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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
A88457	A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659 To this Common Council was presented a report by Alderman Fowke; as followeth. At the Committee of Common Council, &c.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; Fowke, John, d. 1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing L2852O; Thomason 669.f.22[45]; ESTC R211423	1,486	1

A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659. To this Common Council was presented a Report by Alderman Fowke as followeth At the Committee of Common Council c. VOTED 1. THat this Committee conceive the City of LONDON is at this time in imminent and extraordinary danger 2. That they Judge it absolutely necessary at this time for the Court of Common Council to put this City forthwith in a posture of Defence 3. And in order thereunto That the Maior Aldermen and Common Council settle six Regiments of Trained Bands with their respective Commanders and Officers 4. That the naming of those Commanders and Officers be left to the Lord Maior Aldermen and Common Council That the said Commanders and Officers Commissions shall be under the common Seal of the City to be sealed in open Court before the Maior Aldermen and Common Council Touching the Letters received from Portsmouth the Fleet The Opinion of the Committee is That several Commissionrs be forthwith appointed to confer with the L. Fleetwood with Sir Arthur Haslrig Col. Morley and Col. Walton and with Vice-Admiral Lawson and other Officers of the Fleet in order to the safety of the City and the Peace and Settlement of the Nation and in due time to give an Answer to General Moncks Letter That in order to the obtaining of that Peace and Safety the Common Council do impower those Commissioners to propound the convening of a Free Parliament according to a late Declaration of this Court Voted That these Votes be Reported to the Common Council by Alderman Fowke Which Report being read and every part thereof severally debated was by this Court confirmed and approved of saving the right of the Court of Aldermen Appointed Commissioners to confer with Vice-Admiral Lawson Alderman Fowke Mr. Richard Ford Will. Bateman Esq. approved Commissioners to confer with Sir Arthur Hastrig c. Alder. Tompson Col. Bromfield Maximil Beard appointed Commissi to confer with the L. Fleetwood and the Speaker Alder. Bateman Will. Vincent Esq John Jolly Esq. Inrstuctions for the Commissioners To acquaint them that this Court hath received their Letters and do return thanks for their good Expressions touching the Peace and Welfare of the Nation To acquaint them what the Court hath resolved for the peace and safety and the City And in pursuance of the Declaration of Decem. 20. to confer of the best way to settle the Nation in a way of Free Parliament and to offer what they conceive conducing thereunto and to mediate agreement and peace between all parties in order to a Free Parliament And the Commissioners impowered to confer with the respective parties in any place or places they shall see fit And to report to this Court Decemb. 24. 1659. Ordered that the Chains and Posts be Set up chosen the Colonels of the six Regiments of Trained-bands to be raised by this City Ald. Robinson Ald. Bateman Ald. Laurence Ald. King Ald. Bolton Ald. Wale Green Lieut. col Tasker Major Kilby Cap. Winstanley Cap. Wil. Keane Cap. Hussey Cap. Bluncken Red Lieu. col Cleggat Major Stanyon cap. Locke cap. Lee cap. Cheese cap. I. Swale Setting up the Posts and Chains to be forborn White Lieutcol Taylor Major Greenhill cap. Cooke cap. Massey cap. Hudson cap. Smart Jun. Orange Lieu. col Alsoppe Major Pinkney cap. Th. Bostocke cap. Andrews cap. Day Blew Lieut. Coll. Cox Major Earely Richard Ford Peter Houblon Thomas Bonfoy Robert Fisher Yellow Lieut. Col. Hind Major Neale cap. Fawne Cap. Bolt Cap. Walton cap. Colchester Decemb. 27. 1659. Alder Fowke and Commissioners to Vice-Admiral Lawson made a report of their Conference A Committee appointed to attend the Parliament with a Petition which after the report was given by the Commissioners from Portsmouth the Common Council then thought it not necessary to Petition The Names of the Committee appointed for regulating the Mili●ia of the City of London Tho. Aleyn L. Maior Sir Tho. Atkin Sir Tho. Foot Alder. Fowke Sir Tho. Vyner Alder. Thompson Ald. Robinson Ald. Bateman Ald. Laurence Ald. King Ald Boulton Ald. W●le The two Sheriffs pro tempore Col. Bromfeild Mr. Rich. Ford Major Chamberline Will. Bateman Esq Will. Vincent Esq John Jolley Esq Major Taylor aWill Antrobus Esq Deputy Steyne Mr. Myn Theof Biddolph Esq Capt. Story Deputy Johnson Mr. Sanders Tho. Bloodworth Esq Maximilian Bard Esq Major Cox Major Earley Major Alsopp Dep. Lenthall Col. Gower Peter Mil●s Mr. Penning Capt. Clegatt