To the supreme authority of this nation in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen of the Citie of London. 1650 Approx. 3 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). A94698 Wing T1735cA Thomason 669.f.15[70] ESTC R212069 99870721 99870721 163143

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94698) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163143) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f15[70]) To the supreme authority of this nation in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen of the Citie of London. Sadler, John, 1615-1674. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1650] The petition is signed: J. Sadler. Imprint from Wing. Includes: The Parliaments answer declared by Mr. Speaker upon this petition. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Election law -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. 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 the Supreme Authority of this NATION in PARLIAMENT aſſembled. The Humble PETITION of the Lord Major and Court of Aldermen of the CITIE of LONDON. HUMBLY SHEWETH,

THat your Petitioners acknowledge the wiſdome and goodneſſe of this Parliament in the Acts of the laſt year, for regulating Elections of Aldermen, Common-counſell men, and other Officers of this City; and doe humbly conceive that ſeverall of the ſame limitations may again conduce to the good of this City. But in that particular concerning the Subſcribers to the Perſonall Treaty, in which we know many faithfull men were ſurpriſed in that hour of Temptation, who have conſtantly acted very really for the publicke good of this Common-wealth.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That if it may ſtand with the wiſdome of this Parliament, Liberty may be granted in that particular; Which we humbly conceive will much tend to the greater peace, union, and happy government of this City, and be a more ſure engagement of many perſons very well affected to this Common-wealth.

And your Petitioners ſhall ever pray &c. J. Sadler.
The Parliaments Anſwer Declared by Mr. Speaker upon this Petition. GENTLEMEN,

THE Parliament hath taken into conſideration the Petition preſented by you, and hath commanded me to return you this Anſwer, That the Parliament doth take notice of the good affections of the Petitioners; And likewiſe having had in conſideration yeſterday the ſubſtance of that Petition now preſented, did then paſſe an Act, and therefore the Petition coming ſo late, they do not think fit to make any alteration therein: but ſhall in convenient time take the deſires of the Petitioners into conſideration. And as to ſuch perſons as do conſtantly adhere to the Parliament, and have alwayes adhered thereunto (ſaving in that buſineſs of ſigning the Petition for the Perſonall Treaty) when the Parliament ſhall be informed of ſuch perſons in particular, the Parliament will take the ſame into conſideration for ſuch indulgence to ſuch perſons as have and ſtill do manifeſt their fidelity and affection to the Parliament, as ſhall be thought fit.

Hen Scobel Cler. Parliament.

London, Printed by Richard Cotes 1650.