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A90077 Newes from Guild-Hall. Or, A premonition to the citizens of London. 1650 (1650) Wing N961; Thomason E620_5; ESTC R203056 12,645 12

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satisfaction to be made to Orphans for their portions that then the Chamberlaine shall answer and make good the same and forfeit his place The Officers under the Chamber to be imployed herein to be two the one to be receiver of the City Revenue and of the Orphans money the other to be Cleark to keep the Book of Accounts Grievance 2. The said Committee finde an excessive charge to be upon the City in maintaining and keeping so many workmen of all trades and by being confined to make use of those particular men who bring in great sums annually Expended in emption of reparation stuffe and for work-mens wages and their wages sometimes exceeding the materials who make their Bills it 's conceived more by custome then by real charge expended or work done by them Remedie 2. That all the said worke-men be discharged and that a Committee be chosen that shall from time to time contract with work-men as they shall see cause both for their stuffe and labour and that a Surveyor be chosen to view works to be done and to make report as the case shall require to the said Committee and upon warrant from that Committee to the Chamberlaine the work-men to be paid their Bills out of such money which shall be raised by fifteens According to the Ancient and Laudable Custome of this City Grievance 3. The said Committee find an Annual Charge of 6. or 700. l. per annum expended in keeping Courts in Kent Essex Surry and about the River of Thames for conservation of the River in Fishing and keeping it Navigable and yet small or no fines or other profit ariseth thereby to the City whereby the said charge may be defrayed so that the same is a superfluous expence Remedie 3. That one steward be appointed to keep Courts receive fines and give account of the same and to be allowed reasonable charges therein Grievance 4. The said Committees finde great sums of Money and Annuities given to divers Officers of the City by way of Gifts and rewards over and above their ancient Sallaries and allowances which in this ttme of the Chambers stock declining are most fit to be spared Remedie 4. That no moneys by way of gift reward or increase of Sallarie be henceforth given by the Major and Court of Aldermen without consent of the Court of Common-Councel All which we humbly leave unto the consideration of this Court and offer it as the earnest desire of this Committee that a Common-Councel be held once every week to prosecute this our Report unto some good issue for the good of the City August 26. 1650. Present Mr. Sheriff Pack Mr. Ald. Chiverton Col. Mannering Mr. Cole Mr. Barbone Mr. Dallison Mr. Ald. Tichborne Mr. Ald. Hayes Mr. Gibbs Mr. Bolton Mr. Adams Mr. Manton By all which you may perceive I. That though it hath ever been urg'd as necessary that the chief Officers of the City should be men of great Estates yet you shal find that their Liberality was stil supplyed from the common Purse as appeares by the Sums swallowed up in Presents Gifts and superfluous Entertainments c. mention'd in the beginning of their Accompt Their very Hous-keeping also for the most part during their being in Office being defrayed by the City II. You will finde the present Poverty and low condition of the Chamber of London and that it is necessary that some other Security be thought upon and the Estates you leave your Children in some mor secure manner disposed of till such time as the Debts already contracted be discharged at least force not in the Estates of present Orphans to stop old Aldermen-Gaps but reserve them carefully for the right owners III. You will hereby finde it necessary that an effectuall way be taken for the yearly Auditing of Accounts such as is offered as a Remedy to the first Grievance Inasmuch as there is nothing doth more encourage and give occasion to embezelment and undue dispending the City-Treasury then the long omission of Accompts I shall humbly-likewise subjoyn as necessary for your considerations That the duty and business the time of continuance and allowance of every Officer in the City from the highest to the lowest be amongst your selves agreed upon and That they be fairly Written in Tables and affix'd in the Common-Councell and Common-Hall And that likewise the business time of continuance and allowance be exprest in Writing and publickly Read at the Election of every Officer And that two Copies thereof be drawn up the one to remain in the custody of each respective Officer and the other in the custody of the respective persons that chose That so controversies about these particulars may be at an end and that as well the Officer may know what he has to doe and how farr he is authorized and that the People likewise may know when and how far each Officer exceeds the bounds and limits of his Authority This I humbly conceive to be absolutely necessary for want whereof hath arisen these many usurpations and undue administrations that have been complained of on the one hand and the many disgusts and differences between the People themselves on the other and all because of an uncertainty in these particulars Mark those that shew fair before they are chosen Common-councell-men but prove false or negligent or proud and presumptuous ever after That stand stoutly and faithfully for your good and for your Libertie whilst they are Common-councell-men but being made Aldermen prove treacherous and trample upon your Liberties and use all diligence to make their unworthiness known unto the world and to render unto them according to their Works and in making use of the Act of Parliament for Elections here following be sure to reject all such perfidious Persons Vicessimo octavo Februarii 1648. An Act of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled for removing Obstructions in the proceedings of the Common Councell of the Citie of LONDON THe Commons of England in Parliament assembled do enact and ordain and be it enacted and ordained by the authoritie aforesaid That in all times to come the Lord Major of the said Citie of London so often and at such time as any ten or more of the Common Councell men doe by writing under their hands request or desire him thereunto shall summon assemble and hold a Common Councell And if ut any time being so requested or desired he shall faile therein then the ten persons or more making such request or desire shall have power and are hereby authorized by writing under their hand to Common or cause to be summoned to the said Councell the members belonging thereunto in as ample manner as the Lord Maior himselfe usually heretofore hath done And that the Members appearing upon the same summons being of the number of fourtie or more shall become a Common Councell And that each Officer whose dutie it shall be to warn in and summon the members of the said Councell shall performe the same from