The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common councell assembled: With an humble representation of the pressing grievances and important desires of the well-affected freemen, and covenant-engaged citizens of the city of London, to the Lords and Commons assembled in high court of Parliament. Together with the severall answers of both houses of Parliament to the said petitions and representation.

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The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common councell assembled: With an humble representation of the pressing grievances and important desires of the well-affected freemen, and covenant-engaged citizens of the city of London, to the Lords and Commons assembled in high court of Parliament. Together with the severall answers of both houses of Parliament to the said petitions and representation.
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City of London (England). Court of Common Council.
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London :: printed by Richard Cotes, printer to the honourable city of London,
1646.
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"The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common councell assembled: With an humble representation of the pressing grievances and important desires of the well-affected freemen, and covenant-engaged citizens of the city of London, to the Lords and Commons assembled in high court of Parliament. Together with the severall answers of both houses of Parliament to the said petitions and representation." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A86808.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Die Sabbathi 19. Decemb. 1646.

THe House being informed, That divers Alder∣men and Citizens of the City of London were at

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the Doore, they were called in, and Master Alderman Bunce presented to the House a Petition, entituled, The humble Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Com∣mons of the City of London, in Common-Councell Assembled, Together with an humble Representation of the pressing grie∣vances, and important desires of the well-affected Free-men, and Covenant-engaged Citizens of the City of London, thereunto annexed: The which (the Citizens being withdrawne) were both of them read: And it is

Resolved upon the Question, by the Commons As∣sembled in Parliament, That this Petition, and the Representation annexed, be taken into consideration on Tuesday morning next, notwithstanding any for∣mer Order.

Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parlia∣ment, That Master Speaker do give the Petitioners thanks for their constant good affections.

The Petitioners were againe called in, and Master Speaker accordingly, by Command and Order of the House did give them thanks for their constant good affections, and did further acquaint them, That they had read their Petition, and the Representation annexed, and that they have appointed a very short day to take them into consideration.

H. Elsyng. Cler. Parl. D. Com.

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