IN regard that Sir Richard Gurney the late Lord Major of the City of London is put out of his said office by vertue of a Censure of the Lords in the High Court of Parliament the Commo­nalty of the said City have mode choyce of this Noble Gent. Alderman Pennington to be Lord Major of the said City during the remainder of the time which the other Lord Major had to continue therein. And that none may question the Lawfulnesse of this choyce we may find in the 16. yeare of K. Iohn and the 17. yeare of Henry the third, two presidents in the very point, that in this case the City might choose a new Lord Major, which should be a person of wisedome, courage, trust, and fide­lity, for the managing, and governing of the great and waighty affairos of the said City.

And that this man that they have made choyce of, is a person every way answerable to discharg that trust which shall be reposed in him, for he is a man well knowne in the City being Chosen Sheriffe a­bout five yeares since and hath borne many offices in the City being, alwayes approved to be a man of a singular life and conversation, and of excellent abillities, being a man of courage, fearing God and hating covetousnesse, nay he is a person that is indued with those vertues that the Charter of the City doth des­cribe and direct them to make choice of, being a man of wisedome, discretion, trust, and Fidelity, and as he is well knowne to the Lords, so hath be beene in no lesse estimation amongst the commons, being chosen Burgesse of this present Parliament, and hath been approved to be a very profitable member thereof, yet nevertheles that Honorable Assembly as willing to spare him for the good and safety of the said City of London.

I Understand by the occasion of the late Lord Majors being put out of his place, by the just and deser­ved censure of the Lords in Parliament, this Noble gent▪ is chosen Lord Major of the said City of London and that yesterday he came to have been sworne but because I was then absent, and the rest of my Brethren the Barons being out of Towne this businesse could not be done at that time whereupon the Lords sent to know what Barons were in towne, and have given me order to sweare the Lord Ma­jor, and there is no question of his integrity, and wisedome, for the execution of Iustice within the said City, neither shall I need to prescribe unto him any particuler directions therein; for the oath doth suffici­ently declare how he ought to carry himselfe during his Majoralty. Whereupon the Oath was read which was to this effect.

That he shall endeavour to maintaine the just rites and Prerogative of the Kings Majesty, and to informe the Lords of the Councell of such profits belonging to His Majesty as were arrere and due unto His Majestie, That he shall doe e­quall Iustice without respect of favour or reward to all His Majesties l [...]ige Subjects, within the said City, And set good and indifferent prizes upon fish, and other Commodities within the said City belonging to his power and Iurisdiction, And shall make due execution of all and singular the premises according to the Lawes of the Land and the Customes and usages of the said City.