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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55949	The proceedings of the citizens of Hereford in the delivery up of their chapter and renewing of it vindicated from the scurrilous imputations of Richard Janeway / by a lover of the king, the government, and the city, in a letter to a friend.	Lover of the king, the government, and the city.	1682 (1682)	Wing P3575; ESTC R2037	9,717	4

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Citizens of Hereford IN THE Delivery up of their CHARTER and Renewing of it Vindicated from the Scurrilous Imputations of Richard Janeway By a Lover of the King the Government and the City In a Letter to a Friend SIR I Have of late seen a scurrilous Pamphlet Intituled the Impartial Protestant Mercury printed at London for Richard Janeway Num. 114. in which his Majesty's Goodness Justice and Clemency are arraigned and also the Mayor and indeed the Corporation of Hereford unjustly charged as being abus'd in the manner of acting in the late delivery up of the Charter as if the Mayor had been wrought upon contrary to his Inclination and had pick'd out a time suitable to the purpose Therefore I take leave to give you a true account out of the Records of matter of Fact that by the prudent legal and deliberate proceeding of the Mayor herein you may see he was not in the least imposed upon contrary to his Inclination but rather actually and effectually followed the good Resolutions he had upon mature deliberation taken up for the good of the City For the better effecting hereof it is requisite you have Mr. Janeway's false and scandalous Relation upon the whole Action in his own words From Hereford we are told that the bringing up of the Charter of that place some time since by the present Mayor is believed to have been much against his own Inclination but that he was wrought upon to call a Common Council when divers of the old Aldermen and Common Council-Men who would have oppos'd it were known to be absent from the Town and so the same was ordered But lately a new Charter is return'd with addition of a Fair and the words Quamdiu nobis placuerit as long as it shall be our Pleasure The old Mayor is continued but divers Eminent and Loyal Persons fully known to be strict Observers and great Favorers of the Church as by Law Establish'd who have been Mayors and sundry Common Council-Men left out and the Vacancies supplied by several Gentlemen and others about the Town yet we do not hear of any thing pretended to be alledged against those so omitted and people are troubled to guess the Reason unless it should be that they voted for their late worthy Burgess Esq Foley but this no discreet Man can believe to be the Cause especially since t is not doubted but whenever his sacred Majestie shall gratiously be pleased to command an election for Parliament Mr. Foley will yet have as many Electors as ever As to the Mayor's acting contrary to his inclination as being wrought upon to call a Common Council when divers of the Old Aldermen and Common Council-men who would have oppos'd it were known to be absent from the Town the contrary does thus plainly appear The Common Council consists of 31 of which the Majority conclude and make all Acts that pass Upon the 3d of February last a Common Council was called at which were present 19. Of these 6 were Justices 4 had formerly been Mayors and 9 were of the Common Council observe and you shall find in the farther progress of this Matter that this was the least Common Council of any from the first Proposal of the danger of the Charter to the last Act of Surrender under Seal At this Common Council after some ordinary things debated and setled the Mayor spoke publickly these words or to this effect as I have it under his own hand Gentlemen I am informed that a Quo Warranto will be brought against the Charter of the City which if it be for my part I will not contend with the King in it and if I hear any thing more concerning it I will call you together to advise what is fit to be done in it for you shall not blame me hereafter for not giving you notice that care might have been taken to have had it prevented and therefore I pray you to consider of it Here is the Mayor's inclination shown and fair notice of the danger publickly given The next Common Council that was called was on the 7th of February where no mention was made of the delivery up of the Charter but something else very significant was done which was very ungratefull to all that favour the Model of the late dangerous and treasonable Association An Address of Abhorrence of the Platform of that horrid Association that was found in the Earl of Shaftsbury's Closet past the House in the presence of the Mayor 5 Justices 8 that had been Mayors and 8 more of the Common Council in all 22 unanimously in these words Ordered That the Address now read in Common Council of our Abhorrence of that Rebellious Association found and seiz'd upon in the Closet or Study of the Earl of Shaftsbury be presented unto his Majesty and the Common Seal of the Corporation be put thereto and the said Address to be enrolled in one of the Books of Records of the said City Ordered That the said Address be presented to his Majesty from the City by Baron Gregory Sir John Hoskins and Thomas Prise Esq or any two of them Thus things stood till the 14th of February and then the Mayor being sufficiently assur'd by a Letter shew'd him from a Person of Honour that a Charge was laid against their Charter and several Breaches assign'd and the King press'd to grant a Quo Warranto which His Majesty would not do till he had first an account whether the Citizens of Hereford would not trust to his Bounty and Clemency rather than stay till they were so attaqu'd called a House according to his former promise where their own danger hazard and charge the King 's Gracious Inclinations and Intentions towards them were freely debated and the Letter at large read in open Council At this Common Council were present 5 Justices 6 of the ancient Mayors and 10 of the Common Council in all 21 and all other Members of it residing in the County had notice After a full Debate they came to these Resolutions Nemine Contradicente Ordered That the present Charter of the City be deliver'd up unto His Majesty and that Richard Gower Esq Mayor Bridstock Harford Esq Herbert Aubrey Esq Thomas Clark Gent. Town-Clerk of the said City and Thomas Clark Jun. Gent. do surrender the said Charter unto His Majesty and do deliver the Petition now read in Common Council unto His Majesty for a new Charter and to solicite and follow the procuring the same and if any other of the Common Council desire to go with Mr. Mayor they if they please may Ordered That what Money Mr. Thomas Clark Jun. shall disburse for the renewing the Charter of the said City he shall be repaid the same with the Interest thereof out of the first Money that comes into the Chamber of the said City and to have the Common Seal for the same when the Charter is renew'd for performance thereof Ordered That the Petition now read in Common