WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assem●led in this Conjuncture , Do Desire Your Highness to take upon You the Administration of publick Affairs , both Civil and Military , and the disposal of the publick Revenue , for the preservation of our Religion , Rights , Laws , Liberties and Properties , and of the Peace of the Nation ; And that Your Highness will take into Your particular Care , the present Condition of Ireland , and endeavour , by the most speedy and effectual means , to prevent the Dangers threatning that Kingdom : All which we make our Requests to Your Highness to undertake , and exercise , till the Meeting of the intended Convention , the Two and twentieth of January next ; in which we doubt not such proper methods will be taken , as will conduce to the Establishment of these things upon such sure and legal Foundations , that they may not be in Danger of being again Subverted . Dated at the House of Lords , Westminster , December the Five and twentieth , 1688.

WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled at Westminster in this Extraordinary Conjuncture , Do humbly Desire Your Highness to cause Letters to be written , subscribed by Your Self , to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , being Protestants , and to the several Counties , Universities , Cities , Boroughs , and Cinque-Ports of England ▪ Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Twede ; the Letters for the Counties to be directed to the Co●ers of the respective Counties , or any of them , and in Default of the Coroners to the Clerk of the Peace of the respective Counties ; and the Letters for the Universities to be directed to the respective Vice-Chancellors ; and the Letters to the several Cities , Boroughs , and Cinque-Ports , to be directed to the chief Magistrates of each respective City , Borough and Cinque-Port , containing directions for the choosing in all such Counties , Cities , Universities , Boroughs , and Cinque-Ports , within Ten Days after the receipt of the said respective Letters , such a number of Persons to represent them as are of right to be sent to Parliament ; of which Elections , and the times and places thereof , the respective Officers shall give notice within the space of Five days at the 〈◊〉 . Notice of the intended Elections for the Counties to be published in the Churches immediately after the time of Divine Service , and in all Market Towns within the respective Counties ; and notice of the intended Elections for the Cities , Universities , Boroughs , and Cinque-Ports , to be published ●ithin the said respective places . The said Letters , and the Execution thereof , to be returned by ●uch Officer and Officers , who shall execute the same , to the Clerk of the Crown in the Court of Chancery , so as the persons so to be chosen may meet and sit at Westminster on the Two and ●wentieth day of January next .