The humble addresse of the Lord Maior, Aldermen and Common-Council of the city of London, on Tuesday last, being the 9th of this instant August to the Council of State together with the Lord Whitlock's speech in answer thereunto : wherein is discovered the state of the affairs in Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Kent, Suffex and Surrey, and several other parts of the nation.
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             The humble addresse of the Lord Maior, Aldermen and Common-Council of the city of London, on Tuesday last, being the 9th of this instant August to the Council of State together with the Lord Whitlock's speech in answer thereunto : wherein is discovered the state of the affairs in Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Kent, Suffex and Surrey, and several other parts of the nation.
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           THE
           HUMBLE
           ADDRESSE
           OF
           THE
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           Aldermen
           and
           Common-Council
           of
           the
           City
           of
           LONDON
           ;
           on
           
             Tuesday
          
           last
           ,
           being
           the
           9th
           
             .
          
           of
           this
           instant
           
             August
             :
          
           To
           the
           COUNCIL
           of
           STATE
           .
        
         
           TOGETHER
           WITH
           The
           Lord
           
             WHITLOCK's
          
           SPEECH
           In
           Answer
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           is
           discovered
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Affairs
           in
           
             Cheshire
             ,
             Lancashire
             ,
             Yorkshire
             ,
             Kent
             ,
             Sussex
          
           and
           
             Surrey
             ;
          
           And
           several
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           Nation
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             W.
             Godbid
          
           over
           against
           the
           
             Anchor
          
           Inne
           in
           
             Litle
             Brittain
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           ON
           
             Tuesday
          
           last
           ,
           about
           Five
           of
           the
           Clock
           in
           the
           afternoon
           ,
           came
           the
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           Common-councel
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           by
           Order
           of
           Parliament
           to
           attend
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           ,
           and
           entring
           in
           at
           the
           back
           dore
           of
           the
           Council
           Chamber
           ,
           they
           (
           after
           the
           Councel
           came
           ,
           in
           )
           seated
           themselves
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Maiors
           Chair
           being
           placed
           opposite
           to
           the
           Chair
           which
           was
           appointed
           for
           the
           Lord
           
             Whitlock
             ,
          
           the
           Common-councel
           men
           having
           seated
           themselves
           (
           according
           to
           their
           places
           )
           behind
           the
           said
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           and
           Aldermen
           ,
           the
           Lord
           
             Whitlock
             ,
          
           made
           a
           Speech
           to
           them
           as
           followeth
           ?
        
         
           The
           Lord
           Maior
           neither
           at
           his
           Entrance
           or
           Return
           said
           any
           thing
           ;
           only
           express'd
           his
           Thankfulnesse
           by
           the
           bowing
           of
           his
           Body
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           The
           Speech
           of
           the
           Lord
           Whitlock
           ,
           made
           in
           the
           Council
           Chamber
           at
           Whitehall
           ;
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Council
           of
           State
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           Common-Council
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ;
           upon
           Tuesday
           
             the
             9th
             of
             August
             1659.
             
          
        
         
           MY
           Lord
           ,
           and
           you
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Common-Council
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ;
          
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Parliament
           to
           Order
           this
           meeting
           by
           you
           ,
           to
           give
           you
           notice
           of
           the
           Proceedings
           now
           on
           foot
           in
           this
           Nation
           :
           And
           whereas
           in
           your
           Petition
           ,
           and
           Declaration
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ;
           you
           have
           set
           forth
           your
           Affections
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           your
           Willingness
           to
           joyn
           with
           them
           in
           the
           Affairs
           of
           the
           Nation
           :
           And
           you
           were
           pleased
           to
           put
           them
           in
           mind
           of
           several
           Particulars
           ,
           worthy
           of
           their
           Consideration
           ;
           in
           which
           ,
           ●nd
           in
           many
           others
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           have
           made
           a
           good
           progress
           ,
           though
           they
           found
           a
           great
           alteration
           in
           the
           state
           of
           Affairs
           ,
           since
           the
           time
           they
           were
           ,
           (
           as
           you
           mention
           in
           your
           Petition
           ;
           )
           and
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           with
           Violence
           Interrupted
           ;
           for
           when
           they
           met
           again
           ,
           they
           found
           a
           great
           alteration
           ,
           by
           a
           vast
           expence
           of
           treasure
           ,
           a
           great
           decay
           ,
           and
           loss
           of
           Trade
           ,
           and
           Wars
           begun
           with
           Forrain
           Nations
           ,
           and
           chiefly
           to
           support
           the
           interest
           of
           a
           single
           Person
           :
           Yet
           however
           the
           Parliament
           were
           willing
           to
           look
           forward
           for
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           Affairs
           in
           these
           Nations
           ,
           and
           put
           all
           in
           Oblivion
           that
           was
           past
           in
           the
           late
           several
           changes
           of
           Government
           ,
           a●d
           now
           desired
           to
           settle
           a
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           past
           an
           Act
           of
           Indempnity
           ;
           but
           they
           were
           informed
           at
           their
           first
           meeting
           and
           coming
           together
           ,
           of
           a
           design
           of
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ,
          
