To the Right Honourable, the Lord Major, and Common-Council of the City of London.  
PETER CAPONI Citizen of Florence, sendeth greeting.  
Right Honourable,  
KNow ye, that when Charles the Eighth of France entered our City of Florence in Hostile 
History Florence.  and Triumphant Manner, Himself and Horse armed, with his Lance upon his Thigh, many insolences being committed by the French, and much Argument of Quarrel being ministered between them and our Citizens, so far forth that the Florentines (to preserve their Liberties) were driven to prepare to fight: And Charles propounding intolerable Conditions, certain great Sums of Money, and absolute signiory over the whole State, as conquered by him, who entered the City in arms: I Peter Caponi, catching these Proposals from the King's Secretary, and tearing them before his Face, bade him sound his Trumpets, and we would ring our Bells; which resolute words made Charles bethink himself, how dangerous a matter it would be for his Army to fight in the Streets against the Armed Multitudes of that City, having advantage of Place, Provisions, Multitude, yea, of Women armed with Tilestones, that he was glad to accept of Conditions, and depart the City.  
Now therefore understanding that your great, glorious, and most populous City of London is invaded (by no CHARLES) but by a handful of starved, pitiful, and perfidious Red-coats, Anabaptists, and Quakers, (which your boys at football can kick out of Town in an hour) I cannot but incite you to follow our Example, and the Dictate of your old Britain, Forget not your Ancestors, remember your Posterity.  
December 16. 1659. PETER CAPONI, Citizen of Florence.