A
Fourth
PAPER
Presented
by
divers
CITIZENS
of
the
CITY
of
LONDON
,
Sept.
12.
1682.
To
the
RIGHT
HONOURABLE
the
LORD
MAYOR
and
Court
of
Aldermen
.
To
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lord
MAYOR
and
Court
of
Aldermen
,
THE
Citizens
of
London
having
according
to
their
just
Rights
,
by
several
Charters
granted
,
and
by
divers
Acts
of
Parliament
Confirming
the
same
,
Elected
Thomas
Papillon
and
John
Dubois
Esquires
,
to
be
Sheriffs
of
London
and
Middlesex
,
for
the
Year
ensuing
▪
and
your
Lordship
and
this
Court
from
time
to
time
delaying
the
calling
forth
the
said
Persons
to
Seal
their
Bonds
,
and
take
upon
them
the
said
Office
▪
as
by
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
this
City
you
ought
to
have
done
▪
and
though
the
Citizens
have
often
attended
upon
this
Court
to
demand
their
just
Rights
herein
,
and
particularly
upon
the
fifth
Instant
did
renew
their
Requests
,
and
of
Right
demand
that
your
Lordship
and
this
Court
would
forthwith
cause
Proclamation
to
be
made
for
the
said
Thomas
Papillon
and
John
Dubois
to
appear
and
Seal
their
Bonds
and
take
upon
them
the
said
Office
,
yet
your
Lordship
replyed
that
the
Paper
was
to
the
same
Effect
with
the
former
,
and
that
Mr.
Box
had
since
Submitted
to
a
Fine
,
and
that
your
Lordship
would
call
a
Common-Hall
to
Elect
another
to
join
with
Mr.
North
,
which
we
were
then
ready
to
give
Answer
to
,
but
were
not
Permitted
:
We
do
therefore
now
in
the
Name
,
and
on
the
behalf
of
our selves
and
fellow-Citizens
,
Protest
against
the
pretended
Election
or
Confirmation
of
the
said
Mr.
North
and
Mr.
Box
;
and
we
conceive
that
if
your
Lordship
and
this
Court
refuse
to
call
forth
Mr.
Papillon
and
Mr.
Dubois
to
Seal
their
Bonds
,
and
shall
endeavour
to
Impose
Mr.
North
upon
us
,
or
cause
a
Common-Hall
to
be
called
under
pretence
of
Electing
any
other
Person
to
join
with
the
said
Mr.
North
,
that
such
a
Proceedure
would
be
a
manifest
breach
of
your
Trusts
,
and
high
Violation
of
our
Undoubted
Rights
and
Priviledges
,
which
by
all
lawful
wayes
and
means
we
are
resolved
to
maintain
,
therefore
we
do
again
of
Right
demand
that
the
said
Thomas
Papillon
and
John
Dubois
be
immediately
sent
for
to
Seal
their
Bonds
,
to
take
the
Office
of
Sheriffs
upon
them
.
THE
Lord
MAYOR'S
PROCEEDINGS
,
&c.
Upon
the
Delivery
of
the
PROTESTATION
.
UPon
the
reading
of
this
Protestation
,
the
Lord
Mayor
desired
the
Citizens
to
withdraw
,
and
after
that
Court
had
Debated
it
,
they
should
be
call'd
in
for
an
Answer
,
as
had
been
Practiced
upon
the
Delivery
of
the
former
Papers
,
which
being
done
,
the
Debate
was
managed
with
so
much
Strength
of
Reason
,
by
those
Aldermen
who
being
faithful
to
their
Oaths
,
asserted
the
Antient
Liberties
of
the
Citizens
,
that
the
other
Party
not
being
able
to
Answer
their
Reasons
,
nor
willing
to
expose
themselves
by
undoing
all
they
have
done
by
adhering
to
them
;
the
Lord
Mayor
not
making
good
his
Promise
of
calling
in
the
Citizens
,
who
waited
for
his
Answer
in
the
long
Gallery
,
took
up
his
Sword
,
went
out
at
the
other
Door
unknown
to
the
Protestators
,
which
was
all
the
Answer
he
gave
them
.