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A86812	The humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in Common-Councell assembled to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in High Court of Parliament. Whereunto is annexed, two petitions; the one entituled, The humble petition of divers well-affected citizens of the city of London. The other entituled, The humble petition of divers young-men, citizens, and other apprentices of this honourable city.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1647 (1647)	Wing H3536; Thomason E399_30; ESTC R201729	3,121	8

The humble PETITION OF THE Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled TO THE Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in High Court of PARLIAMENT Whereunto is annexed TWO PETITIONS The one Entituled The humble Petition of divers well-affected Citizens of the City of London The other Entituled The humble Petition of divers Young-men Citizens and other Apprentices of this Honourable CITY Printed by Richard Cotes Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON 1647. TO THE HONOVRABLE THE House of Commons assembled in High Court of Parliament The humble Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled Humbly sheweth THat the Petitioners have by Ordinance of Parliament dated the 23 present taken notice of the pleasure of both Houses for constituting a new Committee for the Militia of the City of London and the Liberties thereof and of all other places within the Lines of Communication and the weekly Bills of Mortality and for determining of a former Ordinance for the Militia of this City c. dated the Fourth day of May last Which being taken into serious consideration the Petitioners could not but first cal to minde how farre both Houses of Parliament had formerly honored the City when they first established the Committee for the Militia and since inlarged or altered the same to take the sense of this Court before they finally resolved thereupon Which confidence the Petitioners are not conscious to themselves to have forfeited And next being sensible by two Petitions presented to this Court the Copies whereof are annexed the one intituled The humble Petition of divers wel-affected Citizens of the City of London and the other intituled The humble Petition of divers Young-men Citizens and others Apprentices of this City what a generall distemper this suddain change hath already made and may further raise in the City besides that hereby the City is for the present put out of all regular posture of defence The Petitioners could not but return unto this Honorable House and humbly and earnestly pray That the Militia which was established by Ordinance of the fourth of May last as aforesaid and then ordered to continue for one whole Year may be re-established That so the present feares and distempers in the City may be dispersed and appeased whereunto as the Petitioners humbly conceive this to bee the onely present safe meanes next under the mighty hand of God so they wil not doubt but that the said Militia as hitherto they have done will in all things perform their duties according to their Trust And the Petitioners shall pray c. To the Right Honorable the Lord Major the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell Assembled The humble Petition of divers well affected Citizens of the City of London Sheweth THat whereas we have lifted up our hands to the High God for the Reformation and defence of Religion his Majesties just power and authority the Liberties of the Subjects and the Priviledges of Parliament and seriously considering the late transactions to violate all these and to weaken the zeale and forwardnesse of this City and this Honourable Court in the maintenance of the same by indevouring to remove the present Militia confirmed by authority of a free Parliament for a yeer and made choise of by this Honourable Court In this straight and exigency we are bold in all humility yet with all earnestnesse to pray that this Honourable Court would sadly weigh the present dangers and as in former times it hath bin your honour to be instrumentall for the preservation of this miserable and dying Kingdome by the interposition of your courage power and wisedome in a time of need so you would not suffer it to be buried in perpetuall oblivion and reproach by yeilding up that Militia which by the good providence of God and the authority of a free Parliament hath bin invested in your hands the onely visible means under God we have now left for the security of our Religion Lives and Liberties And we shall pray c. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE The Lord Major the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen and the Worshipfull the Commons in Common-Councell assembled The humble Petition of divers Young men Citizens and others Apprentices of this Honorable Citie Humbly sheweth THat your Petitioners being sadly affected with the distractions of these times wherein divers discontented Persons for the advancement of their own Interests labour to sow new seeds of Division and discord amongst us whereby Incendiaries are incouraged the well-affected discountenanced the priviledges of Parliament violated the publike Worship of God sleighted the Liberties and properties of the faithfull subjects of this Kingdome and especially of this City much endangered and the long desired for end of these troubles by his Majesties gracious compliance with and his safe and Honorable returne to his Parliament which wee hoped was almost obtained now retarded and for present altogether frustrated have presented their humble Petition to both Houses of Parliament a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed the which they have thought it their duty likewise to tender unto this Honorable Court being confident that as their desires in these their humble Addresses arise from no other ends whatsoever but the glory of God and the discharge of their consciences in pursuance of that solemne League and Covenant which lies upon them To endeavour to their utmost in their places and callings to use all lawfull wayes and meanes for the conservation and maintenance of the just Rights and Priviledges of Parliament lately so much violated The preservation and defence of his Majesties Royall Person and Authoritie together with the true Religion and Liberties of this Kingdome And for the discovery and bringing to condigne punishment all evill Instruments whatsoever which labour by fomenting groundlesse feares and jealousies to divide and make parties amongst the people thereby to retard the settlement of Church and State So we doubt not but this Honorable Court who have been Instrumentall to Invite us Declaration to the Kingdome 12 July 164● both by example and perswasion according to severall Ordinances and Declarations of Parliament to engage our selves to the Prosecution of the said ends * An Ordinance for Sr. Tho. Fairfax 15. Iuly 1644. wherein you have already done very much to your everlasting praise commendation wil still with all Reality constancy and undaunted magnanimitie pursue the same and likewise encourage all those that shall according to their duty labour to promote the same ends Wherefore we humbly pray That this Honorable Court would be pleased to use their uttermost endeavours by their addresses to the Parliament and otherwise as they in their wisedomes shall think fit for the furthering of your Petitioners desires contained in the above mentioned Petition We cannot likewise but with all thankfullnesse take notice of what this Honorable City hath done for the putting in execution of severall Ordinances of * Ordinance 27. Iune 1643. Ordinance 30. Nov. 1643. Ordinance 2 Feb. 1643. Parliament That none be put into any place of trust either in Church or Common-wealth but such as have taken and now stand well affected to the Covenant to which we are confident that you will still adhere And whereas there have been and still are severall factious persons who stile themselves the well-affected of this City though unworthy of that name who labour to T●aduce the actions thereof thereby to bring an Odium upon it to lay it open to their malice A fresh Instance whereof wee have in a late Petition presented to the Parliament pretented to be the Petition of the Young men and Apprentices of this City As likewise by a Petition pretended to be presented to Sir Thomas Fairfax the which we are ready to produce and referre the Consideration of them to this Honorable Court And further pray That as both the Militia of this City hath been legally chosen by this Honorable Court according to Ordinance * of Parliament and the Common-Councell legally chosen by the severall Wards according to the ancient Custome of this City you would be pleased to retaine the same Power both Civil and Military in your owne hands And That you would be pleased for the prevention of the many Imminent dangers to which this City may be lyable by reason of these distractions to take such effectual and speedy course for the safeguard and defence thereof that the feare either of any Mutiny within or of any unwarrantable Power from abroad may in some measure bee taken away whereby Trade the main support of this City now mightily impaired may be again revived and the Franchizes and Liberties of this Honorable City to which wee are the Apparent heires maintained and defended And as your Petitioners are in duty bound both by that Relation which they stand in to the Honorable City as by that solemne engagement whereinto they have entred so they will be alwayes ready to hazard their lives for the defence thereof and not suffer themselves directly or indirectly by any terrour or perswasion to be drawn from their duty herein FINIS