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A petition of the major, aldermen, and common-councell of the citie of London, to His Majestie together with His Majesties gracious answer thereunto.
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City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
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Wing P1819; ESTC R1073
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A PETITION OF The Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of the Citie of LONDON To His Majestie Together with His Majesties gracious ANSWER thereunto LONDON Printed by ROBERT BARKER Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie And by the Assignes of JOHN BILL MDCXLI TO THE KINGS MOST Excellent MAJESTIE The humble Petition of the Maior Aldermen and Common-Councell of the Citie of LONDON MAy it please Your most Excellent Majestie The often expressions of Your most gracious acceptance of the manifestation of the Petitioners duty and loyalty and the frequent Declarations of Your Majesties great care of the good and welfare of this City and of the true Protestant Religion and of protecting and preserving the Persons and Priviledges of Your great Councell assembled in the high Court of Parliament Each encouraged the Petitioners to represent the great Dangers Fears and Distractions wherein the Citie now is by reason of the prevailing progresse of the bloody Rebels in Ireland fomented and acted by the Papists and their adherents and want of Aid to suppresse them and the severall intimations they have had both Forraign and at Home of the driving on of their Designes tending to the utter ruine of the Protestant Religion and of the Lives and Liberties of Your Majesties loyall Subjects the putting out of Persons of Honour and trust from being Constable and Lieutenant of the Tower especially in these times and the preparations there lately made the fortifying of VVhitehall with men and Munition in an unusuall manner Some of which men with provoking language and violence abused divers Citizens passing by and the drawing divers swords and therewith wounding sundry other Citizens in VVestminster-Hall that were unarmed the late endeavours used to the Innes of Court the calling in divers Câ—noniers and other assistance into the Tower the late discovery of divers fire-works in the hands of a Papist and the misunderstanding betwixt Your Majestie and Parliament by reason of misinformation as they humbly conceive Besides all which the Petitioners fears are exceedingly encreased by your Majesties late going into the House of Commons attended with a great multitude of armed men besides Your ordinary Guard for the apprehending of divers members of that House to the endangering of Your Sacred Person and of the Persons and Priviledges of that Honourable Assembly The effects of all which Fears tend not only to the overthrow of the whole Trade of this City and Kingdom which the Petitioners already feel in a deep measure but also threatens the utter ruine of the Protestant Religion and the lives and Liberties of all Your Loyall Subjects The Petitioners therefore most Humbly pray Your Sacred Majestie That by the advice of Your great Councell in Parliament the Protestants in Ireland may be speedily relieved The Tower put into the hands of Persons of trust That by removeall of doubtfull and unknown Persons from about VVhite-Hall and VVestminster a known and approved Guard may be appointed for the safetie of Your Majestie and Parliament and that the Lord Mandevill and the five Members of the House of Commons lately accused may not be restrained of libertie or proceeded against otherwise then according to the priviledges of Parliament And the Petitioners as in all duty bound shall pray for Your Majesties most long and happy Reign c. HIS MAJESTIES ANSWER To the Petition of the Maior Aldermen and Common Councell of the Citie of LONDON HIS Majestie having fully considered the matter of this Petition Is graciously pleased to declare that being unalterably resolved to make good all His expressions and declarations of His care of this City Of the true Protestant Religion and of the Priviledges of Parliament His Majestie takes in good part the intimation given by the Petitioners of the fears and distractions wherein the City now seems to be And though Hee conceives Hee did on Wednesday at the Guild-Hall satisfie most of those particulars is pleased to adde this further Answer 1 That for the sad businesse of Ireland His Majestie cannot possibly expresse a greater sence then He hath done there being nothing left on His Majesties part unoffered or undone And He hoped by the speedy advice and assistance of His Parliament that great and necessary VVork would be put in a just forwardnesse to which his Majestie will contribute all His power And how zealous Hee is and hath been therein will appear in a Declaration speedily to be set forth by His Majestie 2 For the Tower His Majestie wonders that having removed a Servant of good Trust and Reputation from that Charge onely to satisfie the fears of the Citie and put in another of unquestionable Reputation and known abilitie the Petitioners should still entertain those fears and whatever preparation of Strength is there made is with as great an Eye of safety and advantage to the Citie as to his Majesties own Person and shall be equally imployed to both 3 For the fortifying of White-Hall with Men and Munition in an unusuall way His Majestie doubts not but the Petitioners have observed the strange provocation He hath received to entertain that Guard That by the disorderly and tumultuous conflux of people at VVestminster and VVhite-Hall his Majesties great Councell was not onely disquieted but his own Royall Person in danger most seditious language being uttered even under His own windows whilest the examination and punishing such Tumults by the course of Law were interrupted and stopped And if any Citizens were wounded or ill intreated his Majestie is confidently assured that it hapned by their own evill and corrupt demeanours 4 His Majestie knowes no other endeavours to the Innes of Court then a gracious Intimation That He received the tender of their loyall and dutifull Affections with very good Approbation and Acceptance and an incouragement given them to continue the same upon all occasions Neither doth His Majestie know what discovery hath been lately made of fire-works in the hands of any Papist 5 For His going to the House of Commons when His attendants were no otherwise armed then as Gentlemen with swords His Majestie is verily perswaded That if the Petitioners knew the clear grounds upon which those persons stand accused of high Treason and what will be proved against them which in due time they shall be acquainted with and considered the gentle way His Majestie took for their apprehension which He preferd before any course of violence though that way had been very justifiable for His Majestie is very well assured that it is notoriously known That no priviledge of Parliament can extend to Treason Felonie or breach of the Peace the Petitioners would beleeve his Majesties going thither was an Act of grace and favour to that House and the most peaceable way of having that necessary service for the apprehension of those persons performed specially if such Orders have been made which his Majestie is not willing to beleeve for the resistance of all lawfull Authority as are discoursed of 6 And for the proceedings against those Persons mentioned in the Petition his Majestie ever intended the same should be with all justice and favour according to the Laws and Statutes of the Realme to the which all innocent men would cheerfully submit And this extraordinary way of satisfying a Petition of so unusuall a nature his Majesty is confidently perswaded will be thought the greatest instance can be given of his Majesties clear intention to his Subjects and of the singular estimation He hath of the good affections of this Citie which He beleeves in gratitude will never be wanting to His just Commands and service FINIS