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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79818	The city-dames petition, in the behalfe of the long afflicted, but well-affected cavaliers. Presented to the supreme powers of this Kingdome.	Stradling, Mrs.	1647 (1647)	Wing C4350; Thomason E409_12; ESTC R204420	1,969	8

The City-Dames PETITION IN The behalfe of the long afflicted but well-affected CAVALIERS PRESENTED To the Supreme Powers of this Kingdome Printed in the Yeere 1647. 7 ber 28 The City Dames Petition in the behalfe of the long afflicted but well-affected CAVALIERS Right Honourable WEE whose names are under-written do in the behalfe of all the well-affected women in and about the Cities of London West-minster and other adjacent parts in hopes of a sudden redresse make knowne unto your Lordships and the honourable the House of Commons the unsupportable grievances which have long befallen us by oocasion of this unhappy unnaturall and intestine warre and have been continued to us of late by meanes of severall orders issuing from both Houses for the extirpation of the Nobles and Gentry of this Kingdome who suffer for their loyalty to their King and go under that noble attribute of Cavalier which the shorthaird brethren mistook for a name of infamy being as well over-seen in matters temporall as spirituall and in both grossely But least we may seem prolixe or like the people of Myndus make our gate bigger then our Citie let us fall backe to the Cavaliers and make shew of those secrets which to our griefes have been long concealed It is not unknowne to your Lordships and the rest of this Kingdome that since his Majestie was compelled to leave White hall by reason of unruly multitudes trading of all sorts have been mightily impeaded unlesse a little in the Suburbs where your French Commodities are so frequently vendible whereas before the City supplied men with all commodities And in justice we ought to have our desires answered in some measure for who paid the Scots those beggerly Saints after they were invited to begin this warre but the City Who continued this warre but the City Or who are like to be undone by this war but the City We are sure our husbands have little reason to hold their heads so high since the Cavaliers left the Towne to our great griefs our shops which heretofore were fragrant as the springs first flowers occasioned by gallants frequent visits are now like houses haunted with spirits unfrequented happy those daies when they were stuck with variety Nobles Knights Esquires Gentlemen then every Citizens wife of any quality was occupied in her severall vocation then might our husbands freely take the aire or go to their countrey-houses whilst we had those at our command to act their parts in the City which was a great contentment good soule● to them But now the case is altered let us have ever so good commodities not a chapman is left to cheapen which will occasion a horrible inconvenience in time we shall not have a sonne but of the City breed borne with a what doe you lacke in his mouth or the issue of some fowle mouthed fellow who will bee crying downe the Whore of Babylon who are confident is a bawd by this time for we have heard her ra●●ed against by a Wicker chaird brother ever since the time of our minorities Besides my Lords what an inconvenience it will be when our poore husbands have been hard at it all day must bee forced though may be disabled in the service to work at night in this we appeale to your Lordships or else we must bee forced to be at the trouble to send our Emissaries abroad to look out some friends who no sooner entred into our acquaintance and indeered to us but presently issues an Ordinance of Parliament which suited to the terrible sounds of Drum and Trumpet forceth us to make a field businesse of it or els to deferre our joyes till three tedious moneths are wasted My Lords we desire your Lordships as you have been borne by women or borne of women that your Lordships would advise of some convenient times to do it your selves or otherwise in case you have miscarried lying so long with the Common-wealth not to hinder well-affected people It is not unknown to your Lordships that the Gentry of this Kingdome I mean the Cavaliers have alwaies stood stiffe to the City upon all occasions and would still were they not disabled by Parliamentary proceedings truly you have by your rough handling I hope your Lordships wil not be offended taken the edge of their abilities much off and by that means have left many good women in a pitifull plight Consider we beseech your Lordships it is not one but many that suffer by this unjust dealing view but the now unfrequented streets where whilome Coaches plowed up the pavements stuft with gallants whose breaths were sweet as Amber instead whereof you shal see a mouse-hair'd fellow with a long thing God blesse us by his side as rusty as himself with his erected eares just like our husbands are not these goodly chapmen to deal in whole-sale Commodities To trouble your Lordships no further what do or will people think when they see that we are fitt in our husbands shops for no other use but just as buckets are hung up finely painted in Churches to extinguish the fire of some poore neighbouring building when we might serve were a right use made of us to extinguish the high rising flames of a Kingdome Wee beseech your Lordships to consider the premisses and according to your mercy not your justice give a period to our grievances and wee shall as in duty bound pray for your Lordships length c. Mrs. I. Stradling Obediah Placket Ma. Lecher Sa. Lovesicke P. Horne R. VVantall Pr. Tooly Mrs. E. Overdooe Han. Snatchall D. Swivewell K. Stretch A. Troublesome Jo. Scanted Reb. Dooling c. Here 's the treasure of the City Beauties plenty blith and witty FINIS