God saue
God saue King James.
THE COPIE OF the K. Maiesties letter to the L. Maior of the Citie of London, and to the Aldermen and Commons of the same.
TRustie and welbeloued, Wee greete you heartily well. Being informed of your great forwardnesse in that iust and Honourable action of proclaiming vs your Soueraigne Lord and King, immediatly after the decease of our late dearest sister the Queene, [Page 2]wherein you haue giuen a singular good proofe of your ancient fidelitie (a reputation hereditarie to that our Citie of London, beeing the Chamber of our Jmperiall Crowne, and euer free from all shadowes of tumultuous and vnlawfull courses:) We could not omit with all the speed wee might possible, to giue you hereby a taste of our thankefull minde for the same: And withall, assurance that you cannot craue any thing of vs fit for the maintenance of you all in generall, and euery one of you in particuler, but it shalbe most willingly performed by vs, whose speciall care shall euer be to prouide for the continuance and increase of your present happines: Desiring you in the meane time to goe constantly forward in doing all and whatsoeuer things you shall finde necessary [Page 3]or expedient for the good gouernment of our said Citie in execution of Justice, as you haue bene in vse to doe in our said dearest Sisters time, till our pleasure be further knowen vnto you.
Thus not doubting but you will do as ye may be fully assured of our gracious fauour towards you in the highest degree, we bid you heartily farewell.