Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	citizen_n	london_n	mayor_n	9,097	5	11.2140	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31756	A Charge and impeachment of high-treason against Sir John Geyer, Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Adams, Alderman Langham, Alderman Buns, Alderman Cullam, prisoners in the Tower of London together with the votes of the House of Commons, and the impeachment against Collonel Lawrence Bromfield, Collonel Iohn Hooker, and Captain Jones ...		1647 (1647)	Wing C2048; ESTC R22962	2,298	9

A CHARGE AND IMPEACHMENT OF HIGH-TREASON AGAINST Sir John Geyer Lord Major of London Alderman Adams Alderman Langham Alderman Buns Alderman Cullam Prisoners in the Tower of London Together with the Votes of the House of Commons and the Impeachment against Collonel Lawrence Bromfield Collonel Iohn Hooker and Captain Jones Citizens of London now Prisoners to the Sergeant at Armes London Printed for Len. Norton 1647. THE CHARGE and IMPEACHMENT OF HIGH TREASON AGAINST Sir John Geyer Lord Mayor of London Alderman Adams Alderman Langham Alderman Buns and Alderman Cullam VPon the Report made to the House of Commons upon Friday last by Mr. Miles Corbet concerning the late Force and attempt offered to both Houses of Parliament as also their endeavouring to raise a new Warre and after some time in debate thereof the House sell upon the said businesse and proceeded on in finding out the chiefe Actours in the late horrid Engagement and at last came to this Result Resolved upon the Question That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London Thomas Adams Iames Buns Iohn Langham and _____ Cullum Aldermen of the City of London of High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours c. Whereupon it was ordered That the said Sir Iohn Geyer Alderman Adams Alderman Buns Alderman Langham and Alderman Cullum be committed to the Tower of London upon a Charge and Impeachment of High-Treason for their late Actions and great forwardnesse touching the late Engagement against the Army c. This Charge will be speedily drawn up at large together with the Articles of their Impeachment for their said such Crimes and Misdemeanours which Charge as is said consisteth of these particulars viz. I. That the said Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London Thomas Adams Iames Buns Iohn Langham and _____ Cullum Aldermen of the said City did joyne in the traiterous designe of leavying Wa●r to force the Kings Majestie to come to London to countenance a most dangerous designe II. That the said Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London Thomas Adams Iames Buns Iohn Langham and _____ Cullum Aldermen of the said City did joyn in countenancing and imploying divers Reformadoes and others who fotced the Speakers and other Members from the Houses because they could not there sit in a free Parliament III. That the said Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London Thomas Adams Iames Buns Iohn Langham and _____ Cullum Aldetmen of the said City did joyn in leavying Forces against the Army with those who imployed such evill affected persons to oppose them and sought to destroy them IV. That they have countenanced the Cities Declaration against the Army which was published and read in divers Churches about the City of London tending to the raising a new Warre Divers other Articles as is said are drawing up to be presented to both Houses of Parliament against the said Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London by divers well-affected Citizens and others who have suffered very much by the faid Lord Mayor especially the Company of Weavers to the utter undoing of many honest men of that trade both in person and estate The said Lord Mayor were sent prisoner to the Tower of London upon Saturday last 25. instant being conducted thither by two Captaines belonging to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and when his Lordship came to Tower-Hill he resigned up his Sword to the City and according to Order took his place in the Tower of London But upon Friday night having leave to stay at his own house about two of the clock in the morning he sent a messenger to Alderman Bide living at Shorditch what the Message contained I cannot give you full satisfaction therein onely this That his Lordship acquainted the said Alderman the pleasure of both Houses conceruing his Lordship that it was ordered he and some others should be committed prisoners to the Tower of London upon the Saturday morning which was accordingly performed It is further declared against the said Sir Iohn Geyer Lord Mayor of London that he and divers other of his Adherents have been great Obstructers to the Peace of the Kingdome and also have beene very backward in raising of the summe demanded by both Houses for payment of the Army although formerly as doth evidently appeare the said Lord Mayor and divers other Aldermen proffered great summes of money for maintaming of a second Warre against the King Parliament and Kingdome Upon Saturday September 25. the Commons took it into consideration the Report made by Mr. Corbet concerning some other Citizens viz. Colonell Laurence Bromfield Colonell Iohn Hooker and Captain Iones and upon Debate Resolved That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Colonell Laurence Bromfield of high Crimes and misdemeanours and it was ordered that Colonell Laurence Bromfield be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Armes for high Crimes and misdemeanours Resolved That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Colonell Iohn Hooker of High Crimes and misdemeanours And it was ordered that the said Colonell Iohn Hooker be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Armes for his said misdemeanours Resolved That there appeares matter sufficient to accuse Captain Iohn Iones of high Crimes and misdemeanours And it was ordered that the said Captain Iones be committed to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms for his misdemeanours Resolved That there appeates matter sufficient to accuse Captain Musgrave of divers high Crimes and misdemeanours And it was ordered that he continue a prisoner in New-gate and that he be indicted of High Treason at the Kings-Bench Barre And there is also power given to Mr. Corbet Mr. Selden and divers others to see the said Indictment put in full force and to be brought to a speedy tryall This Coptain Musgrave was a great Actour in the late desperate Engagement and the chief promoter of the mutinous Petition being the chiefest of those who forced the Houses to Vote what they pleased He also countenanced the Cities Declaration against the Army which was published and read in divers Churches about the City of London tending to the raising a new Warre And that he was also after at the pretended Committee of the Militia of London and the Committee of Sasety who levyed Forces against the King Parliament and Kingdome And that he further countenanced divers Warrants for the raising of Forces to joyn in the aforesaid Treasonable Designe against the King Parliament and Kingdome And that he joyned with others in removing divers Persons of Trust out of their places in the Tower and else where and placing of such in their roomes as joyned with the late Riotous people It is supposed that there are more Cards still to play and that there will be a further Discovery of divers other Citizens