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A88927 M. Deputy Recorders speech at the Chequer Barr to Baron Trever at the Lord Majors taking his oath on Thursday the 18. day of August 1642. With the said Barons reply, with the Lord Majors oath, and the last declaration from the House of Parliament. 1642 (1642) Wing M110; Thomason 669.f.5[72]; ESTC R210983 1,559 1

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M. Deputy Recorders Speech at the Chequer Barr to Baron Trever at the Lord Majors taking his oath on Thursday the 18. day of August 1642. With the said Barons reply with the Lord Majors Oath and the last Declaration from the House of Parliament Sir IN regard that Sir Richard Gurney the late Lord Major of the City of London is put out of his said office by vertue of a Censure of the Lords in the High Court of Parliament the Commonalty of the said City have mode choyce of this Noble Gent. Alderman Pennington to be Lord Major of the said City during the remainder of the time which the other Lord Major had to continue therein And that none may question the Lawfulnesse of this choyce we may find in the 16. yeare of K. Iohn and the 17. yeare of Henry the third two presidents in the very point that in this case the City might choose a new Lord Major which should be a person of wisedome courage trust and fidelity for the managing and governing of the great and waighty affairos of the said City And that this man that they have made choyce of is a person every way answerable to discharg that trust which shall be reposed in him for he is a man well knowne in the City being Chosen Sheriffe about five yeares since and hath borne many offices in the City being alwayes approved to be a man of a singular life and conversation and of excellent abillities being a man of courage fearing God and hating covetousnesse nay he is a person that is indued with those vertues that the Charter of the City doth describe and direct them to make choice of being a man of wisedome discretion trust and Fidelity and as he is well knowne to the Lords so hath be beene in no lesse estimation amongst the commons being chosen Burgesse of this present Parliament and hath been approved to be a very profitable member thereof yet nevertheles that Honorable Assembly as willing to spare him for the good and safety of the said City of London Baron Trevors Reply I Understand by the occasion of the late Lord Majors being put out of his place by the just and deserved censure of the Lords in Parliament this Noble gent is chosen Lord Major of the said City of London and that yesterday he came to have been sworne but because I was then absent and the rest of my Brethren the Barons being out of Towne this businesse could not be done at that time whereupon the Lords sent to know what Barons were in towne and have given me order to sweare the Lord Major and there is no question of his integrity and wisedome for the execution of Iustice within the said City neither shall I need to prescribe unto him any particuler directions therein for the oath doth sufficiently declare how he ought to carry himselfe during his Majoralty Whereupon the Oath was read which was to this effect That he shall endeavour to maintaine the just rites and Prerogative of the Kings Majesty and to informe the Lords of the Councell of such profits belonging to His Majesty as were arrere and due unto His Majestie That he shall doe equall Iustice without respect of favour or reward to all His Majesties l●ige Subjects within the said City And set good and indifferent prizes upon fish and other Commodities within the said City belonging to his power and Iurisdiction And shall make due execution of all and singular the premises according to the Lawes of the Land and the Customes and usages of the said City A Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament WHereas the King seduced by wicked councell doth make war against his Parliament and people and for the promoting that war divers forces both of horse and foot have been and are levied and raised by severall persons and His Majesties good Subjects are most cruelly robbed spoyled and slain To the end that no man may be misled through Ignorance the Lords and Commons in Parliament declare that all such persons as shall upon any pretence whatsoever assist His Majestie in this warre with Horse Arms Plate or mony are Traitors to His Majesty the Parliament and the Kingdome and shall be brought to condign punishment for so high an offence Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That this Declaration be forth with printed and Published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Daniell Bradley 1642. August the 20.