Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	kingdom_n	part_n	5,398	4	4.2683	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86810	The humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled. To the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in High Court of Parliament. With their answer to the said petition.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1647 (1647)	Wing H3535; Thomason E396_15; ESTC R201651	3,802	11

The humble PETITION OF THE Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of LONDON in Common-Councell assembled TO THE Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in High Court OF PARLIAMENT With their Answer to the said Petition Printed by Richard Cotes Printer to the Honorable City of London 1647. TO THE Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in High Court OF PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled Humbly sheweth THat the Petitioners cannot but call to minde the deliverance which they and the whole Kingdome did justly expect from this Parliament after so many yeares suffering under the power of an arbitrary Government both in their spirituall and temporall concernments and they doe humbly acknowledge that this Parliament hath removed many obstacles and are confident would by this time with Gods blessing have restored the Kingdome to its just liberties and setled a sure foundation for its future happinesse if they had not beene diverted by the great contrivers of the Kingdomes slavery who rather then submit to the justice of this High Court have raised maintained and continued a bloody unnaturall and long Warre against the Parliament of England In the suppression whereof as much blood hath been spilt so a great Treasure hath beene spent and the Kingdome is still left involved in many engagements and debts both to their Brethren of Scotland who like true Christian Brethren came in to its ayde against the common enemy and also to a multitude of Officers Souldiers and others the well affected people of this Land who did ingage in the defence and support thereof And although the Petitioners in the obligation which the cause of God and the publique safetie did cast upon them have all this time both freely contributed and cheerfully submitted to many great and unusuall Assessements which also could not bee leavied but in an extraordinary way yet they cannot bee unsensible how much arbitrary power hath beene during these distempers exercised by Committees and others by whom the good Subject hath beene oftentimes more oppressed then the Delinquent suppressed and who have managed the Receipts and Revenues which were designed to maintaine the publique charge so disorderly and ineffectually that the Kingdome cannot but bee unsatisfied concerning the due imployment thereof and doubt that much of the publique Money hath beene imployed to private ends and remaine obscured in the hands of such as were intrusted with the Collection of those Assessements and the improvement of all Sequestrations to the publique and best advantage And indeed the Petitioners have reason to attribute much of the late discontent and disorders of divers Officers and Souldiers unto the want of such Moneys as if duely collected and faithfully managed might have in good part If not fully satisfied the Souldiery And doe humbly conceive that the Parliament hath so much the more reason to enquire into the same because that from this defect hath risen those late Attempts of some of the Souldiery and there is such use made of the Vote passed by the Parliament for their satisfaction to invite and draw together very great numbers of Officers and Souldiers from all parts of the Kingdome under pretence of sharing the money so obtained that it may very much indanger the peace and safetie of the Citie The Petitioners therefore for remedy of the said Grievances and prevention of those dangers which otherwise may bee feared and for settlement of this miserable and distracted kingdome doe humbly pray I. That present command bee given that no Officer of Warre or Souldier other then such as are already come in doe enter the Line of Communication under any pretence to share in the Moneys lately appointed by Parliament towards the satisfaction of any Arreares II. That such Officers and Souldiers who are already paid according to the late severall Ordinances of Parliament in this behalfe made if their usuall habitation and imployment have beene within the Line bee enjoyned forthwith to betake themselves to their calling or some honest condition of living and bee prohibited from their looser and tumultuous wandring and meeting within this Citie and other places adjacent under penaltie of losing their Arreares And that such Officers and Souldiers as have dwellings or other relations in the Countrey bee required to depart the Line within two dayes after publication and to returne to their homes or habitations and there to apply themselves to their severall callings upon the like forfeiture of their Arreares except such whose present and lawfull occasions may require their continuance to bee approved of by a Committee for that purpose to be appointed And that the Parliament would please to make some speedy and certaine provision for the satisfying of all Arrears unto the Souldiery who have served the Parliament within some short and convenient time to bee paid in the severall Counties and Places of their abode according to the conditions of their entertainement III. That all Officers and Souldiers who have beene in Armes against the Parliament or others who have assisted or contributed thereunto bee injoyned upon paine of Imprisonment within 24. houres after publication to repaire to their severall habitations and fall to their lawfull callings And that such Officers Souldiers and others as have no habitations neerer be commanded forthwith to withdraw themselves and to continue at least twentie miles from London for the space of fortie dayes Except such as by a Committee authorized and appointed to that purpose shall have licence upon just cause by them allowed to remaine in or neere London so long time untill they have dispatched such businesses as they shall have in or neare the Citie which ended then presently to retire twentie miles from the Citie upon paine of imprisonment as aforesaid IV. That such Commanders and Souldiers as according to former orders of the Parliament have come in from the Army having received their Moneys may bee otherwise disposed of as the Parliament shall thinke fit V. That all persons whatsoever that are possessed of any Moneys or Goods belonging to the Publick may be injoyned to bring the same within one month after publication into such publike Treasury as is or shall be appointed for that purpose under penalty to forfeit treble the value which shall be duely proved to be so concealed the halfe of the forfeiture to be given to such persons as shall make proofe of such concealment and the other halfe to be applyed to the service of the State VI. That all Revenues as well such as are due by Sequestration as otherwise be managed under such Commissions and by such Persons as notwithstanding any Priviledge of Parliament or otherwise may be held to such Rules as are or shall be prescribed therein by Ordinance of Parliament and be lyable for breach thereof to answer the same in due course of Law and that no arbitrary power may be exercised to the contrary by any person whatsoever