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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	london_n	right_n	15,695	5	6.6784	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95468	Two petitions of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the City of London, in Common-Councell assembled: to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled: which petition was presented to both houses, July 18. 1648. With the answer of the Lords.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1648 (1648)	Wing T3513; Thomason E453_6; ESTC R203855	1,655	7

TWO PETITIONS OF THE Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of LONDON IN Common-Councell ASSEMBLED To the Right Honourable THE LORDS and COMMONS in Parliament Assembled Which Petition was Presented to both Houses July 18. 1648. With the Answer of the LORDS Printed by RICHARD COTES Printer to the Honourable city of London 1648. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE The Commons IN High Court of Parliament assembled The humble Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-councell assembled SHEVVETH THat your Petitioners do thankfully acknowledge the favour of this honorable House in that before they gave answer to the desires of the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne for laying an imposition upon Coles they were pleased to communicate the same to the Petitioners who taking into serious consideration the great increase and miserable condition of the Poor of this City occasioned by the extreme decay of Trade both by Sea and Land want of employment scarcity and dearness of provision cannot but be very sensible of the sad effect they fear will follow if any such Tax should be laid upon Coles which must of necessity lie most heavie upon the poorer sort and will also be an occasion of discontent to Seamen and discouragement of Merchants trading that way And although your Petitioners cannot finde any expedient for the supply of the Garison in Newcastle as is propounded yet they doe offer to the Grave consideration of this honorable House That if the Profits of all places and emploiments enjoyed contrary to the Self-denying Ordinance of the Fourth of Aprill 1645. And the severall Votes of the Tenth of June 1647. and likewise the profits of the severall places belonging to the Customes Excise Postmasters Committee-men Offices sequestred and such like may be disposed of for the Publique occasions of the Kingdom and not converted to private uses reasonable Salaries for such and so many as shall be necessarily employed therein excepted the same might advance a considerable summ for that or other Publick charge during the time of the miserable distractions of this Kingdom Your Petitioners do therefore humbly pray That no Tax or new Imposition be laid upon Coles And that the aforesaid representations may be effectually taken into the Grave consideration of this honourable House And they shall ever pray c. Michel To the Right Honourable the Lords in high Court of Parliament assembled The humble Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of LONDON in Common-Councell assembled Sheweth THat the Petitioners calling to minde the happy successes and great benefits which not onely the Parliament and City but also the Kingdom received when the Forces within the late Lines of Communication were united to the City under the command of one Militia And the inconveniences that have happened since they were disunited their strength thereby being much abated and they made more unserviceable to the Parliament and City And your Petitioners being very sensible thereof and of the great benefit that may be expected by the blessing of God by their re-uniting having received severall Petitions from divers wel-affected persons Inhabitants of the city of Westminster Hamblets of the Tower and Burrough of Southwark declaring their desires thereof And upon conference with them and finding them not willing to be a Sub-committee as formerly in our desire to further so good a work tending so much to the enabling of us to be serviceable to the Parliament City and Kingdom your Petitioners did condiscend That the said adjacent parts should have five for every Division to be joyned to the present Militia of London and to make one entire Militia Provided That they should be nominated by the Common-councell and presented to the honourable Houses of Parliament for their approbation and allowance And having received severall Votes from the honourable Houses of Parliament for their re-uniting They therefore humbly pray That an Ordinance of Parliament may be speedily passed for the adding unto the present Militia of London the Fifteen persons nominated by the Common-councell and by them humbly presented and submitted to the honourable Houses of Parliament for their confirmation And they shall ever pray c. Michel Die Martis 18 Julii 1648. UPON reading of the Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-councell assembled It is Ordered by the Lords in Parliament That these Lords following shall be a Committee to draw up such an Ordinance as is desired in the said Petition and in pursuance of the Vote of this House 6. July 1648. and that the names of such as they mention in their Petition be presented to the said Committee E. Northumberland E. Rutland E. Lincolne E. Suffolke E. Middlesex L. North L. Hunsdon Their Lordships or any Two to meet on Thursday next at Nine in the Lord Keepers Lodgings and to adjourn themselves as they please Io. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS