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A94484	To the Honourable the House of Commons assembled in high court of Parliament: the humble remonstrance and petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in Common Councell assembled.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1646 (1646)	Wing T1447; Thomason E338_7; ESTC R200842	5,725	16

TO THE HONOVRABLE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ASSEMBLED IN HIGH COVRT OF PARLIAMENT The Humble Remonstrance and Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Councell Assembled May 26 LONDON Printed by Richard Gotes 1646. TO THE HONOVRABLE the HOVSE of COMMONS Assembled in High Court of PARLIAMENT The humble Remonstrance and Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Councell assembled OUR duty in the first place doth lead us to begin all our Addresses as wee most heartily and humbly doe these with all due and humble acknowledgement of the great Labours and endeavours which this Honorable House hath these many yeers employed in Reformation both of the Church and Common-wealth and in preservation of both with the humble tender of our constant devotion to serve the Parliament according to our Covenant made before Almighty God In the next place wee doe most humbly crave pardon although woe doe presume to return again unto this Honourable House and humbly yet plainly lay open the sorrowe●●●d fears of our hearts even in this season when as God hath ●●●…sed your Armies with the greatest successes and that Man might perswade himself that the Warre is almost at an end Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdome pag. 19. For first when wee remember that this Honourable House hath long since declared it to bee farre from their purpose or desire to let loose the golden Reins of Discipline and Government in the Church or to leave private persons or particular Congregations to take up what form of Divine Service they please when wee look upon what both Houses have resolved against Brownisme and Anabaptisme properly so called when we meditate on our Protestation and Covenant The Parliaments Declaration upon his Majesties Declaration after the Battaile at Edghill p. 659. And lastly when wee peruse the Directory and other Ordinances for Presbyteriall Government and yet finde private and separate Congregations daily erected in divers parts of the City and elsewhere and commonly frequented and Anabaptism Brownism and almost all manner of Heresies Schismes and Blasphemies boldly vented and maintained by such as to the point of Church-Government professe themselves Independent wee cannot but bee astonished at the swarmes of Sectaries which discover themselves every where who if by their endeavours they should get into places of Profit and Trust in Martiall or Civill affaires it may tend much to the disturbance of the Publick Peace both of the Church and Common-wealth And wee cannot but bee throughly awakened when wee consider how the said Sectaries doe encourage themselves by their misconstruction of that expression in the late Declaration concerning tender Consciences to expect a Toleration contrary to the Nationall Covenant as wee humbly conceive which must needs bee a very great hinderance to that happy agreement of all the differences in matters of Discipline and Government of the Church endeavoured by the wisdome of both Houses of Parliament and which hath been so long prayed and hoped for by us And in pursuance of that noble Resolution of this Honourable House for the due observation of the Covenant and their expectation of the conformity of the People of England thereunto expressed in the late Declaration wee doe resolve by the grace of God not to receive impression of any forced construction thereof being already fully satisfyed in our Consciences from the very Letter of the Covenant of the true meaning and intention thereof and in this particular of Gods Worship and the Discipline and Government of the Church without any further exposition clearly convinced That Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospell and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland are sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God to endeavour in their severall Places and Callings the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdomes of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches and are to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes to the neerest conjunction and uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith Form of Church-Government Directory for Worship and Catechising that wee and our posterity after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love and the Lord may delight to dwell in the middest of us and in like manner without respect of persons to endeavour the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Profanenesse and whatsoever shall bee found to bee contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of Godlinesse lest wee partake in other mens sins and thereby bee in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may bee one and his Name one in the three Kingdomes And therefore from the bottom of our hearts seriously professe before Almighty God that wee doe not conceive it in the power of any humane authority to discharge or absolve us from adhering thereunto and endeavouring in our severall Places and Callings to maintain and defend the same Wee also cannot but call to minde what Vowes wee have made to God in the same Covenant as well as our