LONDONS LOVE, OR, The Entertainment of the PARLIAMENT.  
Being a true description of the great and generous welcome, given to the Houses of Lords and Commons on the 19. day of Ian. at Grocers-Hall, 1641. by divers Citizens of good quality.  
Wherein is declared the great and manifold expressions of Love betwixt the Lords and Commons.  
Likewise the Cities Protestation both to the KING and PARLIAMENT, concerning their loyal affections and vnexpressable Loves.  
LONDON, Printed for John Thomas. 1641.   

Londons Love, OR, The Parliaments Entertainment.  
THe City as it is rich in treasure, so is it stored with a great measure of that chiefest treasure; namely, Love and courteous Generosity being so near allied to their natures, as Gentility to their bloods, being for the mayor part Gentlemen ●rtificiall, as well as Gentlemen natural though younger brothers who cause their Fathers indulgence to their ●ldest, caused a want of indulgence to●ards them, their own studious endeavours are become f●uitfull, so that( though the youngest) they are become the chiefe●t supporters of their Fathers A●mes, since Gentility without we●lth staggers like a sick man not able to support them; therefore, it is a vain and f●uitlesse judgement, that shall prefer painted Prodigality before natural industry, can it be a crime, or deserves it a scorn to be fixed in the middle Region, not like Jcarus soaring against the sun, whose refulgent hear would quickly melt the wax that Ointments such ambition, then they fall and plunge themselves into a ●erreene Golgotha, where sad affliction hourly waits on them, want grim despair, and all those megre fiends, that waits on Poverty, every Peasants scorn, each abject slave will think himself too good to lend a hand to catch a falling star, and though a Gentleman of the best blood of britain if he want wealth, he's not so much respected as the poorest beggar, be he ne're so base, if he be worth a shilling, then who can blame these Buds of Brittaines hope, if by industrious care they strive to gain means to support their Fames, let those proud gallants, that do strive to walk like painted camels( laden with more wealth in one poor suite, then all their estates is worth) scorn honest, thrift and careful industry, let them embrace sloth, drunkenness, and lust, and with them poverty, for that must follow, yet let these gentle and much Nobler Plants strive by their honest and industrious Arts to do themselves good, and their country in scorning those base abjects that despise the name of Tradesman or of Citizen when spite of their Gentility, and Wit, one Citizen for perfect judgement, Gentry, wealth, may buy a hundred of those broken Gallants, and for a general welfare will expend more wealth at one poor meeting, then they are, or ever shall be worth, although they beg ten patents in a year, and after fly for it.  
A firm example of this was seen in this City on Wednesday last being the 19. day of january, The Lords sitting the day before at Grocers Hall, where divers noble Citizens of good rank came and invited them and the House of Commons to a Feast the next day, which was courteously accepted of the Lords, but the Honourable House of Commons not knowing what occasions might happen, they would not promise them, but the next day finding that their engagements to the Jnvitors love was great, they were pleased for that present day to wave their proceedings and at the appoynted time they came generally, very few being absent that were resident in the city, the Lords likewise were all present( onely two, or rhree, which were engaged about some unexpected affairs, at which time there was expressed( to the great joy and comfort of those noble minded Jnvitors) many unexpressible, though voluntary signs of substantial love, between the Lords, and Commons, declaring with sweet a●ac●ity, a firm and inseparable union, withall declaring by noble expressions, their courteous acknowledgements to the city in gennerall, and to the Jnvitors in particular, so great was their Entertainment, and so free a welcome they received being attended almost by 150. Citizens of good rank,( being the Invitors) as divers that have fined for sheriff, Common council men, Merchants, & tradesman, of the best rank and quality, both for wealth, and wisdom.  
After both Houses were risen from Dinner the Tables were all filled with their attendants, well furnished with all sorts of provision, and a large expression of welcome, made by the Citizans, to them likewise.  
Also captain Laugh●●m and his Company, who then guarded both Houses, were feasted in a most bountiful manner.  
Such is the love of the City of London, to those Worthy Heroes of our times, the Members of Parliament, that as they have often expressed to them, they are, and will be always ready, not onely to lay down their estates, but also their lives in all lawful ways to preserve and defend his Majesties royal persons and theirs, and the privileges of Parliament against all opposites whatsoever.  
This great Entertainment and Protestation shows them to be as truly Noble as rich, and as truly loyal as Loving, since their Providence is not attended with penury, not their bounty with Prodigality, but a Judicious moderation, expressing to the world, that they know as well how to employ we●lth, as to get it; therefore let not any man that is used to judge of other mens actions by his own to r●●e this entertainment a vain glorious action, lest he incur to himself, a condemnation, Repentance can hardly cure, for true Love and zealous Loyalty may be ambitious to express itself, but it cannot be vain glory to perfotme any good action, since, a wise man knows it is regarded in the performance, as doubtless theirs will be, since what they have expended in coin, they have largely received in Love, having had a large testimony of the Parliaments ●are and Protection of them and their welfares, which to the comfort of all the City, will, no doubt bee largely shewed upon them.  
Thus have I given you a short yet true description of the Cities glory and Parliaments Love, now J shall leave all true Subjects to follow their examples, hoping that no man will be backward, to express their loves and Loyalty to so gracious a Prince, and so Honourable a Parliament, which strive with their Religious cares to plant a true Religion and a firm p●●ce in his Majesties kingdom, which that they may bri●g to pass, let all true and loyal Subjects daily pray to God, to give a blessing upon th●ir councils and consultations, and let all the people say,  
Amen.  
FINIS.