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A94547 To the Kings Most Excellent Maiesty The humble petition of the major, aldermen, and Common Councell of the City of London. City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1642 (1642) Wing T1542; Thomason 669.f.4[42]; ESTC R205399 1,053 1

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TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAIESTY The humble Petition of the Major Aldermen and Common Councell of the City of London MAY it please your most Excellent Majesty the often expressions of your Majesties 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 Protestant Religion and of protecting and preserving the persons and priviledges of your great Councell Assembled in the High Court of Parliament Hath incouraged the Petitioners to represent the great dangers feares and distractions wherein the City 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 ayd to suppresse them and the severall intimations they have had both forraine 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 fortefying of White-Hall 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 Westminster-Hall that were unarmed The late endeavours used to the Innes of Court the calling in divers Canoneeres and other Assistants into the Tower the late discovery of divers fireworkes in the hands of a Papist and the mis-understanding betwixt your Majesty and Parliament by reason of mis-informations as they humbly conceive Besides all which the Petitioners feares are exceedingly increased 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 indangering of Your Sacred Person and of the Persons and priviledges of that Honorable Assembly The effects of all which feares tend not onely to the overthrow of the whole Trade of this City and Kingdome which the Petitioners already feele in a deepe measure but also threatens the utter ruine of the true Protestant Religion and the lives and Liberties of all Your loyall Subjects The Petitioners therefore most humbly pray Your Saecred Majesty that by the advice of your great Councell in Parliament the Protestants in Ireland may be speedily releived the Tower put into the hands of Persons of trust that by removeall of doubtfull and unknowne persons from about White Hall and Westminster a knowne and approved Guard may be appointed for the safety of Your Majesty and Parliament and that the Lord Mandevile and the five Members of the House of Commons lately accused may not be restrained of Liberty 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 Raigne Printed at London by R. C. for Joh. Bellamie and Ralph Smith 1642.