Some account of the proceedings at Guild-Hall London, on Saturday the 24th. of June being Midsummer-Day, 1682

Some Account of the
PROCEEDINGS
A T
gVILD-HALL
On Saturday the ^4^. of June being Midfummer-day, 1682. •
HE RE AS the Right Honorable the Lord-Mayor, did iflTue
out his Precepts, that the Livery-men of this City might ,ap-
pear at the Guild'Hall on Alidjkmmer day^ to confirm the
Sheriff that his Lordfhip hath chofen, and to choofe another
Sheriff and other Officers: They did accordingly on the fame
day make an extraordinary Appearance y where the Lord-
Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriff, Recorder, Common-Serjeant*
and others concerned being come, upon the Huftings, and Silence commanded,
•the Crycr forthwith proclaimed to this Effed following 5 Ton Good men of the
Livery of the City 0/~London3 Jummoned here this day for the Confirmation of
Dudley North E/fy ^rcer, 8tc. At the ^nd bf which, and before he» could
pronounce other words, a great Shout was in the Hall, and voluntary holding
up of hands for Dudley Northand that noife feveral times repeated, with
the Addition of thefe words^ a North> a North, a North, when filence
could be again procured^ Mr. Recorder, after the uffial Ceremony, began &
very eloquent Speech, fetting forth the Nature “land Dignity of that Affembly,
( and that it might in fome Sence be called the greatcfhof all lawful Affemblies in
the Kingdom,) the great Confequence which depended upon their well-doing
the work of that day, and the happinefs the City had many hundred years pcf-
fefs’d by thole Priviledges.
Another Shout then was given (which feemed unfealbnablej and after it
Mr. Recorder proceeded to (peak, ufing a Parable of an excellent River, which
if kept within its bounds, waspleafant and nfeful, but when, by the rage or
fwelling of the Waters, it overflowed the Banks, it then become a Trouble
to the Land. And fomen, If they ufed their Priviledgesin due Seafon, or as
they ought to do, then and then only were they ufeful to the Body Politick,
(or fome words of like Import.) He faid ibmething concerning the largenefs
of theTb§me he had to fpeak to 3 but coming to Particulars, how the natural
Perfon governed himfelf, and in what manner a Body Politick was likewife
governed. From thence to explain the Laws and Methods of this very Body
Politicks and to fpeak of the Choice of fome of their Officers, particularly of
_ Aleconners, Bridge-mafters, Auditors of the Chamber of Bridge houfe, and
their Chamberlain, ( particularizing the great Truft repofed in him.) And
laftly, of the Choice of their Sheriff, how that Priviledge had been anciently
granted to the City, and how it hath been continued to them. That the Duty
of this Officer, was to receive and execute the King’s Writs, and make return
thereof to the King 3 that the due executing of thefe Writs, and Commands of
the King, were of very great Moment.' He mentioned how they ought to be
qualified as to their Loyalty and Ability 3 that their very Charter fayes, they
muft be fuch men as they themlelves will be content to anlwer for. He went on
to acquaint them with fomethihg from the Lord-Mayor.
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