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<HEAD>Commune Concilium tent. <DATE>vice&s;imo &s;eptimo die Iulii, 1648.</DATE></HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much as this Court did apprehend the great danger the Parliament
and City is in, in regard of the many Commotions in this Kingdom, and
the di&s;tractions thereof; And that a convenient number of Hor&s;e to joyn
with the other Forces of this City, would be very u&s;efull and &s;erviceable
for the &s;afety and pre&s;ervation both of Parliament and City: Therefore
this Court doth now Declare, That it &s;hall be taken as an acceptable &s;ervice in any that
will voluntarily Li&s;t any Hor&s;es, or contribute any Money thereunto, and declare
them&s;elves therein unto the Committee of the Militia of <HI>London;</HI> And to be under
&s;uch Commanders, and ob&s;erve &s;uch directions (tending to the welfare and &s;afety of the
Parliament and City) as the &s;aid Committee of the Militia &s;hall appoint. And the
&s;aid Committee are to appoint Trea&s;urers to receive &s;uch Moneys, Hor&s;e, and Armes
as &s;hall bee voluntarily advanced towards that work, and to take Sub&s;criptions to
that purpo&s;e, and to be by them employed accordingly: And they are from time
to time to acquaint this Court of their progre&s;&s;e and proceedings therein; and to
receive their further directions concerning the &s;ame, as occa&s;ion &s;hall require.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Michel.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>IN pur&s;uance of which Act of Common-councell, there are &s;everall members
of the Committee of the Militia appointed to &s;it daily in <HI>Guildhall</HI> in the
<HI>Iri&s;h-Court,</HI> to take the &s;aid Sub&s;criptions above-mentioned; and are to &s;it from
Nine till Twelve of the clock in the forenoon, and from Three till Six of the clock
in the afternoon.</P>
<P>Mr. <HI>Glyd,</HI> and Mr. <HI>Blackwall</HI> are de&s;ired and appointed to be Trea&s;urers.</P>
<P>You are de&s;ired by the Committee of the Militia of London to u&s;e your utmo&s;t endeavour in your
Precinct for the furthering of this Work, &s;o much conducing to the publick peace of the City,
and &s;uppre&s;&s;ing of Tumults therein; and for the better inabling of the &s;aid Militia to di&s;charge
their Tru&s;t for the pre&s;ervation of the Parliament and City.</P>
<P>And you are likewi&s;e de&s;ired forthwith to make return of your doings herein to the Committee
afore&s;aid.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Dated at Guildhall London, <DATE>the Fir&s;t of Augu&s;t, 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>To Mr. <ADD>Geo: Thomason</ADD>
Common-councell-man in the
Ward of <ADD>Farrington <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="1 span"></ADD></TRAILER>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Signed in the Name and by the warrant of the
Committee of the Militia London,
By Adam Banckes, Clerk
to the &s;aid Committee.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed by <HI>Richard Cotes</HI> Printer to the honorable City of <HI>London,</HI> 1648.</P>
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