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A86791	The humble petition of the commons of the City of London in Common Councel assembled, to the Honorable, the Commons of England in Parliament assembled. With a narrative of the proceedings of the Court of Common-Councel: and the vote of the House of Parliament, and their answer thereupon. Together with Colonel Titchborn's speech, made in the Honorable House of Commons at the delivery of the said petition and narrative. Ordered by the Commons ... that this petition ... be forthwith printed ...	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; Tichborne, Henry, Sir, 1581?-1667.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1649 (1649)	Wing H3499; Thomason E538_16; ESTC R202517	3,792	12

THE HUMBLE PETITION OF The Commons of the City of LONDON IN Common Councel ASSEMBLED To the Honorable The Commons of England IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED With a NARRATIVE of the Proceedings of the Court of COMMON-COVNCEL And the VOTE of the House of Parliament and their Answer thereupon Together with Colonel Titchborn's SPEECH made in the Honorable House of Commons at the delivery of the said Petition and Narrative ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Petition and Narrative and Answer of the House thereunto and Vote thereupon be forthwith Printed and Published H Scobel Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed by Peter Cole at the Sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil at the Royal Exchange Jan. 16. 1648. Die Lunae 15 Januarii 1648. THe House being informed That divers of the Common-councel of the city of London were at the door they were called in and Col Titchburn in the name of the Commons of the city of London made a short preamble as followeth Mr. SPEAKER THe Commons of the city of London in Common-councel assembled have appointed these Gentlemen with my self to present their humble Petition to the Honorable House this morning I shall spend none of your precious time in any preparatory speech hoping our Petition will speak for it self were it not that some part of the Title is absent from this Petition which doth usually attend this Honorable House in Petitions of this nature nor shall I speak to the cause of such an absence because the Court it self hath in a short Narrative given this honorable House some account thereof which I have here to present with this our Petition onely this give some account why we could not in judgement and conscience defer the presenting this Petition First Because the matter of it as we humbly conceive containeth in substance that which many of us hath ventured our lives for and all of us our estates in a measure beyond proportion Secondly In regard of the season we being sensible that our staying hitherto might without a very favorable interpretation from this Honorable House be accounted slowness in our duty and if we had yet forborn to have begot a jealousie that we have lost our first love But give us leave to say That we stand here with the same truth of heart and publike Principles which we first ingaged withal in this publike cause onely herein we confess to differ That the great experience which God hath given us in this Seven years time hath begotten more light in us by which we have a clear understanding of persons and things whereby we are advantaged and the more resolvedly fixed to live and dye in the maintaining of this publike cause with this Honorable House This Petition speaks our Desires the Narrative our Grievance both which we crave leave to present to this Honorable House To the Honorable The Commons of England assembled in Parliament The humble Petition of the Commons of the City of London in Common-Councel assembled SHEWETH THat seriously weighing those unspeakable toils difficulties dangers and temptations in every kinde wherewith you have been hotly assaulted for many years together by the powerful influence whereof many great pretenders to the publique interest have been wrought off from the same And withal considering that all these notwithstanding you have stood like a mighty Rock firm and constant to your Trust and are now acting after such a Rate as our dead hopes break forth with triumph from their Graves We cannot but with inlarged hearts bless the God of Heaven for you and if it were possible in the hearing of the whole world proclaime our thankfulness to you for the same And apprehending That the Non-Execution of Justice the Intrusting of the Militia and Navy in the hands of Neutralists unfaithful and dis-affected Persons the great decay of Trade the protecting of many mens Persons and Estates from the due course of Law and the unsettled condition of this Nation are some of the great and principal Evils under which the hearts of thousands of your friends yea the whole Land groan We humbly pray 1 That as you have begun to advance the Interest of unpartial Justice so you would vigorously proceed in the Execution thereof upon all the Grand and Capital Authors Contrivers of and Actors in the late Wars against the Parliament and Kingdom from the highest to the lowest that the wrath of God may be appeased good men satisfied and evil men deterred from adventuring upon the like practises for the future 2 That the Militia Navy and all Places of power may be put in the hands of none but such as by a constant and uniform tenour of their words and actions have approved themselves faithful unto you and the just rights of the Nation 3 That with all convenient speed you would think upon some effectual course for the recovery and increasing of the almost lost Trade and Manufacture of this City and Kingdom 4 That no Priviledge whatsoever may exempt any from the just satisfaction of their due debts 5 That having by your Votes of the 4th of this