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The Humble ADDRESS OF THE Lord Mayor, aldermans, and Commons of the City of London in Common Council Assembled.  
At a Common Council held the 13th day of March, 1682. Upon a Petition presented by the Inhabitants in and about Smithfield, taking notice that his Majesty (upon Application from the Court of Aldermen in behalf of this City) had been pleased to order a stop to an intended Patent for a Market near Albemarle-House, which (if it had passed) would greatly have redounded to the City's prejudice; And upon Consideration had of his Majesty's Grace and Favour therein vouchsafed to this his City, a Committee was appointed immediately to withdraw and prepare an Address to be presented to his Majesty from that Court, who were Sir William Turner, Sir James Edward's, Sir John Moor, Aldermen; Sir Benjamin Newland, Deputy Ayleworth, Deputy Hawes, Deputy Langham, Mr. Charleton, Mr. Vernon, Commoners, with Mr. Common Sergeant, who withdrawing and having prepared an Address, accordingly brought in the same to the Common Council; which being there read was unanimously approved of, and ordered to be forthwith presented to his Majesty at Newmarket by the same Committee who had prepared it: The Tenor whereof is as followeth;  
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty.  
May it please your Sacred Majesty,  
WE the Mayor, aldermans, and Commons of Your City of LONDON in Common Council Assembled, being highly sensible of the Happiness We enjoy under Your MAJESTY's most Wise, Benign, and Merciful Government, and of the many Privileges and Immunities by Your ROYAL Self and Progenitors granted to this Your Imperial Chamber, Most humbly Prostrating Ourselves at Your Feet, Return Our unfeigned Thanks and Acknowledgements, Begging Your Sacred MAJESTY to believe, That as none of Our Fellow Subjects have received Larger Bounties from the Crown, so none shall be more ready to sacrifice their Lives and Fortunes in the Service thereof, in the Defence of Your Sacred Person (whom God long Preserve) Your Lawful Heirs and Successors, and the Government as now by Law Established in Church and State, than We Your Obedient and Dutiful Subjects of Your Loyal City of London: And as We have lately Received an Expression of Your ROYAL Grace and Favour to Us, in Your MAJESTY's being pleased to Order a Stop to be put (until farther Hearing) to a Patent for the Grant of a Fair and Weekly-Market for Live  in Conduit-Mead, which would be greatly Prejudicial to the Inhabitants in and about Smithfield, Your Hospital of St. bartholomew's, and Your City of LONDON in General; so we could do no less than humbly Returning Our Thanks, Implore Your Continuance of Your ROYAL Grace and Favour. And  
Your Petitioners shall ever Pray, etc.   

LONDON, Printed by Samuel Roycroft, Printer to this Honourable City, 1682.