To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty the humble petition of Your Majesties most dutiful and loyal subjects, the commissioners of your leiutenancy, and of the officers, citizens and souldiers of the several regiments and companies of the militia and trained bands within your city of London, and the suburbs and liberties thereof.

Author: Committee for the Militia of London.1681

To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. The Humble Petition of your Majesties most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commissioners of your Leiutenancy, and of the Officers, Citizens and Souldiers of the several Regiments and Companies of the Militia and Trained Bands, within your City of London, and the Suburbs and Liberties thereof.

Humbly Sheweth,

THat your Petitioners being infinitely satisfied, with your Majesties Most Gracious and firm Resolutions of using your utmost endeavours to preserve the Government as it is now by Law established both in Church and State, sufficiently made known, and secured to us and to all other your Majesties Dutiful, Loyal and Obedient Subjects, by your late most Gracious Declaration, published for that purpose, Giv's us encouragement with all Duty, Loyalty and Submission Humbly to beg leave to tender to your Sacred Majesty our Most humble and Hearty thanks for the same, and to give you a perfect assurance that we are unanimously resolv'd, to venture our Lives and Fortunes for the Preservation of your Majesties Life, (which we pray God long continue) and for maintainance of the Government, as it is now by Law Established, both in Church and State; in opposition to, and defiance of, all the Enemies and Opposers thereof, of what Sect or sort soever.

And your Petitioners (as in Duty bound) shall ever Pray, &c.

Mercurii, 18 die Maii, 1681.

By His Majesties Commissioners of Leiutenancy for the City of LONDON.

Agreed and Ordered,

THat Sir Thomas Bludworth, Sir William Prichard, Sir George Jefferies, Mr. Serjeant Richardson, Sir Jonathan Raymond, Sir William Russel, Sir John Matthews, Sir Benjamin Newland, and John Buckworth Esq be desired to wait on His Majesty to morrow at Hampton Court, to present the Humble Petition annexed, in the Name of the Commissioners of Leiutenancy, and of all the Officers, Citizens and Souldiers of the several Regiments and Companies, of His Majesties Militia and Train'd Bands of His City of LONDON.

By the Commissioners Command Geo. Evans.

TO which Petition His Majesty was Graciously pleased by the Lord High Chancellor of England, to Declare that this Petition, was a Dutiful Loyal, and Seasonable demonstration of the Duty and Loyalty of the Leiutenancy, and of the Officers, Citizens and Souldiers of His Militia of London, and that His Majesty was very well pleased with the same, though it was but what in Duty and Loyalty they ought to do.

Printed for Will. Leach at the Crown in Cornhill. 1681.

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