HIS majesty's special Command under the great seal of ENGLAND.  
To the Lord Major of the Honourable City of London, dated Decemb. 9 1641.  
For the speedy sending of Precepts into several wards of the City.  
To suppress the Tumultuous and unlawful Assemblies, and Riotous disorders both in the City of London and Westminster.  
With a Relation of the Riotous Assemblies, Mutinous uproars, and disorders, made and committed by a company, of Brownists or separatists within the City of London and Westminster.  
Also, in what manner they entered into St. George's Church, where one of them made a Sermon, on Sunday Decemb. 12.  
Whereunto is added the Riotous Insurrection and Rebellion of some Prisoners in Newgate condemned to die, on Monday December 13. 1641.  
LONDON, Printed for John Thomas, 1641.   

By the Major.  
WHereas our sovereign Lord the King having received information that many Riots & unlaw full assemblies are daily made at the City of Westminster and within the City of London, against his majesty's peace and quiet of his people for repressing & punishing whereof hath directed his writ under the great seal of England, dated the 9 of this instant December unto the Justices of peace within this City, and sheriffs of the same thereby strictly commanding them to put in execution according to the duty of their places, the Statute made and provided against such Riots, Routs, and unlawful assembly; Therefore for the better prevention & timely repressing of any tumults, Riots, Routs, or unlawful assemblies that may at any time hereafter be attempted, made or committed within this City or the Liberties thereof, These are in his majesty's name to charge and command you that forthwith upon receipt hereof, you cause his majesty's command aforesaid to be notified by some of your common council men, Constables or other discreet persons unto every householder within your Ward, charging every of them at their uttermost peril from henceforth not to permit any of their apprentices or servants to have the Liberty of going abroad to make any Tumults or unlawful meetings and assemblies within this City or elsewhere upon any pretence whatsoever, and by themselves to the uttermost of their power and best endeavour to hinder and let the committing of any such offences for the preservation of his majesty's peace and the quiet government of this City, which at this present doth suffer much reproach through the great disorder, tumults, and unlawful assemblies daily made and committed within that same. And further that you make known unto the Masters and servants, that if they or any of them shall be found to offend in the premises. Then they are to be proceeded with according to the laws in this case made, as you will answer the contrary at your perils.  
This 9 of December. 1641. Michael.   

A Relation of the disorders, mutinous assemblies, uproars, and distractions, committed by many schismatical people, but especially by the Brownists or Separatists of this kingdom.  
HOw many Sects, and schisms, are lately sprung up here in this kingdom, that they (like the plagues of Egypt) have overrun the Land, but namely the Brownists or separatists, bear the greatest sway, to what a height of impudence, and insolency, have they aspired unto, being upheld by too many of that sect, they like the Philistines bring their, Goliath to fight their battles, but there is no doubt but there will arise a David of truth, to bear down their violent and fantastical Doctrine, by which so many people are seduced, these are those Sectarists that will abide no degrees in schools, all human Learning must be laid by, Accademies are to them abominable.  
Hence come those violent outrages, and sacrilegious disorders committed in the Church, even in time of Divine service, and the hubbubs, and strange Tumults raised, where reverend silence ought to be used, by laying violent hands upon the Ministers in divers places and Parishes within this City, impudently ascending into their Pulpits, assuming to themselves the power of preaching, others rending the Surplices from their backs, they hardly escaping in their persons from being torn in pieces, and that when the psalm hath been singing, and the Preacher ready to go up into the Pulpit, to deliver his Sermon, likewise by rending of the rails about the Communion Table chopping them in pieces, and burning them in churchyard, and this to be done without Commission or order, in a rude and riotous manner, as if we lived under no government; how many Riotous assemblies and Routs by their concourse and disorderly meetings in several places of the Cities of London & Westminster, committing such insolences and outrages at several times, as if Justice and authority had no power over them, to the great scandal and defamation of the Government of this City and kingdom.  
Witness their tumultuous assembling and flocking to the Parliament at divers times, with their undecent gestures and irreverent speeches in Westminster Hall, and other places, for which to instance, there was 4. men brought before the House of Commons Nov. 30. 1641. for making a hubbub in the Hall, crying down Antichrist and the Bishops, and saying, if they could not be heard, they would have a far greater number the next day to back them, and the like.  
Likewise the next day many hundred of Citizens flocking to the houses of Parliament, and called upon the members, as they passed from their houses, to suppress Bishops, crying aloud, no Bishops, no Bishops, calling them the limbs of Antichrist.  
On Wednesday Sir John Strangwaies made a complaint that he was assaulted by 100 in the streets, & had received offensive words, whereupon the House fell into consideration for suppressing and repelling of tumults, and disorders of that nature.  
This evening the Citizens begun to raise the like clamour again, but being entreated to forbear, and depart home to their houses, the tumult ceased for that time.  
Again, on Friday Decemb. 4. many hundred of Citizens and Brownists flocked to Westminster armed with Swords and staves, as if they came to besiege the Parliament-house, whereupon the trained Bands was raised, and ceased upon them, not knowing otherwise, but that they came against the Parliament-house, to that their plea was, they came to defend the truth, but it was very true, that many of them were committed to prison.  
Upon Friday notice was given to the Parliament, how that their number was so great, so that instantly there was warrants sent unto each Constahle, to command sufficient men with Swords and Halberds, to guard the Parliament-house.  
On Sunday last Decemb. 12. was a great assembly of these Brownists gathered about St. George's Church in Southwark, and one of their Preachers a cobbler by profession violently went up into the Pulpit, & made a Sermon above an hour long, whom they assisted, until all the Constables thereabouts had raised aid to suppress these tumultuous outrages.  
After this he went from thence to St. Olaf's Church near the Bridge, with all his illiterate audience after him, thinking to make another Sermon there also, but being prevented, and that they could not get into the Church, this Preaching cobbler stood up in the Church Porch, and made a Sermon to them all.  
These and the like disturbances and distractions I hope the King and Parliament will take into their grave considerations and pious care, that the peace of this Church and State, may not be clouded nor eclipsed by these mists and errors of darkness and ignorance, and let it be the Prayer of all good Christians, that these Egyptian Locusts, that swarm in every corner of this City and kingdom, may be expelled, that we may enjoy the light of the gospel.   

The Riotous insurrection and Rebellion of the condemned Prisoners which was to suffer on Monday the 13. of December.  
THe Sessions of goal delivery being finished upon Friday last, the parties Delinquent were sent (according to their several offences) back again to the place of imprisonment from whence they came, with the 7. several Jesuites, who were accordingly condemned for their several Treasons, according to the Statute thereupon provided, where till Sunday after dinner they were all reasonably quiet, but afterwards they grew tumultuous by throwing of stones and other like stuff, upon the Passengers in the streets, who in great multitudes were then gaping up at the Prison, and after a Sermon that night, all departed. On the next morning early Mr. Maccalee the new visitor of the said prison came to them, with an earnest request to know whether they were prepared to die and also to receive the Sacrament, which they all did really confess, so that the said Jesuites might suffer with them, who after some admonitions to them, he expected their appearance in the chapel, but presently they stood upon their guard, and would not die without them, upon which they having got strength and stood in defiance, till Captain Geeres with his trained Band came to suppress them, than the sheriffs resolved to smother them, and provided a quantity of wet Hay, which being fired did smoke them up, after that the Armed men entered the prison and they were all taken and bound in chains and lie ready to suffer according to their demerits, and wait the time of their execution.  
FINIS.