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<P>A LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, ALDERMAN <HI>WARNER,</HI> Lord Major of LONDON.</P>
<P>Printed in the Yeare, 1648.</P>
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<HEAD>A Letter to the Right Honourable, Alderman <HI>Warner,</HI> Lord Major of <HI>London.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lord,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>HAving well weighed, and duly con&s;i|dered of every particular in your late Letter, I cannot po&s;sibly bring my &s;elfe to be of your opinion: but rather beleeve, it will be the greate&s;t mark of Gods favour, that ever befell this City, in keeping them from engaging with the Army and Parlia|ment as it now &s;tands, for it appeares to me, they now &s;eeke their owne private intere&s;ts, and pre&s;ervation, though it be to the de&s;tru|ction of the whole Nation. And how infi|nitely is the Kingdome bound to the Al|mighty? yea how hath he looked downe in mercy upon this City? in &s;hewing them the
<PB N="2" REF="3">way to their own &s;alvation. There is no doubt but all Countries will follow their ex|amples: I am &s;ure ours is re&s;olved!</P>
<P>VVhen the mi&s;eries of VVar; the Fa|mine and the Plague which ever attend it, are taken into a &s;erious con&s;ideration, well weighing the happine&s;&s;e of Peace, and the benefits it brings to every particular per&s;on, as well the poore as the rich man: it would not be many weeks, no nor many dayes be|fore they bring home their lo&s;t King and Lawes, (without which, Peace can ne|ver be in this Nation.) Then no mans hou&s;e would be broken up, nor his goods taken from him, no nor his wife or children ravi&s;hed from him. No Exci&s;e, nor Taxes ever heard of more; Our good old Lawes duely put in execution, prevents all the&s;e enormities; Yea and many more, too tedi|ous for me to put downe in this place, but well knowne to all.</P>
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<P>And be&s;ides all this, it would bring &s;uch a pre&s;ent flood of Trade upon the City and Suburbs, that they would have the greate&s;t Trading the City ever yet had: all men as well poore, as rich, would have: more <HI>work</HI> the <HI>poore,</HI> more <HI>trading</HI> the <HI>richer &s;ort,</HI> then they could po&s;sibly turne them&s;elves to: and this with the ble&s;sing of God which ever ac|companieth ju&s;t peace, will make every man either rich or well to live.</P>
<P>Can you but remember the comming in of K. <HI>James</HI> (and call to mind the difference between his &amp; Q. <HI>Elizabeths</HI> times in point of Trading) I dare boldly affirme it to all the world, it made more rich men in the Ci|ty of <HI>London</HI> in &s;even years, then twenty the be&s;t years of Q. <HI>Elizabeths</HI> Reign did. The &s;ame rea&s;on holds now, and more to advan|tage the increa&s;e of Trade: The King, the Queene, the Princes comming home, will bring that infinite benefit of Trade to the
<PB N="4" REF="4">City, as is not ea&s;ily to be imagined, all the No|bility, Gentry, and per&s;ons of all ranks and qua|lities (which now dare have no more clothes, then on their backs; nor in their hou&s;es, but what they lye upon) will pre&s;ently re&s;ort to that place to be furni&s;hed with all: Be&s;ides Amba&s;|&s;adours from Forraigne Nations; Merchants bring in Millions yearly into the Mint, which now &s;tands &s;till.</P>
<P>All which, makes it &s;o plainly demon&s;trative to every man and woman, both poore and rich, of what conditions or trades &s;oever, in their &s;e|verall vocations, that they will enjoy the ble&s;|&s;ings, not only of peace, but of plenty, by re&s;to|ring the Kings Maje&s;ty, and the known Laws of the Land; that it will not long be in the power of &s;uch as are of contrary opi|nions to withhold them from &s;trange and vio|lent wayes, to remove the hindrances of, not only the Kings Raigning, but al&s;o the Cities trading.</P>
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<P>My Lord, J mu&s;t deal freely with you: You are a man looked upon, as one that would not one|ly &s;acrifice the wealth of that glorious City to the rapine of tho&s;e few factious &s;pirits, which now governe in Parliament and Army: but offer the lives of all tho&s;e &s;oules which are precious in the &s;ight of God, who for oppre&s;sion and blood will mo&s;t certainly make inqui&s;ition. Oh my Lord, con&s;ider what is here written; and it may be you will find God hath put you into this place of Au|thority, to doe him &s;ervice, and at la&s;t make you an in&s;trument of redeeming this City and people from this Aegyptian bondage, from tho&s;e cruell Task-ma&s;ters, which will, when your wealth is con&s;umed, make you make Brick without Straw. O what a great and glorious man will you be, if it be &s;o! you will not enjoy onely honour and wealth in this world, but eternall Glory in the world to come. De&s;pi&s;e not your King and Pro|phets which God hath &s;et over you, nor tho&s;e good lawes which mu&s;t pre&s;erve your po&s;terity.
<PB N="6" REF="5">Therefore while it is to day, never cea&s;e cry|ing out in your &s;treets, VVe will no longer be governed without our gracious King CHARLES, and the knowne Lawes of the Land: And turne unto the Lord with all humblene&s;&s;e of &s;oule for this great ble&s;|&s;ing.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Lord&s;hips Servant.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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