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             To the Right Honourable Sir Patience Ward Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. The humble petition of the commons of the city of London, in Common-hall assembled, June 27. 1681
             Ward, Patience, Sir, 1629-1696.
             Bethel, Slingsby, 1617-1697.
             Cornish, Henry, d. 1685.
          
           1 sheet (2 p.)
           
             printed for R. Baldwyn, in the Old-baily,
             London :
             1681.
          
           
             The verso contains a petition from the citizens to the sheriffs of the city of London and Middlesex, Slingsby Bethel and Henry Cornish.
             Reproduction of the original in the Guildhall Library, London.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           Sir
           
             PATIENCE
             WARD
          
           Knight
           ,
           Lord
           Mayor
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           PETITION
           of
           the
           Commons
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           in
           Common-hall
           assembled
           ,
           
             June
             27.
             1681.
          
           
        
         
           
             Sheweth
             ,
          
        
         
           THat
           We
           do
           with
           all
           thankfulness
           acknowledg
           the
           great
           and
           wonderful
           mercy
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           in
           that
           notwithstanding
           the
           
             daily
             Plots
          
           and
           wicked
           Contrivances
           of
           the
           Papists
           and
           their
           Accomplices
           ,
           We
           do
           still
           enjoy
           our
           ancient
           and
           undoubted
           right
           and
           freedom
           of
           assembling
           our selves
           together
           for
           the
           Choice
           of
           some
           
             principal
             Officers
          
           of
           this
           City
           for
           the
           year
           ensuing
           .
        
         
           And
           whilst
           we
           attend
           upon
           this
           duty
           ,
           We
           cannot
           but
           with
           all
           gratitude
           remember
           the
           great
           care
           ,
           and
           faithful
           endeavours
           of
           
             your
             Lordship
          
           ,
           the
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           Commons
           in
           Common-council
           lately
           assembled
           in
           ordering
           an
           
             humble
             Address
          
           to
           be
           presented
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ;
           wherein
           was
           expressed
           
             your
             Lordships
          
           and
           their
           due
           sense
           of
           the
           continued
           danger
           of
           his
           
             Majesty's
             Life
          
           ,
           (
           which
           God
           long
           preserve
           )
           and
           of
           the
           
             Protestant
             Religion
          
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           our
           
             Lives
             ,
             Liberties
          
           ,
           and
           Estates
           ,
           by
           the
           Designs
           and
           Conspiracies
           ,
           so
           long
           projected
           and
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           Councils
           of
           Rome
           and
           its
           Adherents
           ;
           in
           the
           pursuit
           whereof
           ,
           they
           are
           chiefly
           animated
           by
           the
           continuing
           hopes
           of
           a
           
             Popish
             Successour
          
           .
           And
           also
           your
           and
           their
           just
           apprehensions
           that
           no
           effectual
           means
           can
           be
           provided
           against
           the
           impending
           evils
           therein
           mentioned
           ,
           
             but
             by
             the
             wisdom
             and
             advice
             of
             his
             Majesty's
             great
             Council
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           And
           whereas
           it
           hath
           come
           to
           our
           knowledge
           ,
           that
           Reports
           ,
           by
           mistake
           or
           prejudice
           ,
           have
           been
           raised
           ,
           that
           the
           said
           Address
           did
           contein
           onely
           the
           sense
           and
           desires
           of
           a
           
             few
             persons
          
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           the
           generality
           of
           this
           
             great
             City
          
           .
        
         
           We
           do
           therefore
           most
           humbly
           pray
           
             your
             Lordship
          
           ,
           that
           you
           will
           in
           such
           manner
           (
           as
           shall
           seem
           best
           to
           
             your
             Lordships
          
           discretion
           )
           humbly
           represent
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           that
           the
           Subject-matter
           of
           the
           said
           Address
           is
           also
           the
           true
           sense
           ,
           and
           doth
           contain
           the
           humble
           Desires
           and
           Resolutions
           of
           his
           true
           and
           Loyal
           Subjects
           the
           
             Citizens
             of
             his
             City
             of
          
           London
           ,
           in
           this
           their
           Common-Hall
           now
           assembled
           .
           And
           that
           his
           Majesty
           would
           be
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           esteem
           it
           as
           such
           .
        
