The declaration and speech of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck to the right honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and common-councel of the city of London, on Saturday night at Guild-Hall with His Excellencies letter to the Parliament and the resolves and answer of the Hovse. Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. 1660 Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A26603 Wing A842 ESTC R14392 13337314 ocm 13337314 99112

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THE DECLARATION AND SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE Lord Generall Monck, To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-Councel of the City of LONDON.

On Saturday Night laſt at Guild-Hall.

With His Excellencies Letter to the Parlament, And the Reſolves and Anſwer of the HOVSE.

London, Printed for G. HORTON.

A Remonſtrance of the Citizens of LONDON, touching Liberty and Freedom.

AT a Common-Council held at Guild-Hall London, the 8th of this inſtant, a Petitionary Remonſtrance was preſented to the Right Honourable the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Commons of the Citizens of London, in Common Council aſſembled; Wherein they thankfully acknowledged the juſt and prudent Reſolution of that Honorable Councel, expreſſed in their Declaration of the 20 of December laſt paſt; and withall humbly Remonſtrating, That no Power or Perſons whatſoever, might impoſe any Law or Tax upon any of thoſe Citizens, with whoſe general Concernment that Court was intruſted, untill the Authority thereof be derived from their Repreſentatives in Parliament. By which means, they doubted not, next under God, to have their languiſhing Trades revived, and their Hearts and Purſes together inlarged to a chearful and liberall Contribution towards their lawful Government and Protection, according to Magna Charta and the Petition of Right.

Upon the preſenting whereof, It was put to the Vote, Whether they ſhould proſecute thoſe lawful means that may lead to the attainment of a Free Parliament, &c. But the Lord Maior diſſenting, the Reſolve and Senſe of the Court, was tranſmitted to the Council of State: Whereupon the Lord General Monck was ordered to march into the City with his Army, for reducing of the Citizens to the Obedience of the Parliament; in order whereunto, the ſeveral Regiments both of Horſe and Foot took their reſpective ſtations throughout this great Metropolis, ſtrong guards being placed at all the Gates and Poſterns; and the ſtreets planted with Souldiers, continuing in their Arms, and ſometimes upon motion, for many hours together: At which time, divers Aldermen and Common-Council were ſeiſed and committed to cuſtody, their Names being as followeth: Alderman Vincent, Alderman Bludworth, Col. Bromfield, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Major Cox, Major Chamberlain, M • . Ern 〈…〉 , Mr. Foord, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Penning.

This being done, His Excellency ſent a Letter to the Parliament, dated from Guild-Hall London; Which being read, The Reſolve of the Houſe was,

Reſolved,

That the Anſwer to this Lett •• is to ſend unto Generall MONCK the Reſolves of the Parliament, that the Gates of the City of LONDON, and the Perculiſſes be deſtroyed▪ and that he be ordered to put the ſaid Vote in Execution accordingly.

Reſolved, That the preſent Common-Council of the City of London elected for this year be diſcontinued and be and are hereby declared to be null and void, and that the Lord Mayor have notice thereof.

Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to bring in a Bill for the choice of another Common-Council with ſuch qualifications as the Parliament ſhall think fit, with Order to méet at 8 of the Clock in the Speakers Chamber on Friday morning.

The Houſe having received a Report from the Council of State of ſome Reſolutions taken by the Council in the City of London,

Reſolved, That the Parliament doth approve of what the Council of State hath done in Ordering that the Commiſſioners for Government of the Army, do appoint Forces to be and continue in the City of London, for preſerving the peace thereof and of the Commonwealth and for reducing of the City to the Obedience of the Parliament.

Reſolved,

That the Parliament doth approve of what the Councill of State have done, in Ordering that the Commiſſioners for the Army do take Order that the Poſts and Chains of the City of London be taken away.

Reſolved,

That the Gates of the City of London, and the Perculliſſes thereof be forthwith deſtroyed.

Reſolved,

That the Commiſſioners for Government of the Army be and are hereby impowred to apprehend and ſeiſe any of the Nine late Officers, who were Ordered by the Parliament to leave the Town, who have not obeyed the former O • der in going to the places appointed for them; or any other dangerous Perſons who have been in Arms againſt the Parliament and Commonwealth.

Reſolved,

That the Parliament doth approve of what the Council of State and Commiſſioners of the Army have done in ſeiſing and apprehending of Mr. Vincent Merchant, in Biſhopsgate ſtréet, and Mr. Thomas Brown Grocer in Wood-ſtréet. D • niel Spencer in Friday-ſtréet Lawrenc • Bromfield in Tower-ſtréet, Major Chamberlain, and Richard Ford in Séething-Lane, Major Cox at the Swan in Dowgate, Mr. Bludworth Mr Fenning in Fan-Church ſtreet, and Lieutenant Collonel Jackſon.

