No. 83.

The City's address to King Charles II congratulating him upon his escape after the Rye House Plot; 2 July, 1683.

Journal 50, fo. 83b.

To the Kings most Excellent Ma^tie

The humble Addresse of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Councell assembled Sheweth.

That wee your most Loyall and dutifull subjects haveing with astonishment received y^e discovery of a most traterous and horrid Conspiracy of diverse ill affected and desperate persons to compasse y^e death and destruccõn of your Royall person and of your Dearest Brother James Duke of Yorke, and that to effect y^e same theis have held Severall Treasonable Consultacõns to Levy men and to make an Insurreccõn and made great provision of Armes; A designe notoriously tending to y^e present destruccõn not only of your best Subjects but of y^e Sacred Person of your Ma^ty y^e best of Princes and to involve this and y^e future Generacõn in Confusion blood and misery carryd on notw^thstanding their Specious pretences by knowne dissenting Conventicles and Atheistical persons.

And haveing in y^e first place Offered up our Solemn thanks to Almighty God for his Watchfull Providence in bringing to Light this impious and Execrable Machination.

We doe in ye next place humbly offer to your Ma^tie y^e deepe resentments of our Loyall hearts concerning y^e same and begg your Ma^tie to rest fully assured that as no interest in this world is valuable to us in comparison of your Ma^tyes service and safety so wee are determined readily to Expose our lives and fortunes in defence of your Ma^tyes person your heires and successors and your government establisht in Church and State and particularly for discovering Defeating and destroying all such Conspiracys assotiations and attempts whatsoever.

All which Resolutions are accompanyd w^th our daily and fervent prayres that your Ma^ty may Vanquish and overcome all your enimyes and that the yeares of your happy reigne over us may be many and prosperous.