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A95026	A true coppy of the petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and the rest of the Common-Councell of London, presented to both Houses of Parliament, March 18. 1641. To vindicate the honour of the city against a false, scandalous, and seditious petition, printed, and pretended to be exhibited to the Parliament in February last, as The petition of the citizens of London, against the present disposall of the militia of that city, made by the Parliament. And to assure the Parliament, and the whole kingdome; that the said city is very glad of, and thankfull for the present ordinance touching that matter, and will readily obey it. Together with the severall answers of both Houses of Parliament to the aforesaid petition. Ordered to be printed and published.	Gurney, Richard, Sir, 1577-1647.; City of London (England). Court of Common Council. aut	1642 (1642)	Wing T2659; Thomason E140_18; ESTC R15776	2,938	7

A true Coppy of the PETITION of the Lord Major Aldermen and the rest of the Common-Councell of LONDON presented to both Houses of PARLIAMENT March 18. 1641. To vindicate the Honour of the City against a False Scandalous and Seditious Petition printed and pretended to be exhibited to the Parliament in February last as The Petition of the Citizens of London against the present disposall of the Militia of that City made by the Parliament And to assure the Parliament and the whole Kingdome that the said City is very glad of and thankfull for the present Ordinance touching that matter and will readily obey it Together with the severall Answers of both Houses of Parliament to the aforesaid Petition Ordered to be Printed and published LONDON Printed for Iohn Frank. 1642. To the Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament The humble Petition of the Major Aldermen and the rest of the Common councell of the City of London SHEWETH THAT the Petitioners doe much rejoyce in the happy Concurrence of both Houses of Parliament as in other things so especially in that most necessary Ordinance touching the Militia of this Kingdome and Dominion of Wales Whereunto the Petitioners doe most humbly and cheerefully submit for the s●fety of His Majesty the Parliament and Kingdome For the ordering whereof many pressing Petitions from most parts of the Kingdom have beene exhibited in this time of imminent dangers proceeding from the bl●udy Councells of Papists and others ill affected to the honour peace and prosperity of our most gracious King and his Kingdomes And the Petition●rs doe likewise humbly returne all possi●le thanks to this Honourable House for the great honour and high favour vouchsafed in giving them leave to nominate the persons to whom the Militia of this City should be committed And for accepting and approving of the Nomination and returne made to this Honourable House by the Petitioners on that behalfe But this their joy is much disturbed and interrupted by an untrue unadvised and dangerous Petition Intituled The Petition of the Citizens of London whose names are under written directed and dilivered in February last To the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament And since published in print with this title The humble Petition of the Citizens of London Thereby to publish it thorow the Kingdome as the Petition of al the Citizens Wherein is set forth as appeareth by one of those printed coppies annexed that the ordering of the Armes of London hath time out of mind beene annexed to the Majoraltie of the said Citie That the conferring thereof upon others would reflect upon the government and customes of this Citie granted by the great Charter of England and confirmed by divers Acts and Charters since that tim● and wh●ch everie Free-man of the said Citie is by the oath of his freedome bound to maintaine to the utmost of his power And that such alteration in the ancient government might breed great distractions and inconveni●ncies or to this effect Nor this alone but the Petitioners are yet more deeply wounded and grieved by the presumptuous boldnesse of the publishers of the said Petition in print by joyning therewith his Majesties Answer and denyall intituled his Majesties Message to both Houses of Parliament February 28. 1641. Which Answer as the Petitioners humbly conceive was grounded upon the said Petition and misinformation of some persons ill affected to His Majesty and to the City who have thereby and otherwise often endeavoured to make divisions betwixt the King and the Parliament betwixt the Parliament and the City and betwixt the Citizens themselves to the intollerable abuse of his sacred Majesty and of all his loyall Subjects And they verily beleeve that this bold publishing in print of the said Petition and in his Majesties message which shortly after followed the exhibiting of the said Petition together in one printed paper was purposely done wickedly and seditiously to make divisions as aforesaid to beget an opinion throughout the Kingdome that the City of London doth not intend to conforme unto but complaine of and oppose the aforesaid Ordinance and to make the said petition a desperate president to the rest of the Kingdome to do the like Therby to hinder the cheerfull needfull lawfull and unanimous Concurrence of the Kingdome in yeelding due full and timely obedience to the said Ordinance They doe therefore humbly pray that this Honourable House will vouchsafe 1. To beleeve that neither this nor any other Petition of the like kinde ever came from the Petitioners nor was framed contrived or approved of by them And that they doe wholly and with detestation disavow and disclaime the same as an untrue unadvised and dangerous Petition 2. To put a difference betweene the Authors Contrivers Promoters Advisers Publishers and Printers of it and such as it shall appeare to this Honourable House were by subtilty drawne in unawares to subscribe the same without any malignant intention and shall clearly acknowledge their errour and rashnesse therein And that this latter sort may have such lawfull favour as may stand with the Honour and Iustice of the high Court of Parliament Lastly they doe humbly pray that this Honourable House will still encrease their joy by endeavouring to uphold and continue by all good meanes that blessed concurrence of both Houses of Parliament in all your great affaires and effectually to proceed against all disturbers and undermyners therof and that shall endeavour to beget or cherish any misunderstanding or to make division betwixt the King and Parliment whom God and the Lawes of this Land have united in so neer a Relation And they shall ever be ready to assist and stand by this H●nourabbe House therein with their lives and Estates to the utmost of their power according to their late protestation And shall incessantly pray c. Another of the same Petitions with change only of the title was likewise presented to the most Honourable House of Peeres the same day March 18. by divers Aldermen and other worthy Members of the Court of Common Counsell aforesaid The Answer to the aforesaid Petition Die Veneris 18. Martij 1641. THe Aldermen and Citizens that delivered the Petition this day to the Lords in Parliament were called in and the Lord Keeper told them by the direction of the House That their Lordships did give them thanks for their readinesse and forwardnesse in their Obedience to the ordnance of Parliament made by both Houses concerning the Militia and further care of preventing any disorders that might have happened by preferring or exhibiting a false and scandalous Petition in the name of the City whereas it was not so That their Lordships have ordered that this Petition now presented shall be printed and published And for the scandalous Petition the Lords have ordered the same shall be burnt by the hand of the Common Hangman And that their Lordships doe resolve to make a difference betweene those that were the Authors and Contrivers of that scandalous Petition and those that were seduced and ignorantly drawne in to subscribe to that Petition The Answer of the House of Commons to the aforesaid Petition Die Veneris 18. Mertij 1641. THe humble Petition of the Major Aldermen and the rest of the Common Counsell of the City of London was this day read in the House of Commons and ordered to be entred in the Iournalls of the said House and to bee printed The Petitioners were called in and Master Speaker told them that the House had read their Petition and received it with a great deale of contentment and approbation and it being of that great consequence and so full of expression of zeale and affection to his Majesty and the Kingdome and in particular that he was of respect to this House commanded to returne them hearty thankes in the name of the whole House And wished that he had words sufficient to expresse it And for those of the City of London that subscribed that dangerous Petition complained of by the Petitioners and are desirous to acknowledge their errour Provided they were none of the contrivers of that Petition nor had a malignant spirit in the advancing and exhibiting thereof This House according to the desires of the Petitioners is willing to shew favour unto them And as the Petitioners doe expresse their care of the King and Kingdome and of this House in particular so this House will bee alwaies ready to give their best endeavours to further those things that may concerne the honour and safety of the King and Kingdome and in particular of the good and safety of the City of London H. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS