To His Excellency the Lord General Monck The unanimous representation of the apprentices and young men inhabiting in the City of London. 1660 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94420 Wing T1359 Thomason 669.f.23[33] ESTC R205554 99895568 99895568 153366

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94420) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 153366) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2360:20) To His Excellency the Lord General Monck The unanimous representation of the apprentices and young men inhabiting in the City of London. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed by Tho. Ratcliffe, London : anno Dom. 1659. [i.e. 1660] The publication year is given according to Lady Day dating. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb: 4.". Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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 eng Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE Lord General Monck. The Unanimous Repreſentation of the Apprentices and young men Inhabiting in the City of London. Humbly Sheweth,

THat the glory of our Nation, and the greateſt comfort of our Lives in our Civil Intereſts, conſiſts in the Priviledges and Liberties to which we were born, and which are the undoubted Inheritance of all the free people of England, among which the grand and Eſſential Priviledge which diſcriminates free men from ſlaves, is the intereſt which every man hath in the Legiſlative power of the Nation, by their Repreſentatives aſſembled in Parliament: without which, however we may flatter our ſelves, or be fl • tter'd by others, we are truly no better then Vaſſals govern'd by the will and pleaſure of thoſe who have no relation to us or our common Intereſt.

Now how much this dear Priviledge of the People hath been aſſaulted by the open violence of ſome, and ſecret artifice of others, and to what a deplorable condition we are brought at this preſent period, when heavy taxes are impoſing upon mens Eſtates, and new Laws upon our Perſons without any conſent of the people had in a free Parliament, and how generally through the ſaid diſtractions in Government trading is decayed, and how much we are likely to ſuffer therby in our times and places, we cannot but Remonſtrate to your Excellency, conſtrain'd through the ſenſe of our preſent ſufferings and apprehenſions of greater to implore your aſſiſtance, moſt humbly beſeeching your Excellency by that ancient love you have born to your Native Countrey, zeal to our Liberties, by that great renowne you have lately gain'd in oppoſing the cruel Rageing of the Sword by the common cries of the People, and by the hopes and chearful Expectation of all England now fixt upon you; And, laſtly, by your own perſonal concern in the ſame common cauſe as a free born Engliſh man, that you would pleaſe to uſe thoſe great advantages Divine Providence hath now put into your hands to the ſecuring your Native Countrey from thoſe dangerous uſurpations, and preſerving us in thoſe Liberties to which we were borne. That no Tax may be impoſed, nor new Law made, nor old aboliſht but with the conſents of the people had by their Repreſentatives in Parliament, freely to be choſen without terrour or limitations, and freely to ſit without any Oath or Engagement previous to their entrance, without which ſpecial Liberties the Parliament cannot in any conſtruction be eſteemed the free Aſſembly of the People; And by your Excellency's aſſerting of thoſe our undoubted Rights in your preſent advantages, you will certainly by the bleſſing of God, and unanimous concurrence of the People accompliſh our ends, and will thereby gaine the hearts and hands of the whole Nation, and the City in particular, and purchaſe to your ſelf a name that ſhall make every true Engliſh man call you bleſſed, and Poſterity ſhall hereafter delight to recount the famous Acts of their worthy Patriot.

This was delivered to his Excellency at St. Albans, Thurſday, Febr. 2. 1659. by perſons Elected for that purpoſe, and had a very cheerful Reception.

LONDON, Printed by Tho. Ratcliffe, Anno Dom. 1659.