former Protestations to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliament and the Liberties of the Kingdomes and to preserve and defend the King a Majesties Person and Authority in the preservation and Defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes that the world may bear witnesse with ●our Consciences of our Loyalty and that wee have no though or intentions to diminish His Majesties just power and … nesse and doe humbly rest in the assistances wee ha●● … ved in the many former Declamations of both Houses … ning their intentions towards his Majesty his Royall Posterity and the Peace of this Kingdome And further wee humbly acknowledge the particular assurance this Honourable House hath again given the whole 〈◊〉 in their late Declaration to lay hold on the first opportunity of procuring a safe and well grounded Peace in the three Kingdomes which wee doubt not but this Honourable House will pursue with all speedy dispatch of Propositions to His Majesty now whilst God doth so mercifully and miraculously go along with your Armies in all the parts of the Kingdome Wee may not in the next place forget our Brethron of S●●●land how first they were invited to engage with this Kingdome in Gods Cause when yet they were at Peace at home in what Covenant this Nation is mutually linked with them at what time in relation both to the weak c●ndition of our Forces then and the season of the year they adven●●●●● upon an Enemy warmly lodged and well 〈◊〉 〈…〉 and what they have fince suff●●ed for 〈…〉 Kingdom how successefulle 〈…〉 God hath 〈…〉 F●●ces in suppressing the Common 〈…〉 Natures and what present hopes wee have of a well 〈…〉 continue in this mutuall Amity And then ca●● 〈…〉 the many j●●lousies which

the Enemies of our Peace 〈◊〉 and good Government doe now ●…lve to beget between both Nations and tremble at the sad effects thereof if not … ly prevented by the wisdome of the Parliaments of both Kingdomes Wee cannot also but with reverence look upon this Honorable House as trusted with a great share of the supreme power of this Kingdom and as it is the representative of the whole Nation out of which and by whom the Members thereof are chosen doe fix our hearts the more upon the same and doe by the mercy of God so long as this Kingdom doth adhere to our Covenant promise our selves now and in all future a●●● great blessings and assurances from the endeavours and labours of this Honourable House and in regard of this dignity of Trust we have and doe submit to all Priviledges of Parliament yet because it may now become a Tenure for life if this priviledge should bee so made use of by such Members of Parliament as owe great summes of Money and protect divers under them as Servants Attendants Officers yea and their Servants if all these should be exempted from course of Law how many Citizens of London and other Subjects of this Kingdom may be undone Wee doe therefore with all Duty and Thankfulnesse put this Honourable House in minde that in a Remonstrance to the Kingdome 15. December 1642. wee finde this expression viz. That for the matter of Protections the Parliament is so sensible of it that therein they intend to give whatsoever ease may stand with Honour and Justice and are in a way of passing a Bill to give satisfaction concerning the same And now that the Kingdome is almost reduced by which meanes the Revenue● of the Kingdome wil be unburthened and the Customes and Excise increase and the publike charge of the Kingdome decrease now that Delinquents doe daily come in and compound and now that the Enemy hath but few Holds left we hope that the great and extraordinary Taxes and burthens on this City and their Trade shall be in the future abated that the Debts owing to the City and Citizens of London either by particular Assurances of the Parliament or upon the publike faith of the Kingdome be taken care for and discharged as well as those assigned upon the Excise and may not be diverted from the uses appointed by former Acts and Ordinances And wee cannot but with all due acknowledgement remember what this Honourable House hath lately declared concerning the extraordinary wayes the Parliament hath been put upon for procuring of Money for their many pressing occasions and hereupon we presume to present to the consideration of this Honourable House the Committee at Haberdashers-hall as being one of the greatest grievance● of this City and which so long as it is co … d doth hinder the concourse of people thereunto and tendeth much to the destruction of the Trade and Inhabitants thereof And now also wee doubt not but God will give the Parliment some better meanes and opportunity for the reliefe of our bleeding Brethren in Ireland and the suppressing of those horrid Rebels and reducing of that Kingdom wherein besides the publick and common interest wee are particularly concerned Lastly we should have much to say for this City if we could imagine that its fidelity constant services and devotion to the Parliament could either be questioned or forgotten that little we shall expresse on the part of the City is not to repeat how zealous we have been in the cause of God and this Parliament how we have spilt our blood and laid out our selves and Estates in maintenance thereof how many publike acknowledgements we have by us of the favourable acceptance of them and promises to leave Testimonies thereof to all future ages but onely to beseech this Honourable House to consider how much our hearts may justly bee dejected now that God hath followed your