The Case of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of London, upon the petition of some of the Common-Council men presented to the Honourable House of Commons, with his Lordships and the aldermens answer to the charge exhibited against them in the said petition.

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Title: The Case of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of London, upon the petition of some of the Common-Council men presented to the Honourable House of Commons, with his Lordships and the aldermens answer to the charge exhibited against them in the said petition.
Author: City of London (England). Lord Mayor.
Publication: London :: Printed for John Harris ...,; 1690.
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Subject terms: City of London (England). -- Lord Mayor.; City of London (England). -- Court of Aldermen.; Broadsides -- England -- 17th century.
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That there are now 26 Aldermen, 10 of them were so when the said Judgment was given against the City, and some of them afterwards continu∣ed to act as Aldermen by Commissions from Charles the 2d. and James the 2d. viz. Sir William Pritchard the first Maior by Commission, Sir John Moore, Sir Rob. Jefferies, Sir Jonathan Raymond, Sir Peter Daniel, and Sir Peter Rich; and as for Sir Rob. Clayton, Sir John Lawrence and Sir Patience Ward, who were three of the said ten, they refused to Act by any Commission, but do now act as Al∣dermen, all the said ten Aldermen being resto∣red to their Offices by the said late Act of Par∣liament.

That as to the other 16 Aldermen, 14 of them were after the late K. James his Charter of Re∣storation to the City all chosen by their re∣spective Wards, according to the ancient Cu∣stome, (the Wards for which they were chosen being vacant either by the Deaths or Surren∣ders of the Persons who were Aldermen thereof at the time of the said Judgment) and 2 of the said 16 were chosen according to Custome since the said Act of Parliament; so that the whole Court of Aldermen, by Vertue of the said Act of Parliament is now settled upon their ancient Foundation, and act not by any Commission whatsoever.

That the Petitioners pretence of some doubt∣ful Words in the Act of Parliament, is because it doth not confirm the Aldermen, (duely chosen as aforesaid) Aldermen being not named in the Act: But this is a meer Cavil without ground; for that all Officers, Ministers, and Persons hold∣ing any Places or Employments in the City are confirm'd in their Places; and an Alderman is as considerable an Officer as any in the City, (ex∣cept the Mayor) he is a Judicial of the Court of Aldermen and Court of Orphans, by the an∣cient Oath of an Alderman, he is sworn to be true to the King and City in the Office of an Al∣derman; and in all Acts of Parliament where Al∣dermen are named, its called the Office of an Alderman, viz. 13 Car. 2. and 14 Car. 2. about Corporations; and in the Writs of Mandamus its called the Office of Alderman.