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A77440 A brief memorial wherein the present case of the antient leasees, the inward pawn sub-tenants, and the outward pawn present tenants, of the Royal exchange [is] ... stated. : As also some animadversions ... relating to the ... revenue of the said place ... / By an unfeigned welwisher to the flourishing estate of the city of London ... T. P. (Theophilus Philalethes) 1674 (1674) Wing B4604; ESTC R170805 39,573 61

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A Brief MEMORIAL WHEREIN The present Case of the Antient Leasees the Inward Pawn Sub-Tenants and the Outward Pawn present Tenants of the Royal Exchange truely and impartially STATED AS ALSO Some ANIMADVERSIONS and remarkable passages relating to the present and publique revenue of the said Place with some modest proposals for the future benefit and most certain advantage of the same HUMBLY Presented To the Consideration of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Viner Knight and Baronet Lord Mayor of the City of London and to the rest of the Right Worshipful and Worthy Members of the grand Committee for GRESHAM Affairs By an Unfeigned Welwisher to the Flourishing Estate of the City of London and in particular to all the present Inhabitants of the Royal Exchange within the said Place LONDON Printed Anno Dom. 1674. To the Reader Reader I fairly salute thee if Courteous if not whoever thou art that takest up this small peice into thy hands and peradventure at first sight art somewhat concerned and offended at the very title-page thereof I would advise thee by all means to forbear railing against it railings and invectives being no powerful charms but rather weak and contemptible means to convince the reasons of men until thou hast diligently and throughly laying aside all prejudice perused and examined the same And that not then neither unless thou hast a mind to betray at once too much of thy humane frailty and imbecillity without thou art able to appear upon the stage and expose to publick view more solid and substantial arguments than are herein contained in confutation thereof This I thought requisite to advertise thee by reason I do already foresee an approaching storm upon this very accompt But yet if thou hast a mind and art willing to enter the lists I will assure thee for thy incouragement therein thou shalt find so Fair so Noble so generous a Combatant that if thy arguments are conclusive he shall be as willing and ready to make an ingenuous and publick recantation of his present mistakes Farewell TO THE Right Honourable and to the Right Worshipful Committee for Gresham Affairs My Lord Maior and you the worthy Knights and Gentlemen Members of the grand Committee HAving for several years last past been very conversant and held a good correspondence with the inhabitants many of them being my worthy and much respected friends and intimate acquaintance of your Royal Exchange I am able to say this of them by experience that I do verily believe there is no particular number of people whatsoever take them number for number within the walls of your City of London and Suburbs thereof more especially considering there being so many of the same trade as do live more peaceably and lovingly together than these do A notable instance hereof as a confirmation of what I have here asserted may plainly appear by their loving and neighbourly meeting together every 17th day of November yearly to celebrate and sollemnize the ever blessed memory of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation whom as our Ancestours have declared unto us gave the first name and appellation unto your Royal Exchange At which time also they have their Chaplin pro tempore that so they may be excited and stirred up to works of Charity unto their decayed Members and for the more Grace Gravity and Sobriety of their present sollemnity And the front of their Steward 's printed Tickets for their Annual invitation doth usually run after this manner Viz. For the Continuance of Amity and Vnity and our ancient Society you are hereby desired c. But so it is May it please your good Lordship and Worships that sometime before and since the late dreadful fire there have been upon several pretences such animosities feuds and contentions risen amongst them very few comparatively the more is the Pity being of that most heroick and noble Spirit and temper as to mind the publick good and concernment of the said place before their own private and particular self interest so that by means thereof it hath doubtless very much hindred and obstructed the present flourishing estate of your Royal Exchange as by the sequel of this memorial the which by the instance and request of some particular Friends is now exposed to publick view will more fully and plainly appear The Premises considered and as a member of the City of London having a very great kindness vallue and respect for your Royal Exchange and in particular for several of my good Friends and Acquaintance within the said Place I was much affected therewith and thereupon of late have made it my business somewhat to enquire into the true state of Affairs and truly before my strict enquiry by reason of the perpetual clamors and fair pretences of every Party I found it was a very hard matter rightly to understand them as to their said Animosities before mentioned And herein it was many times a pleasant divertisement to hear these contesting parties so much at variance and contention one with another when I observed that interest particular self interest with most of them especially among the grandees lay still at the bottom Yet not suffering my self to be biassed although I did many times love to take the weakest part being my natural constitution to vindicate the oppressed innocent nor to be born down with the clamours and railings but with the reasons of Men. I got this fair advantage thereby as I am perswaded in some good measure to inform both my self and you of the right of the case And upon the whole matter I do find that their said animosities are never likely to be reconciled and so consequently your Royal Exchange never likely to be in a flourishing condition untill you who are the worthy Members of the grand Committee shall put your helping hands to the Plough shall please by the interposition of your power and authority to accomplish the same Wherefore that so happy and so desirable an effect for as the Schoolmen say sublata causa tollitur effectus as the flourishing condition of your Royal Exchange may in your dayes that is during your Sessions as members of this Honourable Court be compleately and effectually accomplished The Authour thought it would be an acceptable service to the Major part of those who are concerned upon your Royal Exchange the antient Leasees only excepted to present you with a memorial wherein all your Tenants cases should be fairly and truly stated the which in all the submissive and respective terms imaginable he doth here most humbly present unto your Lordship and Worships most grave and prudent considerations This being premised by way of introduction I am now to give a particular account of all these contesting Parties before mentioned and herein I shall not neither for Fear nor Favour mince the matter before you whereby to conceal any thing as material to my present purpose or requisite and necessary for your information so that all things appearing so fair naked and open and driving