The Common Councell of the City of London (having taken knowledge that many persons within the said city and liberties (out of a pious zeale and good affection to the publique cause) have of late freely and voluntarily subscribed divers summes of money towards the maintaining of forces to bee sent forth by the committee of the militia ... City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1644 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A48980 Wing L2851R ESTC R37950 17154834 ocm 17154834 105975

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Commune Concilium tent. viceſimo ſeptimo die Iulii, 1648.

FOraſmuch as this Court did apprehend the great danger the Parliament and City is in, in regard of the many Commotions in this Kingdom, and the diſtractions thereof; And that a convenient number of Horſe to joyn with the other Forces of this City, would be very uſefull and ſerviceable for the ſafety and preſervation both of Parliament and City: Therefore this Court doth now Declare, That it ſhall be taken as an acceptable ſervice in any that will voluntarily Liſt any Horſes, or contribute any Money thereunto, and declare themſelves therein unto the Committee of the Militia of London; And to be under ſuch Commanders, and obſerve ſuch directions (tending to the welfare and ſafety of the Parliament and City) as the ſaid Committee of the Militia ſhall appoint. And the ſaid Committee are to appoint Treaſurers to receive ſuch Moneys, Horſe, and Armes as ſhall bee voluntarily advanced towards that work, and to take Subſcriptions to that purpoſe, and to be by them employed accordingly: And they are from time to time to acquaint this Court of their progreſſe and proceedings therein; and to receive their further directions concerning the ſame, as occaſion ſhall require.

Michel.

IN purſuance of which Act of Common-councell, there are ſeverall members of the Committee of the Militia appointed to ſit daily in Guildhall in the Iriſh-Court, to take the ſaid Subſcriptions above-mentioned; and are to ſit from Nine till Twelve of the clock in the forenoon, and from Three till Six of the clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Glyd. and Mr. Blackwall are deſired and appointed to be Treaſurers.

You are deſired by the Committee of the Militia of London to uſe your utmoſt endevour in your Precinct for the furthering of this Work, ſo much conducing to the publick peace of the City, and ſuppreſſing of Tumults therein; and for the better inabling of the ſaid Militia to diſcharge their Truſt for the preſervation of the Parliament and City.

And you are likewiſe deſired forthwith to make return of your doings herein to the Committee: aforeſaid.

Dated at Guildhall London, the Firſt of August, 1648. To Mr. Common-councell-man in the Ward of _____ Signed in the Name and by the warrant of the Committee of the Militia London, By Adam Banckes, Clerk to the ſaid Committee.

Printed by Richard Cotes Printer to the honorable City of London, 1648.