A petition presented to the honourable House of Commons, the 22. of August, 1648. of one hundred forty odd feild officers, and fifteen hundred commission officers and others, many of them being citizens of quality [electronic resource] : With the names of the persons who presented the petition, who were twice called into the House, by the Sernjeant at Armes with the mace. The speech which Leivt. Col. Beecher made to the Speaker of at the delivering of the said petition. And the noble answer which Mr. Speaker gave to the gentleman, and the gallant sence of the House upon their petition. With the names of the gentlemen who are intrusted with the managing of the same.