To the Kings Most Excellent Maiesty, the humble petition of the major, aldermen, and common-councell of the city of London

To the Kings Most Excellent Maiesty, the humble petition of the major, aldermen, and common-councell of the city of London

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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.

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May it pleaſe your moſt Excellent Majeſtie, 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 true 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 deſtractions, wherein the City now is, by reaſon of the prevailing progreſſe, of the bloody Rebells in IRELAND, fomented and acted by the Papiſts and their adhaerents, and want of Ayde to ſuppreſſe them, and the ſeverall intimations they have had both Forraigne and at home, of the driving of their deſignes, tending to the utter ruine of the PROTESTANT Religion, and the lives and liberties of your Majeſties loyall Subjects, The puting out of perſons[?] of honour and truth, from being Conſtable and Lievtenant of[?] the Tower, eſpecially in theſe times; and the preparation there lately made: The fortifying of White-Hall with men and Amunition 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 Cityzens in Weſtminſter Hall that were untamed. The late endeavours uſed to the Innes of Court; the calling in divers Cannoneers and other Aſſiſtants into 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 miſinformations, 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 greate multitude of Armed men, beſides your ordinary Guard, for the Apprehending of divers Members of that Houſe, to the indagering of your ſacred Perſon, and of the Perſons and priviledges of that honourable Aſſembly.

The effects of all which feares, tend not only 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 Majeſtie, that by the advice of your great Counſell in Parliament, the Proteſtants in IRELAND may be ſpeedily relieved: The Tower put into the hands of perſons of truſt, that by removall of doubtfull and unknowne perſons from about White-Hall and Weſtminſter, a knowne and approved Guard may be appointed for the ſafety of your Majeſtie and Parliament; And that the Lord MANDIVILE, 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 Petitiones as in all duty bound ſhall pray for your Majeſties moſt long and happy Raigne.

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Printed in the yeare 1642.

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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

City of London (England). Court of Common Council.

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1642

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2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A62775

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Wing T1542A

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ESTC R33677

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13547235

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ocm 13547235

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100161

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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, City of London (England). Court of Common Council..

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