TO THE HONOURABLE THE Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, The Humblen PETITION of the Members of the Common-Council of the City of LONDON, hereunto Subscribing.  
SHOWETHS,  
THat your Petitioners humbly conceived and hoped, That the late Act of Parliament for Reversing the Judgement in the Quo Warranto against the said City, would have restored the City to its ancient Rights and Privileges; but the contrary happening, your Petitioners beg leave to represent to this Honourable House,  
That notwithstanding the said Act, several Aldermen of the said City, made or elected by virtue of Commissions or Charters from the late King James under his Great Seal, Act still as Aldermen by that Authority, under pretence, That by some doubtful Expressions in the said Act, they are continued, as well as Ministerial Officers.  
That by colour of their assumed Authority and illegal Proceed, Sir Thomas Pilkington was by them, on the day of Election appointed by the said Act, declared and made Mayor, though not duly Returned by the Common-Hall, according to the Usage of the City.  
That by the contrivance of the said Mayor and Aldermen, Mr. Leonard Robinson is imposed on your Petitioners as Chamberlain of the City, notwithstanding another Person was duly elected into that Office, and declared so to be by the Sheriffs; and the Hall thereupon dissolved.  
That divers Members of our Common-Council are illegally excluded; and others, duly elected, are refused their Admittances.  
That the Place of Town-Clerk having been vacant three Months and upwards (an Office of great Trust in the City) and only eligible by, and in, Common-Council, the said Mayor and Aldermen have, of their own Authority, appointed several Persons to the Execution thereof, without the Consent of the Common-Council, against the constant known Rights of your Petitioners.  
That your Petitioners have not been suffered to meet and consuit about the necessary Affairs of the City, according to their Ancient Rights and Customs.  
That a Common-Council being summoned and assembled, about the third Day of October, many Debates arising concerning the Premises, and several Motions being made, and the Majority of the Common-Council agreeing, That for settling the Rights of the City, an humble Address should be made to this Honourable House to explain the said Act: And thereupon the Question being desired to be put, the said Mayor refused it; and to prevent any such Application, immediately dissolved the Court, and went away.  
Wherefore your Petitioners having, by these evil Practices, all their ancient Rights and Privileges invaded, and neither Mayor, Court of Aldermen, Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Common Council, or Town-Clerk, as of Right they ought to have; and being elsewhere without Remedy, humbly pray such Relief in the Premises, as shall consist with the Wisdom and Justice of this Honourable House.  
And your Petitioners, as in Duty bound, shall ever pray, etc. 

Will. Dodson,  
Ralph Box,  
Richard Alie,  
Will. Withers,  
Richard Holder,  
Rob. Bedingfield,  
John Midgley,  
Nich. Alexander,  
John Wright,  
John Genew,  
Mich. Prescott,  
Dan. Templeman,  
Tho. Mills,  
Tho. Sissan,  
James Odes,  
John Hardrett,  
John Owen,  
Peter Pickering,  
Will. Saltmarsh,  
Edw. Aston,  
Hugh Strode,  
Will. Wocdroffe,  
Tho. Blackmore,  
Abraham Jaggard,  
Tho: Rogers,  
Geo. Bearcroft,  
Rob. Master,  
James Cook,  
Tho. Darwin,  
Rich. Beauchamp,  
Will. Thatcher,  
Israel Knowles,  
John Slyford,  
Tho. Gardiner,  
John Grosse,  
John Bland,  
Isaac Brand,  
Henry Lewes,  
James Hudson,  
Ben. Ayloffe,  
John West,  
John Knapp,  
John Johnson;  
Fran. Brerewood,  
Rich. Goodall,  
Anth. Gregory,  
Tho. Salter,  
Will. Lewes,  
Peter Floyer,  
Rob. Littlebury,  
John. Moor,  
Will: Fownes,  
John Webb,  
Fran. Minshall,  
Will. Yate,  
John Greene,  
Percival Gitborn,  
Edw. Herne,  
Will. Rous,  
Tho. Symons,  
Jolim Moor,  
Law. Goles,  
Geo. Newland,  
Jaws Woods,  
John Cooper,  
Mich. Symonds,  
Cham Feltham,  
John Blake,  
James Smith,  
John Kent,  
Paul Wides,  
Sarm Gerrard,  
Symen Wilmott,  
John Domley,  
Will. Strange,  
John Saunders,  
Eaw. Morse,  
Nich. Smith,  
John Westhrooke,  
Tho. Langham,  
Walter Coventrye,  
John Cook,  
Henry Clerk,  
Rich Yerbury,  
Ralph Izard,  
Edw. Shaller,  
Erad Norman,  
Jawer Clement,  
Rich. Edmondson,  
Rich. Hoare,  
Will, Pett,  
Rich. Weedon,  
Sam. Ongley,  
Geo. Benson,  
The. Short,  
Sam. Leake,  
Augustin Marriot,  
John Sawyer,  
Will. Reeve,  
Roger Reeve,  
Fran. Griffith,  
Tho. Templer,  
Sam. Clerk,  
Geo. Coke,  
John Stevenson,  
Jer. wait,  
Jer. Elwes,  
Reb. Brough,  
Sam. Walton.  
Rich. Hamond,  
John Foster,  
John Freeman,  
Dan. Browne,  
Phil. Scarth,  
James Foulis,  
Edw. Polhill,  
W. Pellatt.     

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