To
the
Right
Honourable
,
the
Lord
Major
,
and
Common-Council
of
the
City
of
London
.
PETER
CAPONI
Citizen
of
Florence
,
sendeth
greeting
.
Right
Honourable
,
KNow
ye
,
that
when
Charles
the
Eighth
of
France
entred
our
City
of
Florence
in
Hostile
French
,
and
much
Argument
of
Quarrel
being
ministred
between
them
and
our
Citizens
,
so
far
forth
that
the
Florentines
(
to
preserve
their
Liberties
)
were
driven
to
prepare
to
fight
:
And
Charles
propounding
intollerable
Conditions
,
certain
great
Sums
of
Money
,
and
absolute
Seigniory
over
the
whole
State
,
as
conquer'd
by
him
,
who
entred
the
City
in
Armes
:
I
Peter
Caponi
,
catching
these
Proposals
from
the
Kings
Secretary
,
and
tearing
them
before
his
Face
,
bade
him
sound
his
Trumpets
,
and
we
would
ring
our
Bells
;
which
resolute
words
made
Charles
bethink
himself
,
how
dangerous
a
matter
it
would
be
for
his
Army
to
fight
in
the
Streets
against
the
Armed
Multitudes
of
that
City
,
having
advantage
of
Place
,
Provisions
,
Multitude
,
yea
,
of
Women
armed
with
Tilestones
,
that
he
was
glad
to
accept
of
Conditions
,
and
depart
the
City
.
Now
therefore
understanding
that
your
great
,
glorious
,
and
most
populous
City
of
London
is
invaded
(
by
no
CHARLES
)
but
by
a
handful
of
starved
,
pitiful
,
and
perfidious
Red-coats
,
Anabaptists
,
and
Quakers
,
(
which
your
Boyes
at
Foot-ball
can
kick
out
of
Town
in
an
hour
)
I
cannot
but
incite
you
to
follow
our
Example
,
and
the
Dictate
of
your
old
Britain
,
Forget
not
your
Ancestors
,
remember
your
Posterity
.
December
16.
1659.
PETER
CAPONI
,
Citizen
of
Florence
.