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A40070 Alderman Fowke's speech at the delivery of a petition from the Lord Mayor, aldermen and commons in Common Councill assembled to the Parliament of England concerning their militia and the Parliaments answer thereunto. Fowke, John, d. 1662. 1659 (1659) Wing F1690; ESTC R29856 2,525 10

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Alderman FOWKE'S SPEECH At the delivery of a Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons in Common-Councill Assembled TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND Concerning their Militia And the Parliaments answer thereunto Published by Authority THe House received a Report from the Committee appointed yesterday to go into the City That they had been with the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London and acquainted them with the Votes of the Parliament and that the City was so forward to expresse their affections to the Parliament that notwithstanding the great decay of Trade and poverty of the City They did offer to advance 60000 l. towards the present supply of the Army and Navy and did therefore humbly request the Parliament to appoint some of the Aldermen of the City to receive the Assessement that they may be reimbursed out of the said Assessement The House being informed that divers Aldermen and Common Council men were at the door they were called in and being come to the Bar ●lderman Fowke in the names of the rest in a significant Speech expressed himself the heads whereof followeth THat the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of the City of London being sensible of the goodnesse of God in uniting the Parliament and restoring the Members to the discharge of their trust thought it their duty upon their first meeting to give glory to God and had set apart Tuesday next for a day of Thanksgiving That they acknowledge it their duty in their humble thanks for the favour of the Parliament expressed in their late Votes and the seasonablenesse of it That though they had been laid low and had not fully answered what had been expected from them and had been lookt upon as persons disaffected to the Parliament though they were in some things dissatisfied yet they were ever well-willers to the Parliament He did with thankfulnesse own the Resolutions of the Parliament in restoring the Members that were imprisoned and in ordering their Gates Portcullices Posts and Chains to be set up at the publike charge of the State That the Confidence the Parliament put in the City would not be misplaced nor their expectation frustrated That the City did congratulate the happy return of the Parliament That they found some persons for a Monarchicall some for a Common-wealth and some for no government at all the last they did abhorre for the other they would not presume to direct but should acquiesce in and submit to the determinations of Parliament And concluded with an humble desire that the Militia of the City might be put into such hands as the City might confide in and to that end tendered a List of Names of Commissioners for their Militia yet with humble submission to the Iudgement of the Parliament and thereupon delivered the Petition After the Petitioners were withdrawn their Petition was read and was addressed to the Parliament of England and entituled The humble Petition of the Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled which together with a List of the Names of the Commissioners for the Militia presented were read The Petition is as followeth To the Parliament of England the humble Petition of the Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled SHEWETH THat the Petitioners in a deep sence of what the City of London hath lately suffered by misapprehensions of their affections to the Parliament of England to which in all times they have constantly adhered doe humbly adore that gracious God who hath so mercifully restored this honourable Parliament to the exercise of their trust for this Cities just vindication and theirs and the Nations deliverance and preservation and doe with unfeigned thankfulnesse acknowledge the happy concurrence of this honourable House in their late worthy and prudent Resolves in order to the generall settlement of the Nation and for your tendernesse to this City in inlarging their late imprisoned members restoring their Common Council and ordering their Gates and Portcullices Posts and Chains to be repayred at the publick charge By all which signall marks of honour and respects to your Petitioners they doe finde themselves drawn forth into duty and affection to tender to this honourable House their sincere and most ready service in all the capacities God hath put them in for the maintenance of your Parliamentary Authority and safety of your persons and your Petitioners hope they neither have nor shall forfeit that confidence which the Parliament hath alwayes had of them The Petitioners doe therefore humbly pray that the Militia of London may be forthwithsetled in the hands of Citizens of known integrity and interest in the City And your Petitioners shall pray c. Sadler The List of the aforesaid Commissioners is as followeth The names of the Militia of the City of London The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs for the time being Thomas Aleyne Lord Mayor Alderman Atkins Ald. Foot Ald. Fowke Ald. Viner Ald. Tompson Ald. Robinson Ald. Bateman Ald. Lawrence Ald. King Ald. Bolton Ald. Whale Of the Common Council Col. Bromfield Rich. Floyd Major Chamberlain Will. Bateman Esq Iohn Iolly Esq Major Iohn Taylor Deputy Antropus Deputy Staynes Iohn Wynne Theoph. Biddulph Esq Capt. Storie Capt. Iohnson Mr. Sanders Thomas Bludworth Esq Max. Beard Esq Major Cox Major Eardly Deputy Lenthall Gower Esq Peter Mills Nic. Penning Capt. Cleggat Will. Vincent Esq Major Alsop Resolved that the Parliament doth approve of and agree to the List of the Names of persons presented to be Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London The Petitioners being again called in Mr. Speaker gave them this answer Gent. If we may measure affections by the number of the Persons that came to present your Petition we may say you brought the affections of the whole City with you Your expressions at the Barr Intimate no lesse and you may rest assured of the like from the Parliament you acknowledging that Duty and Respect which is Due from you to the Parliament They have read your Petition and have also already read your list and passed it as you desired the Members of Parliament who were yesterday with the Lord Mayor and Aldermen have made a report of the great readiness of the City to advance moneys for the present supply of the Army and Navy Whatever mistakes have been formerly it cannot but be a happy day to all but our enemies in that the affections of the City and Parliament are joined together you have shewed your affections as well by your Actions as words and the Parliament have Commanded me for your good Affections and Actions to give you hearty thanks and in their Names I doe give you very hearty thanks accordingly A List of the Names of the Councill of State Gen. George Monck William Pierpoint Esq Iohn Crew Esq Col. Rossiter Richard Knightley Esq Col. Popham Lord Widdrington Sr Iohn Evelyn of Wilts. Sr William Waller Sr Richard Anslow Sr William Lewis Col. Edw. Mountague Col. Edw. Harley Col. Richard Norton Arthur Ansley Esq Denzill Hollis Esq Col. Morley Lord Fairfax Sr Ant. Ashley-Cooper Sr Gilbert Gerard Lord St Iohn Sr Iohn Temple Col. George Thompson Iohn Trever Esq Sr Iohn Holland Sr Iohn Potts Col. Iohn Birch Sr●arb Grimston Iohn Swinfin Esq Iohn Weaver Esq Serjeant Mayna●d LONDON Printed by Iohn Redmayne in Lovels Court in Pater-noster-Rowe 1659. And are to be had at the Office of Intelligence