THE
HVMBLE
REQVEST
OF
HIS
Majesties
loyall
Subjects
,
the
Governour
and
the
Company
late
gone
for
New
England
;
to
the
rest
of
their
Brethren
in
and
of
the
Church
of
ENGLAND
.
Reverend
FATHERS
and
BRETHREN
:
THE
generall
rumour
of
this
solemne
Enterprise
,
wherin
our selves
with
others
,
through
the
providence
of
the
Almightie
,
are
ingaged
,
as
it
may
spare
us
the
labour
of
imparting
our
occasion
unto
you
,
so
it
gives
us
the
more
incouragement
to
strengthen
our selves
by
the
procurement
of
the
prayers
&
blessings
of
the
Lords
faithfull
Servants
:
For
which
end
wee
are
bold
to
have
recourse
unto
you
,
as
those
whom
God
hath
placed
nearest
his
throne
of
Mercy
;
which
as
it
affords
you
the
more
opportunitie
,
so
it
imposeth
the
greater
bond
upon
you
to
intercede
for
his
people
in
all
their
straights
,
we
beseech
you
therefore
by
the
mercies
of
the
LORD
IESVS
to
consider
us
as
your
Brethren
,
standing
in
very
great
need
of
your
helpe
,
and
earnestly
imploring
it
.
And
howsoever
your
charitie
may
have
met
with
some
occasion
of
discouragement
through
the
misreport
of
our
intentions
,
or
through
the
disaffection
,
or
indiscretion
,
of
some
of
us
,
or
rather
,
amongst
us
:
for
wee
are
not
of
those
that
dreame
of
perfection
in
this
world
;
yet
we
desire
you
would
be
pleased
to
take
notice
of
the
principals
,
and
body
of
our
company
,
as
those
who
esteeme
it
our
honour
,
to
call
the
Church
of
England
,
from
whence
wee
rise
,
our
deare
Mother
,
and
cannot
part
from
our
native
Country
,
where
she
specially
resideth
,
without
much
sadnes
of
heart
,
and
many
teares
in
our
eyes
,
ever
acknowledging
that
such
hope
and
part
as
wee
have
obtained
in
the
common
salvation
,
we
have
received
in
her
bosome
,
and
suckt
it
from
her
breasts
:
wee
leave
it
not
therfore
,
as
loathing
that
milk
wherewith
we
were
nourished
there
,
but
blessing
God
for
the
parentage
and
education
,
as
members
of
the
same
body
shall
alwayes
rejoyce
in
her
good
,
and
unfainedly
grieve
for
any
sorrow
that
shall
ever
betide
her
,
and
while
we
have
breath
,
syncerely
desire
and
indeavour
the
continuance
&
abundance
of
her
welfare
,
with
the
inlargement
of
her
bounds
in
the
kingdome
of
CHRIST
IESVS
.
Be
pleased
therefore
Reverend
FATHERS
&
BRETHREN
to
helpe
forward
this
worke
now
in
hand
;
which
if
it
prosper
,
you
shall
bee
the
more
glorious
,
howsoever
your
judgment
is
with
the
LORD
,
and
your
reward
with
your
GOD.
It
is
an
usuall
and
laudable
exercise
of
your
charity
to
commend
to
the
prayers
of
your
Congregations
the
necessities
and
straights
of
your
private
neighbours
;
Doe
the
like
for
a
Church
springing
cut
of
your
owne
bowels
.
We
conceive
much
hope
that
this
remembrance
of
us
,
if
it
be
frequent
and
fervent
,
will
bee
a
most
prosperous
gale
in
our
sailes
,
and
prouide
such
a
passage
and
welcome
for
us
,
from
the
GOD
of
the
whole
earth
,
as
both
we
which
shall
finde
it
,
and
your selves
,
with
the
rest
of
our
friends
,
who
shal
heare
of
it
,
shall
be
much
inlarged
to
bring
in
such
daily
returnes
of
Thanks-givings
,
as
the
specialties
of
his
Providence
and
Goodnes
may
justly
challenge
at
all
our
hands
.
You
are
not
ignorant
,
that
the
Spirit
of
GOD
stirred
up
the
Apostle
Paul
to
make
continuall
mention
of
the
Church
of
Philippi
(
which
was
a
Colonie
from
Rome
)
let
the
same
Spirit
,
we
beseech
you
,
put
you
in
mind
,
that
are
the
Lords
remembrancers
,
to
pray
for
us
without
ceasing
(
who
are
a
weake
Colony
from
your selves
)
making
continuall
request
for
us
to
GOD
in
all
your
prayers
.
What
we
intreat
of
you
that
are
the
Ministers
of
GOD
,
that
we
also
crave
at
the
hands
of
all
the
rest
of
our
Brethren
,
that
they
would
at
no
time
forget
us
in
their
private
solicitations
at
the
throne
of
Grace
.
If
any
there
be
,
who
through
want
of
cleare
intelligence
of
our
course
,
or
tendernesse
of
affection
towards
us
,
cannot
conceive
so
well
of
our
way
as
we
could
desire
,
we
would
intreat
such
not
to
despise
us
,
nor
to
desert
us
in
their
prayers
&
affections
,
but
to
consider
rather
,
that
they
are
so
much
the
more
bound
to
expresse
the
bowels
of
their
compassion
towards
us
,
remembring
alwaies
that
both
Nature
and
Grace
,
doth
ever
binde
us
to
relieve
and
rescue
with
our
utmost
&
speediest
power
,
such
as
are
deare
unto
us
,
when
wee
conceive
them
to
be
running
uncomfortable
hazards
.
What
goodnes
you
shall
extend
to
us
in
this
or
any
other
Christian
kindnesse
,
wee
your
Brethren
in
CHRIST
IESVS
shall
labour
to
repay
in
what
dutie
wee
are
or
shall
be
able
to
performe
,
promising
so
farre
as
God
shall
enable
us
to
give
him
no
rest
on
your
behalfes
,
wishing
our
heads
and
hearts
may
be
as
fountaines
of
teares
for
your
everlasting
welfare
,
when
wee
shall
be
in
our
poore
Cottages
in
the
wildernesse
,
over-shadowed
with
the
spirit
of
supplication
,
through
the
manifold
necessities
and
tribulations
which
may
not
altogether
unexpectedly
,
nor
,
we
hope
,
unprofitably
befall
us
.
And
so
commending
you
to
the
grace
of
GOD
in
CHRIST
,
wee
shall
ever
rest
From
Yarmouth
aboord
the
Arbella
April
7.
1630.
Your
assured
Friends
and
Brethren
,
-
Io:
Winthrope
Gov.
-
Charles
Fines
.
-
Rich:
Saltonstall
.
-
Isaac
Iohnson
.
-
Tho:
Dudley
.
-
George
Philipps
.
&c.
-
William
Coddington
&c.