors, he denied that likewiſe, and would neither go forward nor backeward, inſomuch that the ſaid Officer was inforced to command the paſſengers to aid him, which was accordingly done, and he carried to ſome place of reſtraint.

This was noyſed about the City, eſpecially among that faction, for in a ſhort time there were aſſembled neere 300. with Torches, and Linkes, who in a Tumultuous manner went to Habberdaſhers-Hall, every man thinking himſelfe 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 chiefe cauſe of their Aſsembly, (namely the Lord Wharton,) applyed himſelfe unto them, and ſpake 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 Doubtleſſe they ſhould r • ceceive ſufficient ſaisfaction concerning their deſires.

This for the preſent ſatisfied them, ſo that then they cryed out, To their firſt Reſolution, to their firſt reſolution, then away they went toward my Lord Majors, but before they could get thither, a Trained-Band ſtood at the Lord Majors, Gate to entertaine them, which they ſeeing, preſently altered their reſolution, and went to the Guild-Hall, comming 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 chiefe of them read the Petition with a loud voice, ſo that all that were there preſent might heare the ſame.

After the reading of which, there was a great Humme, and applauſe, by their owne Faction, then a generall cry was made, that all men that ſtood affected to that cauſe, ſhould draw neare and ſubſcribe.

During this buſineſse, there was a Troope of Horſe came into the Yard, and two Companies of the Trained-Bands, which they ſeeing, began to ſeperate themſelves.

At which time one of the chiefe 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 knowne, 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 owne children, which God of his mercy avert and let all thoſe that wiſh the peace of Sign, ſay Amen.

FINIS.