           
           and
           his
           Agents
           ,
           to
           destroy
           this
           Nation
           of
           their
           Freedome
           ,
           and
           settlement
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           ;
           this
           was
           carried
           on
           during
           the
           last
           Convention
           ,
           and
           was
           managed
           by
           some
           Members
           of
           that
           Convention
           ,
           which
           hath
           appeared
           Acters
           in
           it
           ▪
           Therefore
           it
           hath
           taken
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           time
           to
           discover
           their
           wicked
           practices
           :
           At
           that
           time
           there
           was
           
             Massey
          
           and
           divers
           others
           ,
           as
           parties
           imployed
           to
           carry
           on
           that
           Design
           ;
           and
           here
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           they
           had
           their
           Councels
           ,
           and
           secret
           meetings
           to
           carry
           on
           that
           business
           ,
           In
           it
           was
           also
           Mr.
           
             John
             Mordant
             ,
          
           who
           made
           a
           narrow
           escape
           for
           his
           Life
           ,
           at
           his
           Tryal
           before
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Justice
           ,
           yet
           is
           faln
           again
           into
           this
           Design
           ,
           that
           is
           so
           laboured
           ,
           and
           endevoured
           to
           be
           carried
           on
           ;
           for
           it
           appears
           manifest
           ,
           that
           Mr.
           
             Mordant
          
           is
           gone
           over
           as
           their
           Agent
           here
           ,
           to
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ;
          
           and
           hath
           received
           direction
           ,
           and
           was
           supplied
           with
           monies
           ,
           for
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           this
           desperate
           business
           now
           on
           foot
           in
           
             England
             :
          
           There
           are
           many
           others
           ,
           as
           Mr.
           
             Newport
             ,
          
           lately
           taken
           prisoner
           in
           
             Shrewsbery
          
           there
           was
           also
           Letters
           intercepted
           ,
           directed
           to
           the
           Lady
           
             Howard
             ,
          
           and
           another
           to
           the
           Lord
           
             Herbert
             ,
          
           and
           divers
           others
           ,
           amongst
           which
           ,
           were
           some
           from
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ,
          
           as
           hath
           appeared
           by
           the
           Examination
           and
           Confession
           of
           several
           persons
           now
           taken
           prisoners
           :
           so
           that
           this
           Design
           is
           evidently
           made
           forth
           ,
           that
           they
           endevour
           to
           set
           up
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ,
          
           to
           reign
           in
           Tyranny
           amongst
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           this
           State
           and
           Common-wealth
           ;
           for
           there
           hath
           been
           several
           Meetings
           and
           Randezvouz
           appointed
           by
           them
           in
           several
           places
           of
           this
           Nation
           ;
           but
           by
           the
           care
           and
           diligence
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           Council
           of
           State
           ,
           with
           the
           help
           of
           their
           forces
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ,
           meeting
           with
           them
           in
           divers
           places
           ,
           they
           have
           disappointed
           them
           ,
           and
           taken
           divers
           prisoners
           ,
           being
           frustrated
           in
           these
           parts
           ,
           there
           hath
           another
           party
           appeared
           in
           a
           Body
           in
           an
           open
           Hostile
           manner
           in
           
             Cheshire
             ,
             Lancashire
             ,
          
           and
           those
           parts
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           presume
           you
           have
           all
           heard
           ,
           )
           there
           are
           with
           them
           ,
           (
           and
           joyned
           in
           this
           Design
           ,
           )
           divers
           eminent
           Commanders
           and
           Officers
           ,
           as
           
             Randal
             Egerton
             ,
          
           and
           
             Robert
             Werden
             ,
          
           and
           others
           that
           were
           in
           the
           late
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           there
           hath
           joyned
           Sir
           
             George
             Booth
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Middleton
             ,
          
           and
           are
           all
           in
           actual
           Arms
           ,
           having
           taken
           
             Chester
             ,
          
           and
           
             Carrick
             Castle
             ,
          
           and
           have
           proclaimed
           
             Charles
             Stuart
          
           to
           be
           King
           in
           
             Warrington
             ,
          
           and
           those
           parts
           ;
           and
           
           what
           their
           Design
           is
           ,
           is
           evident
           by
           their
           actions
           ;
           this
           is
           their
           business
           and
           their
           Design
           ,
           to
           ruin
           and
           imbroil
           this
           Common-wealth
           in
           blood
           ;
           but
           the
           Parliament
           having
           pleased
           by
           their
           Authority
           ,
           and
           their
           Council
           ,
           have
           taken
           care
           ,
           that
           a
           considerable
           Force
           hath
           been
           sent
           forth
           under
           the
           conduct
           of
           the
           Lord
           
