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A33393	The speech of Sir Robert Clayton, Kt., Lord Mayor elect for the city of London, at the Guild-Hall of the said city, to the citizens there assembled on the 29th of September 1679, for the electing of a lord mayor for the year ensuing	Clayton, Robert, Sir, 1629-1707.; Edwards, James, Sir, d. 1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing C4615; ESTC R862	1,677	6

THE SPEECH OF Sir Robert Clayton Kt. Lord Mayor Elect For the City of LONDON at the Guild Hall of the said City TO THE CITIZENS There Assembled on the 29th of September 1679. For the Electing of a LORD MAYOR for the Year ensuing GENTLEMEN I Make no question but every one of You is sensible of the great Burthen the Honour You have done Me This Day carries with it even in the most Sedate Times But when Publick Calamities seem to Threaten this City and Nation so much the greater ought the Care and Vigilancy of the Magistrate to be I wish I could truly say There were no Occasion for any such Apprehensions and whatever hath been of late of that kind were without cause I have the Testimony of my own Conscience that I have always had a great sence of my Unfitness for such a Trust and that my own Ambition hath not had any share in the Work of this Day But seeing the Providence of God with your good Opinions hath placed me in this Station I intend by His Blessing to undergo it chearfully and endeavour to understand and then to do my Duty as becomes an Honest Man without Favour or Affection or regard to any Private Interest of my Own And I resolve according to the best of my Understanding and with the Advice of my Worthy Brethren the Aldermen that the Law shall be my Rule the Observation of which next to our Duties to God I make no question will by His good Providence be a means to preserve Us in our Religion and Properties protect Me in doing My Duty and be grateful to You and every good Man There is One Thing I would beg That every one of You in your several Stations would consider the Duty incumbent upon himself by the wholsom Laws Customs and Usages of this City and answer to a good Mind the discharge of the same lest whilst we are under such great Apprehensions of the Loss of our good Government and Constitution by the Attempts of our Enemies we become Instruments of our own Ruine and bring that Confusion upon our selves by a supine Neglect which otherwise I trust all the diligence of our Enemies will never be able to accomplish Let it never be said of this Famous City the present Envy of all her Neighbours as once it was of old Rome then the Envy of the whole World Rome's Destruction was from her self but let it never be so said of London Rome indeed had many and powerful Enemies Abroad but had She not Divided within Her Self and fallen into Faction at Home those could not have hurt Her We cannot be Ignorant how Busie our Common-Adversaries the Church of Rome and Her Emissaries are in Sowing Seeds of Dissention amongst us in hopes of a Plentiful Harvest in our Destructions Let us therefore who Intend to be Protestants as we tender our own Preservation be Admonish'd to Unite and Joyn Together as becomes Men in the Same Common-Danger to do I Mean in Defence of His Majesties Royal Person and Government The True Protestant Religion our Laws our Lives our Liberties and Properties and This Great Metropolis Against all such Endeavours and Damnable Plots and Contrivances as have been and I fear still are in Agitation against us And let no diligence of the Adversary prevail to make a Breach amongst us nor no Difference of Opinion amongst Protestants be so much as Remembred or once mention'd in This Our Time of Extremity When no less then Utter Ruine is Threatned to the Whole Protestant Interest and which nothing but a Firm Vnion amongst Themselves and Gods Providence can in Human Probability Prevent And if we thus Joyn our Hands and Vnite our Hearts in Prayer to that God who hath so Miraculously Preserved and Restored this CITY hitherto notwithstanding the many Attempts against it we may reasonably assure our selves He will in His Good Time Work out a Mighty Deliverance for us Which God of His Mercy Grant and let all Good Protestants Say AMEN The SPEECH of Sir JAMES EDWARDS Lord Mayor at the Election of Sir ROBERT CLAYTON GENTLEMEN I Bless God for this Opportunity That I can see the Face of my Successor a Person from whom you may and I do promise my self a Supply of what was deficient in me I call God to Witness that I have endeavoured to Serve you Impartially for which I do first Return my Hearty Thanks to that Good God and next to my Worthy Brethren who were alwayes so near me Now I Pray God to continue his Blessings upon your Persons and Families upon the Governor and Government of this CITY Particularly upon HIS MAJESTY and His Government That God would give Him a Long and Happy Reign FINIS London Printed for Tho. Collins at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet 1679.