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A94681 To the Right Honourable Thomas Adams Lord Major of the famous citie London, and the VVorshipfull the sheriffs, Master Thomas Foote, and Master John Kendrick, with the rest of the aldermen and their brethren 1646 (1646) Wing T1713; Thomason 669.f.10[74]; ESTC R210567 1,029 1

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To the Right Honourable Thomas Adams Lord Major of the famous Citie London the Worshipfull the Sheriffs Master Thomas Foote and Master John Kendrick with the rest of the Aldermen their Brethren THese are to give your Honour and Worships to understand That your Petitioners have taken notice of many worthy actions done for the honour of God the safety of the King and Kingdom the preservation of the Gospel and true religion amongst us and especially by the strict Keeping of the Lords-day as in reforming the river of Thames by Watermens not labouring on the Sabbath-day and it is an honourable act of them that have done it which we ascribe to no other but the Parliament and some of your petitioners have been troubled for Trifles not worth the nominating like those Pharisees in the Gospel which rebuked our Saviour Christ Iesus his Disciples for pulling the ears of corne on the Sabbath-day yet they themselves ride on the Sabbath-day in Coaches as if God saw not that sinne by setting Men and Horse at worke as Hackney Coach-men which is their trade why not Water-men or any other Trades-men if they be suffered But your Petitioners having experience of many worthy actions which you have already done for King Church and State your loyaltie to your King your piety in desiring an established Church-Government and for your fidelitie to the Parliament which they themselves cannot deny to the wonder of the world and to the everlasting Fame of this Honourable Citie London that so great a City so populous which may and as we have read hath been compared to a petty world for the statelines of its Governours and Corporations therein Wherefore that to everlasting Fame you may be Eternized that you all as one man will be pleased to move the Honourable Houses of Parliament that as they have reformed the ancient river Thames That they would be pleased to reform the almost as ancient renowned City London of Coaches travelling about the City on the Lords-day which is a higher breach of the fourth Commandment then that which the Parliament have reformed by setting the Beasts to work on that day which ought by the law of God to rest as well as man and he that doth but rest little differeth from a Beast And to take notice how many Churches in London are annoyed by their passing by in Sermon time to the great dishonour of God and to the hindrance of the hearers of the Word which is the onely means under God of our salvation And if not speedily Reformed it will breed a great scandall on the Parliaments Reformation which may be such like words as these That they could see to reform Boats but they cannot or will not reform Coaches This petition hath been read in the Ears of a Thousand Citizens of good rank and qualitie Printed at London for Benjamin Green and are to be sold at his house in three leg-Court in Fleetstreet over against the White-Friars 1646.