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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82241	A declaration of the well-affected common-councel-men of the City of London, in the name of themselvs, and the inhabitants thereof, concerning the injustice and oppression which is unequally cast and laid upon the distressed citizens. Wherein they remonstrate a speedy and just way, for the taking off of all heavy burdens relieving the oppressed, the mitigating of taxes and assesments, and laying it upon rich marchants, and others, who are able to bear it, to the end that those who have bin oppressed may now go free. Extracted out of the original, and published according to order; to the end, that all cities and townes within this nation, may take it as a president for their future ease and freedome, against all oppressours whatsoever.		1649 (1649)	Wing D775; Thomason E550_33; ESTC R205663	3,610	9

A DECLARATION Of the well-affected Common-councel-men Of the CITY of LONDON IN The name of themselvs and the Inhabitants thereof concerning the injustice and oppression which is unequally cast and laid upon the distressed Citizens Wherein they remonstrate a speedy and just way for the taking off of all heavy burdens relieving the oppressed the mittigating of Taxes and Assesments and laying it upon rich Marchants and others who are able to bear it to the end that those who have bin oppressed may now go free Extracted out of the Originall and published according to Order to the end that all Cities and Townes within this Nation may take it as a president for their future ease and freedome against all Oppressours whatsoever London Printed for G. Laurenson Aprill 18. 164 A DECLARATION OF The Common-councell men of the City of London within the Ward of Walbrook setting forth the great injustice and oppression of these present times c. VVHereas by order of the late Lord Major and Commissioners a precept came to the Deputy and Common-councell men of the Ward of Walbrook requiring them to call tr their assistance such able persons as they shall think meet to assess upon the Inhabitants of their Ward the sum of 50. l. which was in arrears of the 4. former assesments of the 12 10 6 4 months for the L. Gen. Fairfax his army the Common counsell men in obedience to that precept did call to assistance 8. other persons Inhabitants in their Ward for the more equal rating and assessing of the aforesaid sum and after long and serious consultation and debate did finde that the reall estates viz the Rents of houses had not been rated at all or not considerable in those 4 assessements did therefore adjudge it to be just to lay some considerable part of the 500. l. upon the aforesaid Rents and they also finding that the Assessors in those 4 assesments had exceeding overrated the poor people of small estates and also had exceedingly under rated themselves and the men of great Estates in the Ward The now Common councell men finding this great partiality and inequality did judge it just before God and all just men to lay the greatest part of that which remained and not laid on the real estates upon those of great estates that had bin so much under-rated that if the rich men had bin rated proportionably to those of small estates there would have bin little or none of those arrears judging it very unjust and contrary to Gods command to add oppression to oppression also contrary to the true intent and meaning of the Ordinances of parl Having taken this course for the more spedy getting in of the aforesaid arrears also to prevent future arrears did finish the books and according to order sent them in But upon the complaint of some of the Ward together with such of the Comoncouncel as were assessors of those unequal assesments to the Lord Mayor and Commis We the now assessors were sent for before them and notwithstanding we made it clear to the commis that we had so assessed it as was most agreeable to Gods command to take of heavy burdens to relieve the oppressed which we also declared was the true intent and meaning of the Ordi of parl also discharge our trust yet were we overawed and commanded to take the book alter it to take off from the rich and to lay it on such as wee knew to be over-rated before and yet had paid which we judged unreasonable we also told the Aldermen that their evill example in rating themselves so low in every assesment did occasion that no rich men in any Ward would be rated proportionably to the estates did plead do sin plead that an Alderman was but so much should they be rated equally with or more then an Ald. We also told them that we did expect that as it was their duty so they would have given us in command all the assessors of every Ward in London to have considered such as had bin over-rated to have eased them also such as had been under-rated to have laid the more on them This was much stood upon and by some answred with bitter expressions and angry countenances but our conclusions was with them thus That we did hope in the sincerity of our hearts we had obeyed Gods command in taking off heavy burdens and in relieving of some of the oppressed and letting others that were more oppressed go free and that if they the Commissioners did say those burdens on again the sin should lie at their doors and they should answer for it we had discharged our trust We know it to be just that he that is worth 1000. l. should be rated ten times so much as hee that is worth 100. l. and so