The Commiſſioners of the Army being to continue the Government thereof, care is taken to preſerve the peace of the City, in theſe ſad and deplorable Times: And the Houſe have read the Bill for ſetling the Militia of the City of London, and the Liberties thereof the firſt time, and referred it to the Council of State to preſent Names of Commiſſioners for the Militia of London.

In purſuance of the aforenamed Reſolves and Orders, moſt of the Poſts and Chains about London were pulled down, the City Gates broke and cut a pieces, and the Perculliſſes taken down and deſtroyed: Which being done effectually at Cripple-Gate, Biſhops Gate, and Ald-Gate, where many Thouſands ſad Objects with no ſmall Terrour beheld theſe unexpected Ruines, the Souldiers afterwards went to Alderſgat • , Newgate, and ſome other places; but the Work did not prove ſo feaſible, for they being both of an extraordinary and impregnable ſtrength, proved the more difficult; ſo that a longer time was required: However, they diſmounted the Gates from off the Hinges, and with Iron Wedges and great Hammers, rent and tore a pieces part of the Perculliſſes.

An Account whereof being given to his Excellency the Lord General at Guild-Hall, about four of the clock in the afternoon he marched from thence to White-Hall; and, in the Evening, the Councel being ſate, his Excellency aſcended the ſtairs, repreſenting to their Lordſhips, an account of his Tranſactions amongſt the Citizens, in Obedience to the Reſolves and Authority of that Honourable Council, for the pulling up of the Poſts & Chains, and deſtroying of the Gates and Perculliſſes. Which by Them was well reſented, and hearty Thanks from the Members returned.

After all which, the Guards of Horſe and Foot being placed, and the City Conſtables with their ſeveral Watches ſet, betwixt eleven and twelve of the Clock on Friday Night, a conſiderable Company of Foot (commanded by the Captain of the Round-Guard) came to Newgate, where the ſaid Captain would have diſmiſſed the Conſtable and his Watch; but they refuſed it, ſaying, They muſt obey the ancient Orders and Cuſtoms of the City, and could not depart their duty without Orders from the Lord Mayor.

The Captain replyed, That ſince they were to make a Garriſon of the City, there ought to be no other Watch or Guards kept, but what ſhould conſiſt of their own Military Force; and that they had not been nine years out of their Native Countrey, but they had ſufficient Experience, how to manage the publique Affairs of a Nation, in defence of Civil and Chriſtian Liberty againſt all reſtleſs Spirits whatſoever: But upon the importancy of Conſtable, the Captain wheeled off with his men, and peaceably marched them through the Gate, towards the Gate, without any further diſpute or Oppoſition.

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The Lord General Monck having on Saturday laſt communicated a Letter to the Parliament; wherein He was pleaſed to remind Them the time of their fitting and the peoples expectation (according to the prefixed time) of their Diſſolution: as alſo, of the unſafe and pernitious proceedings of certain Members, reflecting upon Col. Lambert, and Sir Henry Vane, as well as upon the continuance of ſome Members in the Houſe impeached for Treaſon; his Excellency was pleaſed to retire into the City, accompanied by ••• ers Officers and Gentlemen, and two Troops of Horſe, the reſt of the Army being drawn up in Moor-fields, where they continued during his Conference with the Lord Mayor, which continued for ſome hours; but about 6 in the Evening, his Excellency, with his Lordſhip, went to Guild-Hall, where divers Alderman and Common-Council were aſſembled; and aſcending the ſtairs, the Voice of the people was for a Free Parliament; The General declared, That he doubted not but to do them all good deſiring them to be patient. And being accompanied into the Court by Alderman Robinſon, and ſome other perſons of quality, his Excellency declared his further Reſolutions, That He was reſolved to live and die with them; and that He would ſtand by them in the defence and preſervation of their juſt Rights and Priviledges with the hazard of Life and Fortunes, and that to the laſt drop of bloud He would • id and aſſiſt Them in all lawful ways for Recovery of their antient and Fundamental Proprieties, Liberties and Freedoms, and that there ſhould be a lawful Conſtitution and free Election, onely with this Qualification (without any Oath or Engagement) None to be excepted, but ſuch as have bin in actual Arms for the late King againſt the Parliament, and that Writs ſhould iſſue forth against May next. Upon which, great was the acclamations of the people, who cryed out, Godbleſs our Deliverer, God bleſs our Deliverer; proclaiming A Free Parliament by the ringing of Bells and the multitude of fires, the like hath not been ſeen the • e many years. This being done, his Excellency went to the Bull-head in Cheapſide; and on the Lords Day in the Forenoon, went to Pauls to hear a Sermon, where he was mutually embraced, with praiſe and triumph, by a numerous Concourſe of many Thouſands.

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