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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76365	A plea for the commonalty of London, or, A vindication of their rights (which hath been long with-holden from them) in the choice of sundry city officers. As also, a justification of the power of the Court of Common-councell, in the making of acts, or by-laws, for the good and profit of the citizens, notwithstanding the negative votes of the Lord Major and aldermen. Being fully proved by severall charters granted to this City, by sundry royall kings of England, confirmed by Act of Parliament, and by records witnessing the particulars in the practise of them. / In a speech delivered in Common-councell, on Munday the 24th of February, 1644. By John Bellamie.	Bellamie, John, d. 1654.	1645 (1645)	Wing B1816; Thomason E1174_3; ESTC R208882	15,067	36

A PLEA For the Commonalty of LONDON OR A Vindication of their Rights which hath been long with-holden from them in the choice of sundry City Officers AS ALSO A Justification of the power of the Court of Common-councell in the making of Acts or By-Laws for the good and profit of the Citizens notwithstanding the Negative votes of the Lord Major and ●●●ermen Being fully proved by severall Charters granted to this City by sundry Royall Kings of England confirmed by Act of PARLIAMENT and by Records witnessing the particulars in the practise of them In a Speech delivered in Common-councell on Munday the 24th of February 1644. By JOHN BELLAMIE LONDON Printed by George Miller 1645. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE The LORD MAJOR AND To the Right Worshipfull the ALDERMEN and the rest of the Common-councell of the City of LONDON Right Honourable Right Worshipfull THat which lately I presented in a Speech unto your eares I now presume in this little Manuall to put into your hands It neither then was nor now is any conceit I had or have of my own abilities for I know my selfe the unmeetest because the unablest of many others that put me upon this taske But that duty and service which I owe unto this Court and in it unto all the Commonalty of this City made me to adventure my selfe in the presence of your Lordship and the worthy Aldermen to enter the lists and to put in this plea for the defence of our Liberties and vindicating of our rights and dues And as sometimes it falls out in a case of danger when the losse of all lies at stake that the forwardnesse of a young and unexperienced Souldier who perhaps is also more hardie then warie yet loving his Countries liberty adventures to begin the onset and thereby provokes and stirs up Courage in the more grave and able Commanders to follow on in hope of victory So if now by my example I may but encourage some of you who are also with me members of this Councell and which I know are farre more able then my selfe to improve your Parts and Abilities for the Common good in using your best endeavours in this Court for the pleading of our Cause and thereby the regaining of those Rights and Liberties which by the Charters of our City doe belong unto us I shall then be in good hope that by the evidence of Truth and Reason all our Priviledges and Immunities will be as freely so also lovingly and consentingly granted to us Which is and ever shall be the earnest desire and endeavour of him who is and ever will be Your Lordships and this Cities servant for the publike welfare of it JOHN BELLAMIE The Proeme VPon the 16th of January last I made an humble Motion in the Common-councell to the Lord Major and Aldermen that one speciall meanes which I had oft observed to obstruct the good proceedings of that Court might be removed viz. His Lordships causing the Sword to be taken up and then going away and so dissolving the Court without the consent yea against the desires of the Major part The remedy I proposed for the redresse of this grievance was this that by the power of this Councell there might be a Law established that the Court might not at any time be dissolved or adjourned without the consent of the Major part both of Aldermen and Commons in Common-counsell assembled The ground upon which I took the humble boldnesse to make that so necessary a motion was from the example of that never too much to be admired wisdome and prudence of those Noble Peeres and Sages of this Kingdome the Lords and Commons now assembled in this present PARLIAMENT who seeing the sad effects almost to the ruine of this Nation that fell out by reason of the sudden breaking up of Parliaments did thereupon addresse themselves with one consent unto his Majesty that he would be pleased to passe an Act that this PARLIAMENT might not be dissolved prorogued or adjourned without the consent of both Houses of PARLIAMENT first had and obtained thereunto As I could not in my judgement find out a fairer Copie to write after in this my motion for the Cities safety then that unparalleld practice of those Lords and Commons for the Kingdomes security so neither could I present a better patterne then our Royall Soveraigne nor in all his actions since the diadem of this Kingdome adorned his Kingly head could I find out one which in after ages will bespeake him more truly Royall then this his so readily granting that their so just a desire I also upon the 24 of January prosecuted this my motion with some pressive arguments hoping thereby to prevaile and they were such as I found made ready to my hand by the most solidst and ablest judgements that this Nation hath viz. the arguments which the Lords and Commons in Parliament laid down before his Majesty and which wrought his Royall consent you may find them in the preface before the Act for the continuance of this present Parliament all that was mine therein was only the paralelling of the Condition of the Kingdome for which they were made with the condition of the City to which I brought them and applied them to the present case in hand and let us but change the tearmes of the Kingdome into City and Parliament into Common-councell which is as it were a City-Parliament and then they will almost in every thing as fully agree with our condition as with the condition of the Kingdome for which they were framed the particulars I principally insisted upon were these three 1. The raising of monies for the Kingdoms Cities occasions 2. The repayment of those monies so raised by the Parliament Common-councell 3. The redresse of the publike grievances of the Kingdom City Now as the Parliament could not so the Common-councell cannot so fully with power and credit either raise or pay such monies as they shall have occasion to use for the service of the Kingdom City nor remove the publike grievances of the Kingdom City without the power of continuing together and of not being dissolved till they have fully effected that which in these or any the like particulars shall come under their debate or consideration but seeing that neither so faire a prcedent nor so forceable arguments could then prevaile as was desired I thereupon endeavoured First by the Charters of our City Secondly by Records witnessing our power in the practice of it and thirdly by equity and reason to prove our Rights and dues as in this following Plea I have laid them downe and therein have made our claime A Plea for the Commonalty of LONDON OR A Speech delivered in Common-Councell on Munday the 24th of February 1644. My Lord MAster Recorder having fully and faithfully reported the truth in shewing the little successe or good that after three daies debate hath been done in that Committee which was appointed to state the question in controversie between the Aldermen