The Kings Majesties letter to the Lord Mayor and Court of Alderman, of the city of London, concerning the choice of Common-Council men, 1661 England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1661 Approx. 5 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). A32301 Wing C3116 ESTC R13191 12334753 ocm 12334753 59750 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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To Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved , the Lord Mayor , and Court of Aldermen , of Our City of LONDON . CHARLES REX . RIGHT Trusty , and well beloved ; We greet you well ; Having received signal testimonies of your good Affection to Us and our Government , so Antient and Fundamental in this Our Kingdom , whereby the Peace and Welfare , not only of your selves , but Posterity is most highly concerned , and calling to mind the many Contrivances , and subtil Insinuations the Enemies of our and your Peace have formerly set on foot , to seduce our good Subjects , and thereby cheat them of that Tranquility which they enjoyed in a wealthy and flourishing Estate for many years together , under the Reign of our Royal Grandfather , and Father of ever Glorious Memorie ; and to the end such horrid Examples , as of late have been used , the Only sources of those unheard-of Miseries , may not again be put in practice in these our Kingdoms , and e●pecially in this our Native City ( for the good prosperity and preservation whereof we have , and do use all the care and vigilance we can ) We have thought fit to let you know , we are not ignorant , there are some Active and Turbulent spirits in that our City , who do not value , as they ought , our many Acts of Favour and Grace , so lately vouchsaf'd unto them , which we well hoped might have reclaimed , and not hardened them in their wickedness ; so that at length we shall be forced to that severer part of Justice which we have hitherto waved : It were no hard matter for us to paint out those very Wards , and Persons , who are labouring their own mischief , in contriving the choice of such to be of the next Common Council , ●s have been too faulty in former Transactions , and are known Opposers of all Regular Government , ●oth in Church and State. We do therefore hereby Admonish , Require , and Command you to take special care , and give strict Order in the general Wards , that a peaceable and quiet Election be made , and that the Choice be of such Persons , as are every way well affected to the established Government , both in Church and State ; if otherwise , you will enforce us to an unwilling change of such Elections ; and We cannot be blamed , if We are thus compelled in Matters of this Nature , which We are more than willing to forbear , and do still hope You will give Us no cause to blame You , or trouble Our self in that Particular . We have thought fit to give You this Advertisement , to the end our good Subjects may against that day ( which we hear is not far off ) bethink themselves who are the fittest Persons to preserve Our Peace ; and therein We will not omit to let You know we shall esteem it as a Character of Your loyaltie to Us , if not in this alone , but in the Choice of all other Officers , You appoint such persons as have been Asserters of the Laws established , or at the least , not Acting Instruments against them , and Our just Rights , and such You cannot want in that populous City , who are Free-men thereof . As to your choice of a Bridg master , We shall not interpose by recommending any person to You , in that particular , but hoping You will follow the Directions given , We leave it to Your selves , upon this Confidence , that You will give us no cause to repent of our former kindness , but rather , to repeat new ones ; which , be assured We have a very great desire , and inclination to , As occasion shall be offered ; and that our directions herein may be the more effectual , Our pleasure is , that You send transcripts of this our Letters , to the several Wards of this Our City , not doubting , but by the knowing Our desires , to prevent the many inconveniences that may happen by ill Elections , they will readily comply with Our pleasure in this particular , and so we bid You heartily farewell . Given at our Court at White-Hall , the 13 th of December , 1661. And in the 13 th . Year of Our Reign .