proportionably from the least estate to the greatest and he that hath the greatest estate hath the greatest advantage by this Rule of proportion and if the Wards men be wise in their elections of common-councell men let them look upon such as are godly wise men of the middle rank of men and make choice of such men they will find wil act most and best for them and the publique What injustice unequality and oppression hath bin used and exercised upon the poor and men of small estates in all former assesments the like hath been in a great measure in every Ward in levying men and armes to attend their Captains and Commanders in the Trayned Bands as an Alderman or great rich man to send three men and peradventure sends but one it may be none at all when a poor man of small estate shall go forth and find his own armes this is also a great injustice and oppression SIR THe Earl of Brainford hath had audience with the most high and mighty Princesse the Queen of Sweden and hath given an account to his young master the Prince of the representing his Embassie to her Majesty purporting That there are matters of great consequence to be maturely debated before there can be an Army of Zwitzers obtained which gives a great demur to the new Game in agitation so that if their Cards be not well plaid upon the first leading the Game is in great halard of being utterly lost and frustrated in the conclusion And the rather by reason of the uniting of the two most famous and renowned Princes of Europe which in all probability will soon be made manifest to all Christian princes thorow out their severall Teritories For the most illustrious Queen of Sweden hath declared prince Charles palatine c. her Cozen German to be her rightfull Successour to the Crown in case she die without Issue the States having with a great deal of joy and triumph approved thereof and for the further confirmation thereof humbly besought her Majesty to be pleased to accept of him also for her husband to which she answered That if they did make propositions to Her of that nature she would take them into serious consideration and speedily give them a positive answer c. so that there is so much probability in this that it is taken for granted that the Solemnization of Marriage will suddenly be accomplished between his Highnesse and her Majesty the most vertuous and illustrious Queen now raigning in Europe the Worlds Mitrour Religion's Banner and a second Star to the late glorious Comet of England the most high and mighty Princesse Queen Elizabeth of happy memory Hague 14. April 1649. Other Letters from Holland say That the Scots Commissioners have had audience with the Prince they presented Letters vnto their declared King upon the knee and said that was their endeared affection that moved them to that posture of obedience and loyalty they tell their King he knew Scotlands mind by some sent before and they desire to treat about it but first Montrosse must depart they bewayled the death of his late Royall Father vttering many inveterate expressions against the causers of it as yet no treaty hath been nor answer given and though it was declared by their declared King to them at the delivery thereof that within few days he would return a satisfactory answer yet he now seems to vary determining to take some respite of time in consultation thereon and desires likewise to take the advice of the States Generall and to that end hath given Sir Edward Hide directions to bring in a Declaration to be presented to the said Councell the sum and abstract whereof followeth That he desires a treaty with some of the States Generall in reference to the present transaction of affairs touching his remove from the Hague to the Kingdom of France before he take his journey for Ireland 2 That the chief motives of his inducement hereunto are by reason of the distractions breaking out anew in the Kingdom of Scotland which divisions causeth him to despair in the safety of his person c. But these conjecturations in all probability will soon be frustrated for we conceive he will make his abode here as the best center of his affairs and that some of the States may possibly be advisers in giving assistance to his resultations in case his Councell be not over violent to to the contrary A Declaration of the proceedings between the Scots and their Declared King Sir Col. Laighton is designed for Holland with Letters from the Lord Seaforths brother to their young titular King inviting him to Sea and to give commission to Montrosse to be Lieut. Generall which wil soon cause the increase of a potent Army in those parts the Lord Plustarty being already very numerous and hath declared for Charles the second remonstrating the grounds and reasons of his present engagement and stirring up the people to joyn with them therein but its probable their design may be frustrated for there are two thousand Horse and eleven thousand Foot raised of the new Establishment by the Estates who are resolved not to act or comply with them for the investing of the declared King upon their tearms or principles Some great Batteries are raising neer the Cliffs of Leith and the Fortications about the said town goe on apace Here is some whispering of the neere approach of a period to all differences and disputes at the Hague and that the young King and the Commissioners are upon a conclusion for peace which gives popular satisfaction to many in this City Edenburgh 13. Aprill 1649. Imprimatur T. J.