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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<FIGDESC>Charles II's arms</FIGDESC>
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<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
</FIGURE> AT THE COURT at WHITEHALL, <HI>November</HI> the 22^t^h, 1682.</HEAD>
<P>PRESENT The KINGS Mo&s;t Excellent MAJESTY in Council.</P>
<P>_WHEREAS a PETITION was this Day pre&s;ented to his MAJESTY in Council from &s;everal Thou&s;ands of the poor Di&s;tre&s;&s;ed Sea-Men, Sea-Artificers, Labourers, and other late Inhabitants of <HI>WAPPING,</HI> and the Parts adjacent; &s;etting forth, That the Poor Petitioners, by the Suddene&s;s and Violence of the late Dreadful FIRE which happened lately in <HI>WAPPING,</HI> were expell'd and forced out of Their Hou&s;es and Dwellings, and &s;carce had time enough to pre&s;erve Them&s;elves and Their Families from peri&s;hing in the Flames; By Means whereof mo&s;t of Them have lo&s;t All, or the Grate&s;t part of Their Goods, and are expo&s;ed to lie in the Streets, Church-Yards, and Fields; And therefore Praying His MAJESTY, out of His wonted Clemency and Mercy, to Order, That a Collection may be made for Their Relief. His MAJESTY in Council was thereupon Graciou&s;ly plea&s;ed to Di|rect his Grace the Lord Archbi&s;hop of <HI>Canterbury,</HI> the Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>London,</HI> and the Deans of <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> and St. <HI>Pauls,</HI> to Recommend their Sad and Deplo|rable Condition to the &s;everal Pari&s;hes of <HI>London, We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and the Places Adjacent, to make a Charitable Collection for the Poor Petitioners; And that They do give Directions, That the Money &s;o Collected be paid unto Mr. <HI>Roger Hud&s;on</HI> at the Sign of the <HI>Exchange</HI> and <HI>Gra&s;shopper</HI> in <HI>Lombard Street,</HI> to be Di&s;po&s;ed of among the PETITIONERS by the Per&s;ons hereafter men|tioned, as They &s;hall think fit, who are hereby Appointed Tru&s;tees to that effect; Namely, The Lord Mayor of <HI>London,</HI> the &s;aid Lord Bi&s;hop or <HI>London,</HI> the Sheriffs of <HI>London</HI> for the Time being, Sir <HI>Henry John&s;on,</HI> Mr. <HI>Raynsford Waterhou&s;e,</HI> Mr. <HI>Robert Ha&s;tings,</HI> Mr. <HI>William Wood,</HI> Mr. <HI>John Kent,</HI> Mr. <HI>Edward Al&s;oppe,</HI> Mr. <HI>I&s;aack Woodgreen,</HI> Captain <HI>Hugh Till,</HI> Captain <HI>Bendall,</HI> and Mr. <HI>Philip Gardner,</HI> and any Three or more of Them, whereof the Lord Mayor, or the Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>London</HI> to be One, who are to take the Advice of the Mini&s;ters, Church-Wardens, and Over&s;eers of the re&s;pective Pari&s;hes of the Poor Petitioners &s;o De&s;troyed, in making the &s;aid Di&s;tribution. And it is Recom|mended to the Lord MAYOR of <HI>London,</HI> to give all due Encouragement and Countenance to this Charitable Work.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Francis Gwyn.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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