AN Act and Declaration OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Of the City of LONDON, Touching the late INSURRECTION: WITH An ORDER of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, For a Public Thanksgiving to be made on the next Lordsday, within the late Lines of Communication, for the great Mercy of God in delivering the City of of London from the late horrid Outrage and Tumult.  
Die Jovis, 13 April, 1648.  
ORdered by the Commen assembled in Parliament, That the Act of the Common Council upon the late Insurrection, be printed, and read on the next Lordsday, when Thanks is appointed to be given to Almighty God, the Author of this great Deliverance from the said late Insurrection.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons. April 14. 1648.   

Die Jovis, 13. April, 1648.  
Resolved, etc.  
THat this House doth approve of the Act of the Common Council, touching the late Insurrection.  
Ordered,  
THat the Act of the Common Council upon the late Insurrection, be printed, and read on the nexts Lord Day, when thanks is appointed to be given to Almighty God, the Author of this great deliverance from the said late Insurrection.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

Die Jovis, 13. April, 1648.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That a public Thanksgiving be made by the several Ministers within the late Lines of Communication, on the next Lord's Day, for the great mercy of God, in delivering the City of London from the late horrid Outrage and Tumult; And that the Lord Major of the said City do give notice thereof to the several Ministers within the said Lines of Communication.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

Commune Concilium tentum in Camera Guihald Civitatis London undecimo die Aprilis, 1648. Annoque regni Domini nostri Caroli nunc regis Angliae, etc. vicesimo quarto coram Johanne Warner Majore civit' London, etc.  
AT this Common Council, Mr. Alderman Fowk and Mr. Alderman Gibs, by the directions of the Committee of the Militia of London, did make a large Relation of the great Tumult, Insurrection and Mutiny which happened in this City on the last Lord's day, and on Monday last, by many evil disposed persons, which first began on the Lordsday in the afternoon in the County of Middlesex, where they seized the Colours of one of the Trained-Bands of the said County, who were there employed for the suppressing of such persons as did profane the Lordsday; and being dispersed by some of the General's Forces, did gather together within the City of London and Liberties thereof, and in a Riotous manner did break open divers houses and Magazines of Arms and Ammunition, and took away Arms, Plate, Money and other things, and did seize upon the Drums of the Trained-Bands of this City, which were beating to raise their Companies, and armed themselves, and beat up Drums, and put themselves in a warlike posture, and seized upon the Gates, Chains and Watches of this City, and then marched to the Lord Major's house, and there assaulted the Lord Major, Sheriffs, Committee of the Militia of London, and other Magistrates of ●●e same; and did shoot into the Lord Major's house, beat back his Guards, killed one of them, wounded divers others, and seized and took away a piece of Ordnance from thence, with which they did afterwards slay and wound divers persons, and committed many other Outrages: All which matters being largely debated, and many particulars insisted upon, both for the Discovery and Punishment of the said Misdemeanours and Outrages; and also for the preventing of the like for time to come, It was at the last concluded and agreed by this Common Council as followeth:  
First, This Common Council doth generally conceive that this City was in great danger, by reason of the said Outrages and Misdemeanours, and that if the same had not so timely been prevented and stayed, the whole City would have been exposed to the fury and rage of the said Malefactors. And this Common Council doth Declare, That the same Misdemeanour and Outrage was a horrid and detestable act, tending to the destruction of the City, and that they do disavow the same, and with an utter detestation do Declare their dislike thereof. And this Common Council do appoint the Committee of the Militia of London to make the same known to the Honourable Houses of Parliament, and also to make an humble Request unto them, That an Order may be issued forth from them to the several Ministers of this City and the places adjacent, that they may be directed to give public Thanks 〈◊〉 Almighty God, the Author of this great and wondered deliverance from that imminent danger wherein this City and parts adjacent were involved. And further, the said Committee are appointed by this Court, to apply themselves to the Honourable Houses of Parliament, for the obtaining of a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer, for the trying and punishing of all the Malefactors that had a hand in this detestable action, according to the known Laws of this Land. And this Court with thankful hearts do acknowledge the instruments under God, by which they obtained this Deliverance, to be by the Forces raised and continued by the Parliament, under the command of his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax; and to manifest the same, this Common Council do also Order, That the said Committee of the Militia, in the Name of the City, as a thing agreed upon by an unanimous consent, shall return their hearty Thanks to his Excellency, for his speedy and seasonable Aid afforded unto the City in this their great strait and danger. And this Court with a general consent, do well approve of the Endeavours of the said Committee of the Militia for London, for the raising of the Forces of the City, and in their procuring of the said aid and help from his Excellency in this Extremity, and what else they have done for the appeasing and suppressing of the said Tumults. And this Court do give Thanks to the said Committee of the Militia, for their care and pains by them taken upon this sad occasion: And they do appoint Mr. Alderman Fowk to declare the same their Thanks to such of the said Committee as are not of this Court. And this Court doth also with all thankfulness acknowledge the pains and care of the Right Honourable the Lord Major, and the Right Worshipful the Sheriffs of this City therein. And this Court do generally Declare, That it is the duty of every Citizen of this City, by himself and all that do belong unto him, or is under his command, to be ready upon all occasions to be aiding and assisting unto the Lord Major, and the rest of the Magistrates of this City, for the suppressing of all Tumults and Disorders within the same. And the several persons now present at this Common Council, by the holding up of their hands have promised, That for the time to come they will use their utmost endeavour, and be ready upon all occasions to do the same.  
MICHAEL.  
FINIS.