             Lambert
             ,
          
           and
           they
           are
           far
           on
           their
           march
           to
           those
           parts
           to
           suppress
           ●hose
           Rebels
           ,
           yet
           those
           in
           
             Cheshire
          
           have
           been
           working
           to
           see
           what
           may
           be
           done
           in
           procuring
           Assistance
           in
           this
           City
           of
           
             London
          
           for
           their
           help
           in
           carrying
           on
           this
           desperate
           Design
           ;
           it
           appears
           fully
           by
           many
           examinations
           taken
           by
           the
           Council
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           appears
           by
           some
           taken
           by
           your
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           you
           worthy
           Gentlemen
           ;
           so
           that
           you
           see
           their
           Design
           is
           to
           make
           a
           disturbance
           in
           this
           famous
           City
           ,
           that
           your
           Houses
           and
           your
           Goods
           may
           be
           brought
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Spoilers
           ;
           There
           Design
           was
           to
           have
           fired
           the
           City
           in
           ●ivers
           parts
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           plunder
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           an
           utter
           Destruction
           upon
           this
           famous
           City
           ;
           which
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           the
           Lord
           will
           preserve
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           care
           of
           :
           And
           therefore
           we
           hope
           that
           you
           will
           all
           have
           a
           great
           care
           in
           this
           business
           ,
           and
           be
           very
           careful
           to
           joyn
           with
           those
           that
           have
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           Affairs
           of
           this
           N●tion
           ,
           in
           the
           preservation
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           .
           It
           is
           the
           duty
           of
           all
           well
           ●ffected
           and
           faithful
           Citizens
           of
           this
           ●ommon-wealth
           ;
           therefore
           it
           must
           be
           your
           endevours
           herein
           ,
           that
           so
           you
           may
           be
           Examples
           to
           others
           .
           The
           Parliament
           therefore
           finding
           this
           City
           thus
           deeply
           concerned
           in
           the
           Affairs
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           ,
           have
           thought
           good
           ,
           things
           might
           be
           im●●●ed
           to
           you
           the
           Lord
           Maior
           ,
           and
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           ,
           the
           Common-Council
           of
           your
           City
           ,
           by
           reason
           there
           are
           such
           desigens
           among
           you
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           plain
           and
           evident
           ,
           by
           some
           parties
           ingaged
           among
           you
           in
           this
           Design
           ;
           therefore
           it
           is
           your
           duty
           ,
           and
           we
           doubt
           not
           of
           your
           care
           ,
           but
           that
           you
           will
           joyn
           in
           this
           business
           ,
           though
           there
           are
           divers
           of
           your
           Apprentis●s
           gone
           forth
           to
           assist
           those
           persons
           ,
           that
           intend
           ruine
           upon
           this
           City
           .
           Gentlemen
           ,
           you
           that
           are
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           you
           have
           taken
           a
           great
           deal
           for
           care
           for
           the
           forming
           of
           a
           
             Militia
          
           for
           your
           own
           preservation
           ,
           you
           have
           raised
           some
           Horse
           and
           some
           Foot
           ;
           The
           Parliament
           hope
           you
           will
           go
           on
           ,
           for
           your
           own
           sakes
           ,
           for
           your
           own
           protection
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           
           Publick
           .
           It
           is
           the
           duty
           of
           the
           Parliament
           to
           take
           care
           of
           all
           their
           Forces
           ,
           in
           a
           special
           and
           peculiar
           manner
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           this
           City
           ,
           and
           of
           your
           Safeties
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           safety
           of
           your
           Wives
           and
           Children
           ,
           And
           therefore
           they
           thought
           good
           to
           let
           you
           know
           the
           state
           of
           things
           and
           designs
           abroad
           ;
           They
           have
           testified
           their
           intention
           of
           advancing
           of
           the
           Trade
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           and
           their
           putting
           an
           end
           to
           all
           their
           Troubles
           ;
           It
           is
           their
           Duty
           ,
           It
           is
           their
           Trust
           ,
           but
           you
           cannot
           but
           be
           sensible
           of
           their
           Interruption
           .
           Gentlemen
           ,
           we
           are
           all
           envolved
           in
           one
           and
           the
           same
           cause
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           Righteous
           cause
           ,
           a
           Just
           cause
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           settlement
           of
           peace
           ,
           a
           setling
           of
           you
           and
           your
           posterity
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           not
           be
           under
           the
           Yoak
           of
           Tyrany
           ,
           and
           made
           Vassal●
           ,
           but
           that
           you
           may
           be
           a
           free
           people
           ,
           and
           your
           Freedome
           advanced
           ,
           your
           Peace
           preserved
           ,
           and
           your
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           continued
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           we
           be
           united
           together
           in
           the
           cause
           it self
           ,
           we
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           fear
           the
           Enemy
           it self
           ,
           but
           hope
           ,
           that
           that
           God
           that
           hath
           appeared
           hitherto
           ,
           will
           still
           appear
           for
           us
           ,
           in
           a
           cause
           so
           just
           ,
           and
           which
           we
           ought
           to
           maintain
           :
           And
           therefore
           Gentlemen
           ,
           being
           the
           minor
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           they
           have
           been
           pleased
           to
           pass
           a
           Proclamation
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           read
           to
           you
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           the
           old
           and
           Implacable
           Enemy
           having
           for
           some
           time
           before
           the
           restoring
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           formed
           a
           Design
           for
           the
           bringing
           in
           of
           
