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<HEAD>To the Right Honourable, the Lord Major, and Common-Council of the City of London.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">PETER CAPONI <HI>Citizen of</HI> Florence, <HI>&s;endeth greeting.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Right Honourable,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>KNow ye, that when <HI>Charles</HI> the Eighth of <HI>France</HI> entred our City of <HI>Florence</HI> in Ho&s;tile <NOTE PLACE="marg">Hi&s;tory Florence.</NOTE> and Triumphant Manner, Him&s;elf and Hor&s;e arm'd, with his Lance upon his Thigh, many In&s;o|lencies being committed by the <HI>French,</HI> and much Ar|gument of Quarrel being mini&s;tred between them and our Citizens, &s;o far forth that the <HI>Florentines</HI> (to pre|&s;erve their Liberties) were driven to prepare to fight: And <HI>Charles</HI> propounding intollerable Conditions, cer|tain great Sums of Money, and ab&s;olute Seigniory over the whole <HI>State,</HI> as conquer'd by him, who en|tred the City in Armes: I <HI>Peter Caponi,</HI> catching the&s;e Propo&s;als from the Kings Secretary, and tearing them before his Face, bade him <HI>&s;ound his Trumpets, and we would ring our Bells;</HI> which re&s;olute words made <HI>Charles</HI> bethink him&s;elf, how dangerous a matter it would be for his Army to fight in the Streets again&s;t the Armed Multitudes of that City, having advantage of Place, Provi&s;ions, Multitude, yea, of Women armed with Tile&s;tones, that he was glad to accept of Condi|tions, and depart the City.</P>
<P>Now therefore under&s;tanding that your great, glori|ous, and mo&s;t populous City of <HI>London</HI> is invaded (by no <HI>CHARLES)</HI> but by a handful of &s;tarved, piti|ful, and perfidious Red-coats, Anabapti&s;ts, and Quakers, (which your Boyes at Foot-ball can kick out of Town in an hour) I cannot but incite you to follow our Ex|ample, and the Dictate of your old <HI>Britain, Forget not your Ance&s;tors, remember your Po&s;terity.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>December</HI> 16. 1659.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>PETER CAPONI,
<HI>Citizen of</HI> Florence.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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