endeavours and our prayers with so many successes and brought the Warre to a probable period as to the sense of Man that this City should yet in us receive so great a marke of the displeasure of this Honourable House as that the Letter sent us from the Parliament of Scotland should still be detained though Petitioned for as if this Honourable House were doubtful of our fidelity That although in the last Propositions to his Majesty at Vxbridge the power of the Militia of this City was fully represented that it should now bee re-assumed and endeavoured to bee altered to the endangering of this City and the Parts adjacent as if wee now deserved lesse Trust from this Honourable House then a twelve Moneth agoe That some late Petitions of this City presented to this Honorable House should yet lye unanswered That Quarterman a notorious Sectary one whom the City not long since cast out for his misdemeanors should presume in the contempt of the priviledges and Government thereof to enter the City and to make Proclamation with Trumpet without acquainting the Lord Major therwith the like of which to our best knowledge in no age when the City was most neglected was ever so much as attempted And lastly that after the present Lord Major had so faithfully behaved himselfe in his Office and with the testimony of the City so carefully discharged the same that yet hee should bee suspected and questioned upon generall informations which it may well bee doubted might be designed to divide between the Parliament and the City We could adde much more of the daily invectives against us from the Pulpit and other places where the Bowtefew's of these Sectaries are admitted the scurrilous and seditious Pamphlets daily broached against and in the City And the great contempt of and discouragement unto the Ministers of the Gospel who adhere to the Presbyteriall Government But we shall conclude with this briefe and humble representation of our Petitions and desires to this Honourable House in the name of the whole City I. That some strict and speedy course may bee taken for the suppressing of all private and separate Congregations II. That all Anabaptists Brownists Hereticks Schismaticks Blasphemers and all such Sectaries as conforme not to the publike Discipline established or to bee established by Parliament may be fully declared against and some effectuall course setled for proceeding against such persons III. That as we are all Subjects of one Kingdom so all may be equally required to yeeld obedience unto the Government se● forth or to be set forth by the Parliament IV. That no person disaffected to the Presbyteriall Government set forth or to be set forth by the Parliament may be employed in any place of publike Trust V. That this Honorable House will please to hasten Prepositions to his Majesty for setling of a safe and well grounded Peace amongst us after so long and unnaturall a Warre VI. That this Honourable House according to the Covenant and Treaties will please to study all meanes to preserve the Vnion between the t●o Nation● of England and Scotland and to remove all 〈◊〉 which may endanger our mutuall agreement VII That this Honourable House will please to consider of some meanes wherby the priviledge which its Members their Servants and others enjoy by being protected and exempted from being proceeded against for their Debts may be so qualified as that the Subject may be able to recover his owne in some due time VIII That all publike Revenues and Receipts may be employed to publike uses that so the Taxes of the City may bee abated IX That the Estates and Compositions of the Delinquents may according to the engagements by Ordinances of Parliament be applyed to discharge the great summes owing to this City and Citizens X. That the Plymouth Duty may be taken off the Trade especially now the West is reduced XI That the Committee at Haberdashers-hall may be presently dissolved or at least so limited and regulated as that the City may have no cause of complaint XII That the reducing of the Kingdome of Ireland may be taken into consideration before the good party there be too farre wasted and discouraged XIII That the Originall Letter of the Parliament of Scotland to this City may be returned XIV That the City may enjoy the Militia fully as it was presented at the last Treaty at Vxbridge XV. That Quarterman may be brought to some exemplary punishment for the affront done by him to the Priviledges and Government of this City XVI That the Lord Major of this City may bee fully vindicated XVII And lastly and above all That this honorable House will please not to looke upon any expressions of this our Remonstrance and Petition as charging any thing upon this Honourable House or as intended to intrench upon any priviledge thereof but favourably to accept thereof and so to interpret the same as from a single and humble heart it is sincerely and without any by-ends or to comply with any Party whatsoever intended and breathed forth from the sad heart of the Petitioners who are overwhelmed with many feares on all sides And who call God the Searcher of all hearts to witnesse that according to their Covenant and duty their zeale devotion and obedience is as fervent and prostrate as ever to serve the Parliament with their Lives and Estates against all the Enemies of our Peace to conjoyne the City more and more to the Parliament and to maintaine the Vnion of both Nations against all Opposers whatsoever All which we humbly submit unto the wisdome of this Honourable House FINIS