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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94639	To the Right Honourable the Lords 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. Together with an humble representation of the pressing grievances, and important desires of the well-affected freemen, and Covenant-engaged citizens, of the City of London.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1646 (1646)	Wing T1664; Thomason E366_14; ESTC R201263	2,189	7

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS ASSEMBLED IN HIGH COVRT OF PARLIAMENT The Humble PETITION of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Councell Assembled TOGETHER WITH An humble Representation of the pressing grievances and important desires of the well-affected Freemen and Covenant-engaged Citizens of the City of LONDON LONDON Printed by Richard Cotes 1646. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LORDS Assembled in High Court of PARLIAMENT The Humble Petition of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell Assembled SHEWETH THat the loud and unanimous cry of many thousands of our fellow-Citizens as well as our own sense and fellow-feeling hath obliged us to make this present Interposition amongst other your publique and weighty Affairs We do in the annexed humbly offer unto your Lop. their own words and expressions with some omissions and few alterations as they were delivered unto us by a great number of considerable Citizens of known worth and of approved integrity to the Parliament that your Lordships may the more clearly see the deep sense they have of the growing miseries and encreasing distractions of these times The chief matter thereof is the same with our late addresses unto which we humbly hope your L ps will still finde the same reasons to give your favourable acceptance and noble regard as we humbly and thankfully acknowledge you readily shewed unto the same when we rendred them unto your Lordships as the representative Body of the City alone The obligation that lyes upon us to them the duty we owe to the Parliament and the interest this City hath in the Peace of the whole Kingdome would not permit us either to reject their Petitions or to conceal their Grievances from your Lordships neither yet can we our selves but both own their griefs and fears and so humbly joyn with them in the same desires But to those Reasons in which we have concurred with our said Fellow-Citizens for the more speedy disbanding of that Army among others which hath in the sight of the Kingdome by Gods blessing obtained so many signall Victories We humbly crave leave that as we detract not from their merit so we may also adde thus much which is daily complained of That there are some Officers and many common Soldiers of that Army who either have never taken the Covenant or are disaffected to the Church-government held forth by the Parliament That the Pulpits of divers godly Ministers are often usurped by Preaching Souldiers and others who infect their Flock and all places where they come with strange and dangerous Errrours And then we humbly submit it to your Lordships to consider what security or settlement can be expected while they are Masters of such a power and what example if not encouragement the people may take from them to refuse the Covenant or if they have taken it to contemn the same to the great derogation of that Church-Government which the Parliament hath declared We humbly hope that although such were dismissed the Parliament by their authority may otherwise if occasion sh●ll require sufficiently provide for the safety of the Kingdome But this great work as also that which is of so high concernment to the establishing of a perfect and well grounded Peace The bringing home of his Majesty we doe humbly and wholly submit and commit next to the Almighty hand of Gods Providence unto the Wisdome of both Houses of Parliament being confident that they will preserve and defend His Majesties Royall Person and Authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdome according to the Covenant To that also which concernes the Estates of Delinquents which are under Sequestration or are or shall be either wholly confiscated or else compounded for We humbly desire leave to adde this Petition in behalfe of our selves and many thousands of our fellow-Citizens and all others who have adhered to the Parliament That all just Debts may bee first paid and satisfied and to that end that no Committees of Sequestration or Sequestrators may interrupt just proceedings at Law for recovery of such Debts And that the Heires and Estates of those who have died since these Warres on the Enemies Par● may be yet liable to pay just Debts notwithstanding any Entailes or Deeds in Trust made since the beginning of these generall Distractions which are conceived to have been made purposely to defeat the Creditor And because of the long continuance of these Warres and Divisions that the Statute may not be pleaded to any Book Debt for not being demanded within sixe yeares since the beginning of the Parliament otherwise there are none in the Kingdome like to suffer more then the well-affected and such as have adhered to the Parliament Lastly We humbly conclude with this Petition in behalfe of this City That as this Court as the Representative Body of the City hath hitherto by Authority of Parliament had the nomination of the Persons intrusted with their Militia so now also we may by Ordinance of Parliament be authorized to elect and choose fit Persons for that Charge once every yeare agreeable to the Practice and Custome of the City in all other chiefe Offices and Trusts concerning their Government And now whatsoever Expressions or Desires our Cares and Feares have led us unto or what ever we or our fellow-Citizens have presumed to take notice of or touch upon Wee humbly pray both for our selves and them That your Lordships will remit all to our and their great ze●le for Gods Glory and the Peace of the Kingdome And that it may be remembred That wee and they are those whom you have with your selves engaged in one Covenant to whom God hath given Hearts as well to adventure all for your Service and preservation as to be ever thankfull for the continuall protection and great deliverances they have received by Gods blessing through your constant Endeavours and whose hands God hath strengthened to fight his and your Battels We doe humbly assure your L ps that wee and they have still the same dutifull hearts and in the sincere pursuance of our solemne League and Covenant no Interest or influence shall with the blessing of God be ever able to withdraw our obedience or divert our affections from the Parliament of England We humbly submit all to your L ● great Wisedomes and shall daily pray c.