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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A45058) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 47352) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1464:19) The humble petition of the members of the Common-Council of the city of London City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1 sheet ([2] p.) Printed by T. Braddyll and R. Everingham ..., London : MDCXC [1690] Caption title. At head of title: to the honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses in Parliament assembled. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

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 eng Quo warranto. London (England) -- History -- Sources. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-06 Sampled and proofread 2009-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO THE HONOURABLE THE Knights, Citizens and Burgeſſes, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, The Humblē PETITION of the Members of the Common-Council of the City of LONDON, hereunto Subſcribing. SHEWETH,

THat your Petitioners humbly conceived and hoped, That the late Act of Parliament for Reverſing the Judgment in the Quo Warranto againſt the ſaid City, would have reſtored the City to its ancient Rights and Priviledges; but the contrary happening, your Petitioners beg leave to repreſent to this Honourable Houſe,

That notwithſtanding the ſaid Act, ſeveral Aldermen of the ſaid City, made or elected by virtue of Commiſſions or Charters from the late King James under his Great Seal, Act ſtill as Aldermen by that Authority, under pretence, That by ſome doubtful Expreſſions in the ſaid Act, they are continued, as well as Miniſterial Officers.

That by colour of their aſſumed Authority and illegal Proceedings, Sir Thomas Pilkington was by them, on the day of Election appointed by the ſaid Act, declared and made Mayor, though not duly Returned by the Common-Hall, according to the Uſage of the City.

That by the contrivance of the ſaid Mayor and Aldermen, Mr. Leonard Robinſon is impoſed on your Petitioners as Chamberlain of the City, notwithſtanding another Perſon was duly elected into that Office, and declared ſo to be by the Sheriffs; and the Hall thereupon diſſolved.

That divers Members of our Common-Council are illegally excluded; and others, duly elected, are refuſed their Admittances.

That the Place of Town-Clerk having been vacant three Months and upwards (an Office of great Truſt in the City) and only eligible by, and in, Common-Council, the ſaid Mayor and Aldermen have, of their own Authority, appointed ſeveral Perſons to the Execution thereof, without the Conſent of the Common-Council, againſt the conſtant known Rights of your Petitioners.

That your Petitioners have not been ſuffered to meet and conſuit about the neceſſary Affairs of the City, according to their Ancient Rights and Cuſtoms.

〈1 page duplicate〉 That a Common-Council being ſummoned and aſſembled, about the third Day of October, many Debates ariſing concerning the Premiſes, and ſeveral Motions being made, and the Majority of the Common-Council agreeing, That for ſettling the Rights of the City, an humble Addreſs ſhould be made to this Honourable Houſe to explain the ſaid Act: And thereupon the Queſtion being deſired to be put, the ſaid Mayor refuſed it; and to prevent any ſuch Application, immediately diſſolved the Court, and went away.

Wherefore your Petitioners having, by theſe evil Practices, all their ancient Rights and Priviledges invaded, and neither Mayor, Court of Aldermen, Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Common Council, or Town-Clerk, as of Right they ought to have; and being elſewhere without Remedy, humbly pray ſuch Relief in the Premiſes, as ſhall conſiſt with the Wiſdom and Juſtice of this Honourable Houſe.

And your Petitioners, as in Duty bound, ſhall ever pray,&c. Will. Dodſon, Ralph Box, Richard Alie, Will. Withers, Richard Holder, Rob. Bedingfield, John Midgley, Nich. Alexander, John Wright, John Genew, Mich. Preſcott, Dan. Templeman, Tho. Mills, Tho. Siſſan, James Oades, John Hardrett, John Owen, Peter Pickering, Will. Saltmarſh, Edw. Aſton, Hugh Strode, Will. Wocdroffe, Tho. Blackmore, Abraham Jaggard, Tho: Rogers, Geo. Bearcroft, Rob. Maſter, James Cooke, Tho. Darwin, Rich. Beauchamp, Will. Thatcher, Iſrael Knowles, John Slyford, Tho. Gardiner, John Groſſe, John Bland, Iſaac Brand, Henry Lewes, James Hudſon, Ben. Ayloffe, John Weſt, John Knapp, John Johnſon; Fran. Brerewood, Rich. Goodall, Anth. Gregory, Tho. Salter, Will. Lewes, Peter Floyer, Rob. Littlebury, John. Moore, Will: Fownes, John Webb, Fran. Minſhall, Will. Yate, John Greene, Percival Gitborn, Edw. Herne, Will. Rous, Tho. Symons, Jolim Moore, Law. Goles, Geo. Newland, Jawes Woods, John Cooper, Mich. Symonds, Cha. Feltham, John Blake, James Smith, John Kent, Paul Wides, Sarm Gerrard, Symen Wilmott, John Domley, Will. Strange, John Saunders, Eaw. Morſe, Nich. Smith, John Weſthrooke, Tho. Langham, Walter Coventrye, John Cooke, Henry Clerke, Rich Yerbury, Ralph Izard, Edw. Shaller, Erad Norman, Jawer Clement, Rich. Edmondſon, Rich. Hoare, Will, Pett, Rich. Weedon, Sam. Ongley, Geo. Benſon, The. Short, Sam. Leake, Auguſtin Marriot, John Sawyer, Will. Reeve, Roger Reeve, Fran. Griffith, Tho. Templer, Sam. Clerke, Geo. Coke, John Stevenſon, Jer. Wayte, Jer. Elwes, Reb. Brough, Sam. Walton. Rich. Hamond, John Foſter, John Freeman, Dan. Browne, Phil. Scarth, James Foulis, Edw. Polhill, W. Pellatt.

LONDON. Printed by T. Braddyll, and R. Everingham, and are to be ſold at the Seven Stars in Ave-Mary lane. MDCXC.