1. WHether the Cities late furious and audacious inſolence in liſting themſelves and ingaging their friends for a ſecond War, or their tame and ſhamefull ſubmiſſion and betraying the others, be more worthy of contempt.
2. Whether we may not now as juſtly and ingenuouſly covenant to endeavour the extirpation of the chief Officers in the City-Government, whether it be the Lord Mayor, Alderman, Sheriffes Common-Counſell, and other Officers depending thereon, and placing better in their room, for their late intended rebellion in raiſing a new Warre, as they before have the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy, (that is Church-Government by Archbiſhops, Biſhops, Chancellors, Deanes, &c.) Superſtition, Hereſie, Schiſme, Prophaneneſſe, &c. theſe being ſins more apparantly, acted by them, and we more miſerably ſenſible thereof, then theſe of the latter; none of which the whole Synod can yet reduce under any of their Claſſes.
3. Whether the City-Fomenters in their late practices for a new warre, did not give occaſion, and it be not more juſtice and leſſe Sacriledge for the King and State to appropriate to themſelves theſe Caupon Capon-eaters, Halls and ſeverall Corporations, the maine incentive of their pride and rebellion, then thoſe ancient and pious fabricks and endowments of our fore-fathers devotion and charity.
4. Whether theſe new holy daies of Apprentices and School-boyes may not prove a greater deformation to Church and City, then their ancient Shrovetide and May-day hath been of Reformation to Play-houſes and Stewes.
5. Whether the redoubted valour of the Apprentices hath not revived their extinguiſht birth-right, and made more Gentlemen then Maſters: who as they had done the King from the Parliament, ſo theſe ſhall extrude their Maſters from their Commodities and Ware-houſes.
6. Whether it be not as neceſſary for the temporall Sword to ſuppreſſe all Armes and Souldiery of the City, as it is for the ſpirituall, all Schiſme and Sectaries, they both having their beginning in Queen Elizabeths time, and both alike formidably increaſed to Church and State.
7. Whether Queen Elizabeths firſt licenſe to a few Citizens and Apprentices, may not exerciſe Armes for her diſport and entertainment, may not be re-called by her Succeſſor, their number now being limited and their uſe è diametro to the contrary.
8. Whether ſince their expulſion of the King from his Chamber the City, and their diſloyall royall hunt, they would not now though againſt their Religion and Charter, turne penitent Pilgrims and reviſit S. Cutberts and S. Michaels Mount to reduce him and the Prince, and although they have not canonized any of them for a Saint in their weekly Pamphlet, yet for his returne to procure a new holy day Ordinance, and Regiſter it in their yearly Kalenders.
9. Whether that ancient little Modell the City (not circumſcribed now in the Lines of Communication) hath not by their tumultuous Petitions reduced and whitled that maine prop and poſt of our Engliſh Government (the Parliament) to leſſe power and proportion then a Sheriffes white rod, or a Conſtables painted ſtaffe.
10. Whether their long Liberties over Southwark, Weſtminſter, White-Chappell, &c. hath not made thoſe places greater objects of feare and danger unto the City her ſelfe, then they have made her to be of terrour to the whole Kingdome: And whether like an over-growne Oyſter, doth ſhe not now ſtew in her owne pickell.
11. Whether the City do not deale with its Suburbs and their Line of Communication, as the Jewes of old with the Samaritans, acknowledge them brethren onely while they advantage them: And whether, if neceſſarily they muſt be Appendices, they ought not to communicate in all its Liberties.
12. Whether thoſe Marſhall Burgeſſes have not good nigh brought their City into as calamituous a caſe as they would have done S. Peters patrimony or the Biſhops eſtates.
13. Whether the City monopolizing all Trades, it be a good ſtate of body, to have a fat head, thin guts, and leane members: Or whether it be not expedient policy by launcing the mids of the hide, to eventilate thoſe tumors, which by the late depreſſing and trampling of the ſides hath ſo exorbitantly ſwelled there, that it holds not now a fit proportion for the right levell of the whole.
14. Whether their endeavorring to make themſelves a fourth party and eſtate of the Kingdome, and having (with the earthen pot in the fable) juſtled with all the other, and now downe ſtream they bee not likely to be ſhattered a pieces by the others greater ſtrength.
15. Whereas upon the 7. of this Auguſt the City gave up its ſpirit inarticulately inteſtate, whether his Excellency, their preſent Adminiſtrator, will yet accept of their beaten gold Baſon, and Ewer, and permit their wives and children, according to their cuſtome to enjoy their third parts.
16. Whether the City-tame Pidgeons ſince their late wild flight, abandoning their Turtells, will not moſt of them be transformed to Stockdoves, and ſeeke ſome deſert or wilderneſſe to bemoan their unpittied deſolation.
17. Whether the Cockneigh or the Horſe-crow be now the more proper and pleaſing language to a Citizen.
18. VVhether on the Royall Exchange, the Publike-Faith, or the Iriſh Purchaſer will prove the greater Bankrupts.
19. Whether Alderman Greſham in his Trunk-hoſe and round Cap upon the Exchange deſerveth not (though he leſſe need) more incenſe to his memorie and is more worthy their imitation, then lately that Rhodomontado Alderman in Moorfieles on horſe-back with all his capariſons.
20. Whether the Old Change and Guild-hall are not neerer to Newgate and Ludgate, then the Biſhops gate be unto the Tower
21. Whether Britaines Burſs be not now as rich as Gold-ſmiths or Guild-hall.
22. Whether Bedlame and Bridewell ſound not better to Puritan then S. Bartholomewes or Chriſt-Church.
23. Whether Pater Noſter Row Ave and Creeds Lane ſtood not as neer Cheapſide-Croſſe as Gracious ſtreet.
24. Whether Lex talionis in all things hath not yet met with the City; and whether to this Quinteſſence of all their former Rebellions, and adaequate tranſcendent puniſhment may not juſtly be feared.
25. Whether the old Recorder ſhall not be better imployed in ſtaying here to reſolve all theſe Quaeres, then his other ten fellow-Members hath been in giving occaſions to raiſe them, and then running away.
Printed in the Yeere, 1647.
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