A
Congratulatory
Letter
of
Thanks
from
the
Corporation
of
North
ALLERTON
in
the
County
of
YORK
to
their
Two
Representatives
in
Parliament
upon
the
Advice
of
the
late
Prorogation
;
Published
for
an
Example
to
the
Kingdom
in
General
.
TO
Sir
GILBERT
GERARD
.
AND
Sir
HENRY
CALVERLY
.
North
Allerton
,
January
14.
1680.
THe
Unexpected
and
suddain
News
of
this
days
Post
preventing
us
from
sending
those
due
acknowledgments
which
the
greatness
of
your
Services
,
for
the
publick
good
have
merited
from
us
:
We
have
no
better
way
(
now
left
us
)
to
express
our
Gratitude
and
the
high
Resentments
of
your
Actions
,
before
and
in
your
last
Sessions
of
Parliament
,
then
to
Manifest
our
approbation
thereof
,
by
an
assurance
that
if
a
Dissolution
of
this
present
Parliament
happen
,
Since
you
have
Evidenced
so
sufficiently
your
Affections
to
his
Majesties
Royal
Person
,
and
Endeavours
for
the
preserving
the
Protestant
Religion
,
our
Laws
and
Liberties
:
We
are
now
resolved
,
if
you
are
pleased
,
to
comply
with
Us
,
to
continue
You
as
our
Representatives
;
and
we
do
therefore
beg
your
acceptance
thereof
,
and
farther
that
you
will
Continue
your
station
during
this
Porogation
,
faithfully
assuring
you
that
none
of
us
desire
to
give
,
or
occasion
you
the
Expence
or
Trouble
of
a
Journey
in
order
to
your
Election
,
(
If
such
happen
)
being
so
sensible
of
the
too
great
Expence
you
have
been
at
already
in
the
careful
discharging
the
trust
and
confidence
Reposed
in
you
by
Gentlemen
,
Sirs
,
Your
obliged
,
faithful
Friends
and
Servants
,
Thomas
Lascels
,
Richard
Lumbly
with
Sixty
more