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city_n	john_n	knight_n	sir_n	27,906	5	7.7897	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45364	Londons remonstrance to the Parliament, in subscribing to the propositions of both houses, concerning money, plate, horse, horsemen, and armes to be lent for the maintenance of an army for the Kings peace, and the safety of the Parliament as it was concluded by the lord maior, court of aldermen, and common-councell-men of the citie of London in Guild-Hall ; and by the masters, wardens, &c. of all companies in each severall hall : with the just summe and proportion of money and plate collected, and to be presented to the Parliament : received by Sir Iohn Wollaston Knight and alderman, Alderman Towse, Alderman Warner, and Alderman Andrewes / written by I. H. Gent.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; J. H., Gent.	1642 (1642)	Wing H47; ESTC R20641	1,986	7

LONDONS REMONSTRANCE TO THE PARLIAMENT In subscribing to the Propositions of both HOUSES Concerning Money Plate Horse Horsemen and Armes to be lent for the maintenance of an Army for the Kings Peace and the safety of the Parliament As it was concluded by the Lord Maior Court of Aldermen and Common-Councell-men of the Citie of LONDON in Guild-Hall and by the Masters Wardens c. of all Companies in each severall Hall With the just summe and proportion of Money and Plate collected and to be presented to the Parliament Received by Sir Iohn Wollaston Knight and Alderman Alderman Towse Alderman Warner and Alderman Andrewes Written by I. H. Gent. London printed for Iohn Harrison Iune 23. 1642. LONDONS REMONSTRANCE TO THE PARLIAMENT In subscribing to the Propositions of both HOUSES SInce by too-apparent demonstrations it appeares that the King deluded and seduced by the evill Counsels of a malignant party whose Spirits are ill-affected to the publike peace of this Kingdome intendeth to make warre against the Parliament and that in continuance of the same intention he hath already collected and levyed great forces both of Horse and Foot to maintain the former resolution throughout the County of York and a multitude of Papists and other resolute and ill-disposed persons in other Counties adjacent all which doe apparently intimate his resolution to make warre against the Parliament They have therefore after a serious and deliberate consideration thereof propounded certaine Propositions to the Citie of London desiring their assistance in a present ayde for the security of both Houses for otherwise the pernicious malice of such desperate persons imployed in so horrid and unnaturall an Act will be ready to commit all outrage and violence which will consequently tend to the dissolution of this present governement the violation of the Priviledges of Parliament the destruction of our Religion and all hopes in reforming the Church to the perpetuall ruine of the Lawes the liberty and propriety of the Subjects Wherefore the Lords and Commons considering how great an obligation doth lie upon them in Honour Conscience and Duty according to the high trust reposed in them by the whole Kingdom to use all possible meanes in such cases for the timely prevention of so great and irrecoverable evils have thought it expedient to publish their sence and apprehensions of these imminent dangers thereby to excite and extimulate all well-affected persons to contribute their respective assistance to the preparations necessary for the opposing and suppressing the trayterous attempts of those malignant spirits The Citie of London seemed to sympathize exceedingly with these Propositions and the Parliament were not more ready to propound them then they as ready to performe and obey the same Last Tuesday the Lord Maior Court of Aldermen and Common-Councell-men met at Guild-Hall in distribution of their affections and in consultations what should be dispensed out of the Citie Treasurie Every Company likewise did meet at their Halls and there distributed every man respectively for men had better dispense with their Money and Plate conditionally to receive the same with interest and have the publike faith of the whole Kingdome engaged for the security thereof then being parsimonious and refractory perhaps have that Money and Plate taken violently from them by intestine enemies and let any man judge Whether the prevention of such impendent dangers be not more plausible then the policy and diligence of a Remedie when extremity shall drive a man to the last hopes It is more easie to keepe out of dangers then to get out of them Wherefore it were more prudent for men that can spare money without any detriment or prejudice to themselves to dispense with what money they can for the conservation of peace voluntarily then when violent warre shall come rushing in upon us to dispense then with compulsion or else perhaps to be reduced to an estate not lesse miserable then slavish But not to hold the Readers desiring eye in any longer suspense I will delineate and expresse the particular proportion of moneys gathered in London The Lord Maior Court of Aldermen and Common-Councell-men sitting at Guild-Hall made a finall determination of their intents and have disbursed fifty thousand pounds partly out of the Citie Treasury and partly out of their owne purses and will maintaine fifty Horse Most of the twelve Companies have dispensed twenty thousand pounds a piece and of the other Companies ten thousand pounds is the least that any have disbused besides an infinite number of Plate that is lent of an unknowne worth Some Companies maintain three-score Horse some forty some thirty but twenty is the least that any Company maintaines with as many Horse men for the preservation of the publike peace and tranquility of the Kingdome for the personall defence of the King and both Houses of Parliament The affection of no man was measured by any limitation but according to the proportion of his offer he expressed his good will to this service But according to the appointment and direction of both Houses of Parliament the Money Plate Horse or Horse-men were delivered to Sir Iohn Wollaston Knight and Alderman Alderman Towse Alderman Warner and Alderman Andrewes for they were Ordered to be Treasurers to receive all the Money and Plate brought in for the purposes aforesaid And the Acquittances of them or of any two of them as it was ordered by the Parliament for the Receit of the same is a sufficient ground for the Party so lending Money or Plate to demand the same againe with interest and likewise consideration for the fashion of the Plate The totall summe of all the Moneys and Plate that the Citie hath brought in to the said Aldermen is supposed to amount to above ten hundred thousand pounds the Horse and Horse-men to the number of about eight hundred and fifty but there are many more Horse in preparation to bee sent FINIS