         
           And
           We
           having
           likewise
           taken
           notice
           that
           the
           same
           
             Common
             Council
          
           did
           at
           the
           time
           of
           their
           voting
           the
           said
           Address
           ,
           render
           their
           thanks
           to
           our
           late
           worthy
           Members
           of
           the
           last
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           their
           faithful
           endeavours
           to
           serve
           this
           City
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Desires
           and
           Instructions
           to
           them
           given
           and
           made
           by
           Us
           at
           the
           time
           of
           their
           Election
           .
           We
           do
           think
           it
           our
           duty
           at
           this
           time
           to
           testifie
           our
           full
           concurrence
           therein
           ,
           
             and
             do
             return
             unto
             them
             our
             hearty
             thanks
             for
             the
             same
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               And
               your
               Petitioners
               shall
               ever
               pray
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
        
      
       
         
           This
           Petition
           was
           delivered
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           
             the
             Lord
             Mayor
          
           immediately
           after
           the
           declaring
           
             Thomas
             Pilkington
          
           
             Esq
          
           Alderman
           ,
           and
           
             Samuel
             Shute
          
           
             Esq
          
           to
           be
           Sheriffs
           of
           London
           for
           the
           
             year
             ensuing
          
           ;
           and
           being
           read
           by
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           to
           the
           Common-Hall
           ,
           had
           their
           general
           Consent
           and
           Approbation
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           consisted
           of
           some
           Thousands
           of
           Citizens
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           the
           Honoured
           
             Slingsby
             Bethel
          
           and
           
             Henry
             Cornish
          
           Esquires
           ,
           Sheriffs
           of
           this
           City
           of
           London
           and
           Middlesex
           .
        
         
           WE
           the
           Citizens
           of
           the
           said
           City
           in
           
             Common-hall
             assembled
          
           ,
           being
           sensible
           of
           ,
           and
           greatly
           satisfied
           with
           your
           faithful
           Endeavours
           to
           discharge
           those
           
             Offices
             of
             Trust
          
           which
           we
           (
           not
           long
           since
           )
           called
           you
           to
           ;
           and
           considering
           your
           wise
           and
           prudent
           conduct
           and
           management
           of
           our
           Affairs
           within
           this
           City
           ,
           especially
           in
           maintaining
           and
           asserting
           of
           our
           undoubted
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           as
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           continual
           provision
           of
           faithful
           and
           
             able
             Juries
          
           ;
           especially
           in
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           ,
           when
           Innocency
           it self
           is
           not
           inrouded
           from
           the
           imputation
           of
           the
           blackest
           Crimes
           ;
           and
           the
           best
           and
           most
           
             loyal
             Protestants
          
           are
           exposed
           to
           the
           utmost
           hazards
           by
           the
           
             Perjuries
             ,
             Subornations
          
           ,
           and
           Villanies
           of
           the
           
             Popish
             Party
          
           and
           their
           Adherents
           .
           And
           we
           cannot
           at
           this
           time
           omit
           the
           mentioning
           your
           fair
           Proceedings
           in
           our
           present
           
             Election
             of
             Sheriffs
          
           for
           the
           Year
           ensuing
           ,
           and
           dispatch
           of
           an
           unnecessary
           Poll
           ,
           without
           putting
           us
           off
           by
           Adjournments
           to
           a
           troublesome
           and
           weary
           attendance
           .
           Do
           offer
           and
           return
           to
           you
           our
           most
           
             hearty
             Thanks
          
           ,
           as
           the
           onely
           Compensation
           we
           can
           at
           present
           make
           you
           ;
           being
           confidently
           assured
           that
           you
           will
           stedfastly
           persist
           in
           those
           your
           most
           faithful
           Endeavours
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           you
           shall
           continue
           Officers
           in
           this
           Honourable
           City
           .
        
      
       
         
           This
           Address
           was
           presented
           to
           the
           Sheriffs
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ;
           and
           being
           read
           to
           the
           Common-hall
           ,
           had
           the
           like
           Approbation
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             R.
             Baldwyn
          
           ,
           in
           the
           Old-baily
           .
           1681.
           
        
      
    
  

