London and the Kingdom - Volume 3 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.

by Reginald R. Sharpe

Your Ma^ties most humble & loyall Subjects

The Maior & Aldermen of your Highnes Citty & Chamber of London.

• Robert Lee Maior
• John Hart
• John Spencer
• Stephen Slaney
• Henry Billingsly
• Stephen Soame
• John Garrard
• Jo: Croke Recorder
• Tho: Bennett
• Tho: Lowe
• W^m Glover
• W^m Romeney
• Leonard Halliday
• John Watts
• Rich. Goddard
• Henry Rowe
• Edw. Holmden
• John More
• Robt. Hampton
• Roger Larke
• Humf. Weld
• Tho: Cambell
• W^m Craven
• Henry Anderson
• James Pemberton
• Jo: Swinarton, Sherriffe

No. 55.

Letter from King James I to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, in reply to the foregoing. Dated Newcastle, 11 April 1603.

Journal 26, fo. 80.

JAMES R.

Right trustie and welbeloved wee greet you well Althoughe before the Comeynge of yo^r Lettres and this gentleman sente unto us wee had w^th greate Contentment by Comon reporte understood of your forwardnes in Joyninge w^th y^e nobillitie of this our Realme in the publishinge of oure righte to the succession of this Crowne. Yet weare wee not a little gladd to finde y^e same confirmed by soe honeste and diutifull a testimonie thereof under yo^r owne handes and by y^e speeche of a persone of soe greate truste w^th you and chieflie that you are not lead into this devosion onlie by the undoubted belief of oure righte, but alsoe for y^e assurance you have of oure zeale to y^e preservacõn of Religion for that wee have alwaies accompted those accõns that aryse oute of religious groundes to be the beste founded. And as wee doubte not but that in that poynte we shall give you and y^e reste of o^r people satisfaction. Soe maie you be assured that in all other thinges, wherein wee shall understande that anie breache or wronge hath bene done to y^e liberties and priviledges of that o^r Cittie wee wilbe readie to restore whatsoever shalbe justelie expected of us as we have more at lardge spoken to this gentleman and will by oure actes when wee shalbe amongest you make knowne to yo^r selves esteeminge yo^u worthie to be helde in noe lesse accompte of us then you have byne to anie of o^r progenitors whoe esteemed you moste. Given under o^r Signet at o^r Towne of Newcastle y^e xj^th daie of Aprill 1603 in y^e firste yeare of o^r raigne of England.

No. 56.

Letter from the Lords of the Council to Sir Arthur Chichester, Deputy in Ireland, as to the course to be pursued with the City's Commissioners, appointed to view the Irish Estate. Dated Whitehall, 3 Aug., 1609.