             Charls
             Stewart
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Destruction
           of
           all
           the
           faithful
           and
           constant
           Asserrors
           of
           the
           Parliaments
           most
           Iust
           and
           Righteous
           cause
           ,
           and
           had
           brought
           it
           to
           such
           ripenesse
           ,
           that
           (
           by
           the
           Confession
           of
           divers
           Engaged
           )
           the
           day
           was
           prefixed
           ,
           the
           first
           of
           this
           instant
           
             August
          
           for
           their
           Rising
           in
           Arms
           ;
           but
           through
           the
           good
           Providence
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           were
           so
           timely
           discovered
           ,
           that
           their
           Design
           was
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           disappointed
           .
           Nevertheless
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           only
           wise
           God
           ,
           to
           suffer
           the
           said
           Design
           so
           far
           to
           break
           forth
           ,
           that
           
             Randolph
             Egerton
          
           a
           Major
           General
           ,
           and
           
             Robert
             Werden
          
           a
           Colonel
           ,
           with
           
           divers
           others
           ,
           Officers
           and
           Commanders
           in
           the
           War
           under
           the
           late
           King
           ,
           together
           with
           Sir
           
             Tho.
             Middleton
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             George
             Booth
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Apostates
           ,
           in
           prosecution
           of
           the
           same
           Design
           ,
           have
           proclaimed
           
             Charls
             Stewart
          
           to
           be
           King
           ,
           Levied
           Actual
           War
           ,
           and
           possest
           themselves
           of
           
             Chester
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Parliament
           doth
           therefore
           Declare
           and
           Proclaim
           the
           said
           
             Randolph
             Egerton
             ,
             Robert
             Werden
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             George
             Booth
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Middleton
             ,
          
           and
           their
           Adherents
           in
           this
           War
           ,
           to
           be
           Rebels
           and
           Traytors
           .
        
         
           And
           because
           it
           is
           not
           probable
           that
           the
           said
           persons
           should
           ,
           upon
           what
           specions
           pretences
           soever
           ,
           undertake
           so
           wicked
           a
           Design
           without
           expecting
           Assistance
           from
           others
           ,
           The
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           that
           no
           more
           of
           the
           people
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           be
           seduced
           into
           any
           Compliance
           with
           them
           ,
           do
           also
           Declare
           ,
           That
           whosoever
           shall
           from
           henceforth
           any
           ways
           Assist
           ,
           Abet
           or
           Conceal
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           their
           said
           Design
           ,
           be
           Deemed
           and
           adjudged
           Rebels
           and
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           proceeded
           against
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           This
           Proclamation
           the
           Parliament
           having
           past
           ,
           thought
           it
           seasonable
           to
           communicate
           to
           you
           :
           Thus
           briefly
           you
           have
           heard
           the
           particulars
           of
           their
           present
           Affairs
           ;
           The
           Parliament
           desires
           yout
           Care
           ,
           and
           expects
           your
           utmost
           Assistance
           ,
           and
           best
           Affections
           for
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           this
           work
           ▪
           being
           a
           Righteous
           and
           Good
           cause
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           what
           lyes
           in
           you
           ;
           That
           your
           peace
           and
           comfort
           may
           be
           brought
           home
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           find
           them
           and
           their
           best
           Assistance
           to
           go
           along
           with
           you
           ,
           in
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           this
           work
           ,
           advancing
           the
           Trade
           of
           your
           flourishing
           City
           ,
           and
           preserving
           your
           just
           Rights
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Priviledges
           .
        
         
           The
           End
           .