True narrative of the proceedings at Guild-Hall, London, the fourth of this instant February, in their unanimous election of their four members to serve in Parliament

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The Fourth of this Inftant Februaryy in thetr Unanimous
Ele&ion of their Four Members to (erve in Parliament.
With tbtir Tban^r to tbeM, and to the Petitioning- Lords.
N Tucfday laft-, being the ifi of Febru¬
ary, Inftant, was held a Court
oi Hujiings at the Guild-Hall oft this
City 5 At which the Writ for the
Ele&ion of the Four Citizens to ferve
in the next Parliament for the lame Was proclaimed,
& Common HAll appointed on this Friday.) the
Inftant ^ and efpecial care was taken by that
Court, that the Cititeas of this City ftiould have
due and timely notice thereof. And on this day
a Common-Hall AfTembled accordingly, at which
the feveral Companies of this City (confiding of
IcveraVThoufand perfons) appear’d in their Gowns
after their ufual manner. And kfter the Aider-
men and Sheriffs were come dowii, and hid taken
their Places on the Hkflwgs (Silence being pro¬
claim’d ), one of the Secondaries (being iri the na-
rure of an Under-Sheriff) read the Writ for the
Elettion of F^>ur Citizens to Serve in the enfuing
Par liament for th-.s City, arid theri niade a Speech,
as /olloweth.
Gentlemen,
DVR late Meetings here, upon occafions of. ibis
naturOy are fofrejh m fair memories, that I need
[pend no time in re-minding you of the method of your .
Proceedings thereby jEfpecially Jiaee your Vnunienityx
at thofe was /achy as to render (hat facile and fami¬
liar to you, which to others oftentimes proves very,
trkefome and tedious. . „ ,
However the duty of my place obliges foe to acquaint
you, "That the King by this Writ I have how read you,,
by the advice and ajjent of his Council hath been
pleafed to Command the Sheriffs of London (by you
to eletb), and under your Seals,at well as theirs, to
return Four of the more difcreei and fufficient Citi¬
zens among you to meet Himfelf, and the Peers and
Prelates of this Realm at his City of Oxford, e/* the
2ifl: day of March next enfuing, there to Debate and
Treat of fuch weighty matters as jhatl be then thought
fit to be handled, touching the fi/fety of flu May¬
flies mofi facred Perfon, and the State ana Suurtty
of the Kingdom and P rot eft ant Religion.
The Grand priviledges and advantages the Sub jells
of this Kingdom do, and of right ought to enjoy by a
Parliament agy-pay of Government, I doubt not every
confiderdte Englifh-man is fenfible of, when hereby
the Kang (with rovtrtnce 1 fpea\t± it) is pleas'd Jo to
tfe up his oWn hands C as it were j as not to ex all or
command one Penny of money out of any of your pockets
without ydhrown confehts(tbat is (f entlemenfiby fuch
your M eprefentativesfor to their trade nee and Con-
dull you commit the care of your fehes and families j,
your Religion, Lives, Liberties, and all that's hear
and dear to you.
Since then the truft you are to repofe in them is fo
great as y out ALL,, Tou ft and in need of no advice
certainly (efpecially from one of my years) to make
ctyoiceof fuch as fliall be fitly and fully qualfitd fob
fif:great an undertaking, t-r-a -
rtow,Gentlemen to recount to you the care pains jhar*
geSy confiaficy, integrity and affiduity of thofe. Worthy,
Gjentlemen, who have ferved you in this high Station
in the Pwolqft Parliaments, is as needlefs (fince yoi*‘
kyiow it fo well) as it would exceed the bounds of my
duty either to recommend them to your ffhoice again,
or to .point out or hint unto you any other able Citizens,
either oh this Honourable Bench, or among your felves*
/ ftiall therefore be filent m both, and leave you to ^
youP free, indifferent,, and uncontroulable Llebtiori,
and defire you"l plcdfe to proceed to yourt Afomination,
Then Henry Cornijh , Efq. one of the Sheriffs,
made a fhort Speech, the fubjtarice whereof is,That
fie had lately intended the Lord Mayor to know his
Lofdfhips pleauirt, whether he would beput iri
ne&ination