The
Bristol
Address
.
To
the
Right
Worshipful
Sir
RICHARD
HART
,
Kt.
and
THOMAS
EARLE
,
Esq
NOW
CHOSEN
Representatives
in
Parliament
For
this
City
of
BRISTOL
.
WE
Citizens
and
Freeholders
of
this
City
,
hold
our selves
obliged
to
return
you
our
hearty
thanks
for
your
exemplary
Loyalty
to
the
King
,
and
present
establishment
in
Church
and
State
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Designs
,
here
or
elsewhere
,
to
vilifie
or
subvert
them
under
the
specious
pretences
of
Arbitrary
Power
and
Popery
,
hoping
you
will
act
with
all
expressions
of
Duty
and
Allegiance
to
the
King
,
of
whose
good
affections
to
his
people
and
the
established
Religion
,
we
have
no
doubt
,
though
ill
men
have
indeavoured
to
suggest
other
opinions
to
his
Subjects
.
And
,
as
you
are
our
Representatives
,
we
lay
before
you
these
severals
.
I.
That
some
expedient
by
Law
may
be
endeavoured
to
punish
such
as
shall
insinuate
into
the
people
any
designs
in
our
King
or
Government
to
set
up
Arbitrary
Power
,
or
shall
calumniate
the
professed
Sons
of
the
Church
of
England
(
His
Majesties
most
Dutiful
and
Loyal
Subjects
)
as
Papists
,
and
men
of
Arbitrary
Principles
.
II.
That
no
Laws
be
Repealed
whereby
the
Church
or
State
may
be
less
secured
against
their
Enemies
,
but
such
new
Laws
may
be
added
to
those
now
in
force
that
may
effectually
defend
them
from
the
Horrid
and
Hellish
Plots
of
the
Papists
,
and
from
a
second
Ruin
and
Desolation
by
the
underhand-contrivances
,
and
restless
endeavours
,
of
ambitious
and
Fanatical
Parties
.
III.
That
you
preserve
the
Prerogatives
of
the
Crown
,
and
the
Propety
of
the
People
:
That
the
King
and
His
Successors
may
be
assured
of
our
Duty
and
Allegiance
,
and
we
receive
from
them
Mercy
and
Justice
:
Then
will
God
bless
us
whilst
we
serve
him
and
his
Anointed
,
and
Righteousness
and
Peace
shall
kiss
each
other
.
IV.
That
you
endeavour
to
preserve
us
from
illegal
Imprisonments
and
exactions
of
Fees
by
our
Fellow-Subjects
,
lest
we
be
enslaved
under
Arbitrary
Power
(
as
in
the
late
Rebellion
)
contrary
to
Magna
Charta
,
and
other
good
Laws
;
but
if
any
shall
offend
let
them
be
punished
in
such
sort
as
the
Law
directs
.
V.
That
the
King
be
supplied
with
money
to
secure
us
from
the
power
of
France
at
Land
and
Sea
,
that
what
Alliances
the
King
hath
or
shall
make
for
defence
of
Europe
,
and
the
Protestant
Religion
,
may
be
performed
;
and
our
Merchants
encouraged
to
send
forth
those
large
Adventures
they
are
inclined
unto
,
if
they
could
be
secured
by
good
Fleets
in
the
four
Seas
and
remoter
parts
:
They
being
at
present
greatly
apprehensive
that
the
French
may
possess
their
Estates
at
pleasure
at
Sea
,
as
he
doth
those
of
the
Subjects
to
the
Empire
on
Land
,
from
whence
cometh
a
Diminution
of
Trade
in
the
Kingdom
.
In
endeavouring
these
particulars
you
will
truly
represent
Us.
Bristol
,
this
7th
.
March
1680.
Subscribed
by
most
of
the
Aldermen
,
Council
,
and
several
Hundreds
of
His
Majesties
Loyal
Subjects
of
the
same
City
.