instant January Declared That the Commons of England in Parliament Assembled have the Supream power of this Nation you would as far as you are able endeavour the setling thereof upon foundations of Righteousness and Peace In the maintenance and prosecution of which Votes and of these our just and humble desires We are resolved to stand by you to the uttermost of our power against all opposition whatsoever A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Court of Common-Councel held in Guild-hall London the 13 of Jan. 1648. humbly presented by Order of the said Court To the Honorable The Commons of England assembled in Parliament A Common-councel being lawfully summoned to meet at eight of the clock in the morning upon the day above written We Commoners of the city of London Members of the said Court in obedience to the said summons and for discharge of the Trust reposed in us made our appearance at the usual place of meeting for the said Court about the time appointed About eleven of the clock the Lord Major accompanyed onely with two of the Aldermen took the chair We then desiring the Lord Major that the Acts of the last Court might be read according to the usual course of the said Court and for the further confirmation of the said Acts could not obtain the same though earnestly desired for above an hours space after which some Members of the said Court being part of a Committee formerly chosen by the said Court tendered a Petition thereunto to be read and considered of which Petition being the same now presented to this Honorable House was drawn up by them in reference to an Order of the Court and received the approbation of the major part of the quorum of that Committee and though it was often and earnestly prest for a long time by the major part of the Court that it might be read to receive the

sence of the Court yet the Lord Major wholly refused to suffer the same or that the question should be put whether it should be read yea or no After the fruitless expence of many hours another question being drawn up the major part of the Court required it to be put to be decided according to the Right and custom of the court and being denied therein declared how unjust and of what a destructive nature to the being of the Court such a denial would be yet notwithstanding the Lord Major with the two Aldermen departed and left the Court sitting to the great grief and general dissatisfaction of the same Being thus deprived of our ordinary assistance for our proceedings we did then require and command the common-Sergeant and Town-clerk Officers of the said court to stay in the court and put the question both which they contemptuously refused and left the court sitting likewise Whereupon in discharge of our Trust and in our tender care of the common good of the city and Kingdom we did stay and remain a court wherein was thrice read debated and voted Nemine contradicente the Petition hereunto annexed to be as this day presented to this Honorable House Having given this Honorable House this brief but true Narrative of part of our sufferings for eight hours at least in the breach as we conceive of our undoubted Rights and Priviledges and conceiving the like obstructions would render our meetings in councel altogether fruitless for publike benefit and service for the future We are forced to appeal to this Honorable House for such considerations hereof and directions herein as may make the Commons of London in Common councel assembled useful to the ends for which they were chosen Which Petition and Narrative after the Petitioners were with-drawn were read and were Intituled The humble Petition of the Commons of the City of London in Common-Councel Assembled A Narrative of the proceedings of the court of Common councel held in Guild hall London the 13 of January 1648. Humbly presented by the Order of the said Court to the Honorable the Commons of England Assembled in Parliament Die Lunae 15 Ianuarii 1648. REsolved upon the question by the Commons in Parliament assembled That the Commons of England in Parliament assembled do Declare That the Petition this day presented to the House and Intituled The humble Petition of the Commons of the City of London in Common councel assembled together with a Narrative thereunto annexed of the proceeding of the Court of Common councel held in Guild hall London 13 January 1648. And presented by the Order of the said Court to this House may and of Right ought to be entered in the Books and among the Acts of the Common Councel there The Petitioners being again called in Mr. Speaker by command of this House gave them this Answer The House hath read your Petition and Narrative and commanded me to return you this Answer as to the Common-Councel of the City of London and so owned by this House They take notice of the extraordinary good affections long sence and often expressed by many particular persons if not by every Member of your present Body especially of that true publike Principle which carried you on to the framing of this Petition and to your going through with it notwithstanding the opposition and withdrawing of your Major and Aldermen I am withal to tell you That the House doth fully approve of your Acting and Resolving by your selves as a Common Councel in case of absence or dissent in the Major or Aldermen or both together and they do give you very hearty Thanks for your free and cheerful tender of your Assistance to this House And you may assure your selves That the Service you offer here shall always by Gods grace be made use of to the advantage of the English Nation and therein of the City of London In order whereunto they have Resolved to take the several Contents of your Petition and of your Narrative into serious and speedy Consideration and have appointed a Committee for that purpose FINIS