A sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor : the aldermen and citizens of London at the Cathedral-Church of St. Paul on Monday the 30th of Jan. 1709/10 being the anniversary fast for the Martyrdom of King Charles

Delivered in the vaulted nave of St. Paul’s Cathedral before the Lord‑Mayor, aldermen and citizens of London, this 1710 sermon marks the annual fast commemorating the execution of King Charles I. Its speaker, a university‑educated clergyman, frames the occasion as both a religious observance and a civic reminder of loyalty, weaving together Scripture and recent history with a measured solemnity typical of early‑modern pulpit rhetoric.

The preacher begins by drawing a careful parallel between the biblical martyr Naboth and the fallen monarch, highlighting shared themes of unjust accusation, false justice, and the wider impact on a community. He then moves through a three‑part outline—comparison, consequences, and moral reflection—offering listeners a measured meditation on authority, conscience, and the cost of dissent. Listeners will hear the cadence of 18th‑century oratory, rich with classical allusions and earnest moral counsel, making the work a vivid window onto the era’s intertwining of politics and piety.