THE Rising and ROUTING of the mutineers in the City of LONDON: ON Sunday and monday the 9th and 10th of april, 1648.  
Their fight at the Lord Mayors. Breaking open the armoury, and taking the Money and Plate. Took two Gates, and the keys of the City.  
Seized one brass gun, Their several Fights with the Trained Bands and the Souldiers of the Army.  
AN● The Number and Names of those that are slain and wounded on both sides.  
LONDON, Printed for H. beck, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley. 1648.   

THE Rising and Routing of the mutineers in the City of London, On Sunday and monday the 9th and 10th of April 1648.  
THe Right Honourable Alderman Warner, Lord Mayor of the City of London, being pressed by divers from the Divines, and the inhabitants thereof, to take some course for the stoping of the heinous sin of Sabbath-breaking, by game, and drinking, as hath been usual in most parts, about the skirts of this famous City of London, to the great dis-honour of God, and encouragement of wickedness and 'vice.  
His Lordship had some treaty with the Justices of the Peace for Middlesex, for their concurrence to the effecting of a suppression thereof. And on Saturday April 8. 1648. It was concluded to begin the said Reformation.  
On the Lords day April 9. His Lordship sent some Officers, with watchmen, and others, and after them Mr. Marshall, the Martiall for the City, who entering Moore-fields about three a clock in the afternoon, found the four quarters within the freedom pretty clear.  
But presently after they were entred they understood of a party of the Trained Band for Middlesex to be about Findsbury, where they had some opposition, by divers loose fellows that they had found playing at Cat, drinking, and other dis rders, in the Sermon time. They were said to be apprentices, but the London apprentices scorn to own them.  
The Trained Band had made several shots at them, but it was onely with powder, hoping that would have apprased them.  
But boyes, and others throwing stones at the Train Band, did so provoke them, that they marched up against them in a whole body, which caused them to retreat towards the City Officers, by which mean●s two of them were taken,( with stones in their hands) by the Marshall.  
But they( afterwards) rallied again, and fell on the Trained Bands with such violence( more being come in to them) that they were fain to retreat towards the City-officers, and having a little made good a pass at the steps in Moore-fields, they retreated into Long-Alley, and made that place good against them. And in this retreat the Trained Bands had charged with bullets, and shot one of them, who was slain.  
After this the mutineers marched some to White-Chapell, and took the Captaines colours, and others marched into Smithfield and other places, some broken open houses, and plundered money, plate, and other things, much hurt was done in several places.  
In the mean time the Lord Mayor had called a Committee of Militia, and given out warrants for raising of the Trained Bands, but it being late, and the action sudden, little was done that night in opposition to them.  
In the night the mutineers went into Milke-streete, and broken into the great Armerers shop kept by Master Webster, where they took 20 li. in moneys, near 80 li. worth of Plate, and above 400 arms.  
On monday morning about one of the clock they marched to the Lord Mayors, where the Committee of the Militia was then sitting, and two Drakes placed at his Lordships gate, with some of the Trained Bands for a guard  
They offered to make an attempt, where they had opposition, but advertisements being given to the Committee of the Militia, the two Sheriffes and others came both out to parley with them, but no agreement was concluded, though a pacification much laboured for by them.  
Whereupon the mutineres cried fall on, fall on, which they did, one of the Sheriffes being then before the former Drake, so that it could not bee discharged without danger to have slain him, and so that Gun was seized on, and after a short skirmish marched away.  
There was at this time slain, one of the Trained Band, who was a joiner near Bishoplgate, and two of the mutineers. The Committee retreated in safety.  
After this the mutineers marched to Newgate, and seized on the Gate, and took the keys from the Porter, both of Ludgate and Newgate. Suffering none to pass either in or out: there being of them armed about 500 and divers Malignants following after them to encourage them.  
Divers of the stairs were stopped by water, and a Drum beaten for the raising of forces under the name of, For GOD and King Charles.  
Then they divided themselves into two bodies, besides some misapprehensions, and one of their bodies stood at Ludgate with one of the Drakes which they had taken at the Lord Mayors. Divers Country people were constrained to keep Market in Smith-field, holborn, and other places without the Gates, most of the chains were drawn about the City.  
The other body of the mutineers marched up to the royal Exchange, with the other Drake, and an ensign, shouting, and with great noise, offering affronts to many.  
The Inhabitants of the City, desiring to guard their own houses, colonel Rich was sent to for some Horse from the mews, and colonel Baxter for some Foot from White-Hall.  
About seven a clock mayor Husbands with some Horse, and Lieutenant colonel Cobbet with Foot, entred at Aldersgate, &c. And a party of those horse and foot, pursued those that had passed through Corne-hill, and overtook them at Leaden-hall, where they charged them.  
The mutineers let fly at them again, and discharged the Drake which was loaden with small shot, besides other shot made as them. But gallant mayor Husbands, Captain Merriman, Lieutenant Lisle, with the Horse, and Captain pool of foot, with the rest of the Officers and Souldiers, fell on with courage violently, they killed the Gunner, and another. A woman( which stood at the breech of the Ordnance) was slain, and divers hurt. And they seized the Drake, which they turned over into the channel, and took their Colours, with the ensign, and divers other prisoners, some shot at the Souldiers through windows but being answered with shot again, that was soon over.  
Of the Lord Generalls men, Captain Merriman is shot in the arm, Lieutenant ones is shot in the groin, and a Trooper wounded.  
And when they came to Ludgate, the mutineers fled, and threw down all, but divers are taken. Many are in prison about it, and like to be made examples of terror.  
April 10, 1648 Imprimatur G. M.  
FINIS,