Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	alderman_n	lord_n	sir_n	5,309	4	6.6012	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30922	A reply to the excellent and elegant speech made by Sir Thomas Player, the worthy Chamberlain of London, to the Right Honble the Lord Mayor &c. on Friday the 12th of September, 1679 by H.B.	H. B.; Player, Thomas, Sir, d. 1686.	1679 (1679)	Wing B77; ESTC R28327	2,363	6

A REPLY TO The Excellent and Elegant SPEECH MADE BY Sir Thomas Player The Worthy Chamberlain of London To the Right Hon ble the Lord Mayor c. On Friday the 12th of September 1679. By H. B. an unworthy Member of the said Citie but could not be heard or understood then MY LORD I Cannot but wonder at the manner as well as the subject matter of Sir T.P. his Discourse As to the manner I suppose he might have inform'd your Lordship and the Court of Aldermen of any danger the Citie were in upon any account whatsoever without bringing an hundred persons at his heels I must take the boldness to tell him that it lookt more like a tumultuous number of Apprentices doing execution upon Bawdie-houses than any solid considerate way of advising good for the Citie or Kingdom But I suppose the great Policie of that might have Three Considerations one to shew that he is able to lead up his men another that he is able to make an excellent Speech or thirdly that he for his great zeal and love to the Citie and Nation was sollicited by those persons out of their great fears and apprehensions of dangers partly created by himself I am very sorry that a Gentleman should have given occasion for any Citizen to have said so much but any thing concerning his Highness had been received better from another hand than his because of the known Grudge Next as to the subject matter he seems to be very much offended at the Citie 's being Libell'd in the Intelligencer by saying that the Citie should send to congratulate his Highness his return As if it were such an immortal stain to the reputation of the Citie never to be deleted I wonder it was never taken notice of before Had we congratulated him now it had not been the first time When he return'd from Sea where he hazarded his life for the maintaining of our Trade which we are the gainers by and had been in the heat of fight where several Noble-men were killed about him we could then congratulate him as also did the Nation with a Present He did not want Honour or Preferment to do this for us But we might have congratulated him as he hath condescended to be a Member of us If his Highness had so much malice in him as to necessitate us to be upon our Guards in the nature proposed surely he would never have ventur'd himself as a private Sea-man for our service Neither can I conceive any such great danger of our Religion since his Majestie is living and well God be thanked His Highness his Title may never happen Besides the Assembly of Parliament and our Members there will take care of us in that point We speak well of our King generally although I am afraid there be some amongst us that are sorry they can't speak otherwise to further their designes of enslaving us under a parcel of Factious and Ambitious fellows And I hope there be yet persons sufficient amongst us upon discovery of any such designes to correct any sort of Faction against the King Laws and Established Government whether Popish or any other predominant among us for neither the one nor the other I am assured consist with the Freedom of the Subject We cry out of Arbitrary Government and I know not what besides with which the Vulgar are amused whilst we in our Government in the Citie are the most guilty of Arbitrariness in the execution of the Laws that we be Judges of of any body else For how many Thousand pounds per annum come into our Purses by a Knack of chusing Sheriffs in making choice of persons whose occasions we know will not permit them to serve that Office and then to excuse them we must have Four or five hundred pound apiece with many suchlike Devices And how many young Citizens have been undone by moneys paid for coming on of our Liveries a Tax more considerable than twenty Publique Taxes for the support of the Government These things besides a great number more we have and shall finde will lessen our Trade and Interest else would not our houses stand unlet and our shops be uncustom'd When the King had thanked us for our Care in raising the Militia and making the Citie a Garison for the preservation of his person His Majestie told us he would take care of himself yet this would not make us lay down our Arms. Nor do I know by what Law the Lieutenancie there can make us keep them up 'T is true the Lieutenancie themselves or we that are the principal men value not the Charge being little to us in comparison of what it is to the poor Trades-men who had more need be minding their business than they or their servants so employed to the debauchery of the youth of the Citie And many of those mean persons that are forced to be at this intolerable charge will be fit for nothing but to give assistance in any new Rebellion And if you please to peruse the Statutes for setling the Militia you 'll finde there how our Trained Bands are to be marshal'd That in case of Invasion or Insurrection every Souldier is to be provided of one Months pay but no person to be charged further until the said Months pay be reimbursed him And in times of peace the General Muster and Exercise of Regiments not to be above once a year That the Training and Exercising single Companies be not above four times a year unless upon special Direction by the King or Privie Council and the same not to continue above two days c. These Acts were made with abundance of Consideration for the Liberty of the Subject that the King should not lay any extraordinary burden upon our estates upon any pretence whatsoever And I wonder how it hath been submitted unto by our pretence of Authority so long being absolutely against Law It 's impossible for us to thrive in the Citie whilst we amuse our selves with these kinde of Fears Let us trust God and the King with the Government let 's mend our selves at home and endeavour to encourage and increase the Trade of the Citie When the King or Government is in danger we shall hear of it time enough or if the King hath a minde to make us of his Privie Council he knows his own time for it Certainly the King hath more to lose than any of us I must refer it to your Lordships consideration whether we ought to take notice of this Intelligencer as a Libeller or not and also whether there be occasion for any Guards at all for the considerations aforesaid FINIS 13 Car. 2. cap. 6. 14 Car. 2. cap. 3.