TO THE HONOURABLE THE Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, The Humblē PETITION of the Members of the Common-Council of the City of LONDON, here­unto Subscribing.

SHEWETH,

THat your Petitioners humbly conceived and hoped, That the late Act of Parliament for Reversing the Judgment in the Quo Warranto a­gainst the said City, would have restored the City to its ancient Rights and Priviledges; but the contrary happening, your Petitioners beg leave to represent to this Honourable House,

That notwithstanding the said Act, several Aldermen of the said City, made or elected by virtue of Commissions or Charters from the late King James under his Great Seal, Act still as Aldermen by that Authority, under pretence, That by some doubtful Expressions in the said Act, they are continued, as well as Mi­nisterial Officers.

That by colour of their assumed Authority and illegal Proceedings, Sir Thomas Pilkington was by them, on the day of Election appointed by the said Act, de­clared and made Mayor, though not duly Returned by the Common-Hall, ac­cording to the Usage of the City.

That by the contrivance of the said Mayor and Aldermen, Mr. Leonard Ro­binson is imposed on your Petitioners as Chamberlain of the City, notwithstanding another Person was duly elected into that Office, and declared so to be by the Sheriffs; and the Hall thereupon dissolved.

That divers Members of our Common-Council are illegally excluded; and others, duly elected, are refused their Admittances.

That the Place of Town-Clerk having been vacant three Months and up­wards (an Office of great Trust in the City) and only eligible by, and in, Com­mon-Council, the said Mayor and Aldermen have, of their own Authority, ap­pointed several Persons to the Execution thereof, without the Consent of the Com­mon-Council, against the constant known Rights of your Petitioners.

That your Petitioners have not been suffered to meet and consuit about the necessary Affairs of the City, according to their Ancient Rights and Customs.

[Page] [...] [Page] That a Common-Council being summoned and assembled, about the third Day of October, many Debates arising concerning the Premises, and several Mo­tions being made, and the Majority of the Common-Council agreeing, That for settling the Rights of the City, an humble Address should be made to this Ho­nourable House to explain the said Act: And thereupon the Question being de­sired to be put, the said Mayor refused it; and to prevent any such Application, immediately dissolved the Court, and went away.

Wherefore your Petitioners having, by these evil Practices, all their ancient Rights and Priviledges invaded, and neither Mayor, Court of Aldermen, Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Common Council, or Town-Clerk, as of Right they ought to have; and being elsewhere without Remedy, humbly pray such Relief in the Premises, as shall consist with the Wisdom and Justice of this Honourable House.

And your Petitioners, as in Duty bound, shall ever pray, &c.
  • Will. Dodson,
  • Ralph Box,
  • Richard Alie,
  • Will. Withers,
  • Richard Holder,
  • Rob. Bedingfield,
  • John Midgley,
  • Nich. Alexander,
  • John Wright,
  • John Genew,
  • Mich. Prescott,
  • Dan. Templeman,
  • Tho. Mills,
  • Tho. Sissan,
  • James Oades,
  • John Hardrett,
  • John Owen,
  • Peter Pickering,
  • Will. Saltmarsh,
  • Edw. Aston,
  • Hugh Strode,
  • Will. Wocdroffe,
  • Tho. Blackmore,
  • Abraham Jaggard,
  • Tho: Rogers,
  • Geo. Bearcroft,
  • Rob. Master,
  • James Cooke,
  • Tho. Darwin,
  • Rich. Beauchamp,
  • Will. Thatcher,
  • Israel Knowles,
  • John Slyford,
  • Tho. Gardiner,
  • John Grosse,
  • John Bland,
  • Isaac Brand,
  • Henry Lewes,
  • James Hudson,
  • Ben. Ayloffe,
  • John West,
  • John Knapp,
  • John Johnson;
  • Fran. Brerewood,
  • Rich. Goodall,
  • Anth. Gregory,
  • Tho. Salter,
  • Will. Lewes,
  • Peter Floyer,
  • Rob. Littlebury,
  • John. Moore,
  • Will: Fownes,
  • John Webb,
  • Fran. Minshall,
  • Will. Yate,
  • John Greene,
  • Percival Gitborn,
  • Edw. Herne,
  • Will. Rous,
  • Tho. Symons,
  • Jolim Moore,
  • Law. Goles,
  • Geo. Newland,
  • Jawes Woods,
  • John Cooper,
  • Mich. Symonds,
  • Cha. Feltham,
  • John Blake,
  • James Smith,
  • John Kent,
  • Paul Wides,
  • Sarm Gerrard,
  • Symen Wilmott,
  • John Domley,
  • Will. Strange,
  • John Saunders,
  • Eaw. Morse,
  • Nich. Smith,
  • John Westhrooke,
  • Tho. Langham,
  • Walter Coventrye,
  • John Cooke,
  • Henry Clerke,
  • Rich Yerbury,
  • Ralph Izard,
  • Edw. Shaller,
  • Erad Norman,
  • Jawer Clement,
  • Rich. Edmondson,
  • Rich. Hoare,
  • Will, Pett,
  • Rich. Weedon,
  • Sam. Ongley,
  • Geo. Benson,
  • The. Short,
  • Sam. Leake,
  • Augustin Marriot,
  • John Sawyer,
  • Will. Reeve,
  • Roger Reeve,
  • Fran. Griffith,
  • Tho. Templer,
  • Sam. Clerke,
  • Geo. Coke,
  • John Stevenson,
  • Jer. Wayte,
  • Jer. Elwes,
  • Reb. Brough,
  • Sam. Walton.
  • Rich. Hamond,
  • John Foster,
  • John Freeman,
  • Dan. Browne,
  • Phil. Scarth,
  • James Foulis,
  • Edw. Polhill,
  • W. Pellatt.

LONDON. Printed by T. Braddyll, and R. Everingham, and are to be sold at the Seven Stars in Ave-Mary lane. MDCXC.

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