A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659 To this Common Council was presented a report by Alderman Fowke; as followeth. At the Committee of Common Council, &c. City of London (England). Court of Common Council. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A88457 of text R211423 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.22[45]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A88457 Wing L2852O Thomason 669.f.22[45] ESTC R211423 99870150 99870150 163628 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. A88457) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163628) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f22[45]) A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659 To this Common Council was presented a report by Alderman Fowke; as followeth. At the Committee of Common Council, &c. City of London (England). Court of Common Council. Fowke, John, d. 1662. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1659] Imprint from Wing. Votes of a Common Council upon a report by Alderman Fowke with respect to "the imminent and extraordinary danger" of the City of London, to raise six regiments of trained bands, etc. With the names of the officers appointed to them. Annotation on Thomason copy: "31 xber [i.e., December] 31. 1659". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- Militia -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- Defenses -- Early works to 1800. A88457 R211423 (Thomason 669.f.22[45]). civilwar no A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659. To this Common Council was presented a report by Alderman Fowke; as followeth. At the Commi City of London 1659 900 5 0 0 0 0 0 56 D The rate of 56 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A Common Council holden the 29. of Decemb. 1659. To this Common Council was presented a Report by Alderman Fowke ; as followeth . At the Committee of Common Council , &c. VOTED , 1. THat this Committee conceive the City of LONDON is at this time in imminent and extraordinary danger . 2. That they Judge it absolutely necessary at this time for the Court of Common Council to put this City forthwith in a posture of Defence . 3. And in order thereunto , That the Maior , Aldermen and Common Council , settle six Regiments of Trained Bands , with their respective Commanders and Officers . 4. That the naming of those Commanders and Officers be left to the Lord Maior , Aldermen and Common Council . That the said Commanders and Officers Commissions shall be under the common Seal of the City , to be sealed in open Court before the Maior , Aldermen and Common Council . Touching the Letters received from Portsmouth & the Fleet , The Opinion of the Committee is , That several Commissionrs ▪ be forthwith appointed to confer with the L. Fleetwood , with Sir Arthur Haslrig , Col. Morley , and Col. Walton , and with Vice-Admiral Lawson , and other Officers of the Fleet , in order to the safety of the City and the Peace and Settlement of the Nation , and in due time to give an Answer to General Moncks Letter . That in order to the obtaining of that Peace and Safety , the Common Council do impower those Commissioners to propound the convening of a Free Parliament according to a late Declaration of this Court . Voted , That these Votes be Reported to the Common Council by Alderman Fowke . Which Report being read and every part thereof severally debated , was by this Court confirmed and approved of , saving the right of the Court of Aldermen . Appointed Commissioners to confer with Vice-Admiral Lawson . Alderman Fowke . Mr. Richard Ford . Will. Bateman , Esq. approved Commissioners to confer with Sir Arthur Hastrig , &c. Alder. Tompson . Col. Bromfield . Maximil . Beard . appointed Commissi . to confer with the L. Fleetwood and the Speaker . Alder. Bateman . Will. Vincent , Esq . & John Jolly , Esq. Inrstuctions for the Commissioners . To acquaint them that this Court hath received their Letters , and do return thanks for their good Expressions touching the Peace and Welfare of the Nation . To acquaint them what the Court hath resolved for the peace and safety and the City . And in pursuance of the Declaration of Decem. 20. to confer of the best way to settle the Nation in a way of Free Parliament , and to offer what they conceive conducing thereunto , and to mediate agreement and peace between all parties in order to a Free Parliament . And the Commissioners impowered to confer with the respective parties in any place or places they shall see fit , And to report to this Court . Decemb. 24. 1659. Ordered that the Chains and Posts be Set up . chosen the Colonels of the six Regiments of Trained-bands to be raised by this City . Ald. Robinson . Ald. Bateman . Ald. Laurence . Ald. King . Ald. Bolton . Ald. Wale . Green Lieut. col . Tasker Major Kilby . Cap. Winstanley . Cap. Wil. Keane . Cap. Hussey . Cap. Bluncken . Red Lieu. col . Cleggat Major Stanyon . cap. Locke . cap. Lee . cap. Cheese . cap. I. Swale . Setting up the Posts and Chains to be forborn . White Lieutcol . Taylor . Major Greenhill . cap. Cooke cap. Massey . cap. Hudson . cap. Smart , Jun. Orange Lieu. col . Alsoppe Major Pinkney , cap. Th. Bostocke . cap. Andrews . cap. Day . Blew Lieut. Coll. Cox Major Earely Richard Ford Peter Houblon Thomas Bonfoy Robert Fisher . Yellow Lieut. Col. Hind . Major Neale . cap. Fawne . Cap. Bolt . Cap. Walton . cap. Colchester . Decemb. 27. 1659. Alder : Fowke and Commissioners to Vice-Admiral Lawson made a report of their Conference . A Committee appointed to attend the Parliament with a Petition , which after the report was given by the Commissioners from Portsmouth ; the Common Council then thought it not necessary to Petition . The Names of the Committee appointed for regulating the Mili●ia of the City of London . Tho. Aleyn L. Maior . Sir Tho. Atkin . Sir Tho. Foot . Alder. Fowke . Sir Tho. Vyner . Alder. Thompson . Ald. Robinson . Ald. Bateman . Ald. Laurence . Ald. King . Ald Boulton . Ald. W●le . The two Sheriffs pro tempore . Col. Bromfeild . Mr. Rich. Ford . Major Chamberline . Will. Bateman Esq . Will. Vincent Esq . John Jolley Esq . Major Taylor , aWill . Antrobus , Esq . Deputy Steyne , Mr. Myn , Theof . Biddolph Esq ▪ Capt. Story , Deputy Johnson , Mr. Sanders , Tho. Bloodworth Esq . Maximilian Bard Esq . Major Cox. Major Earley . Major Alsopp . Dep. Lenthall . Col. Gower . Peter Mil●s . Mr. Penning . Capt. Clegatt .