To
the
Right
Worshipful
Sir
RICHARD
HART
,
Knight
,
And
THOMAS
EARLE
,
Esquire
.
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
the
Present
establishment
in
the
Church
and
State
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Designs
here
,
or
elsewhere
,
to
vilisie
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
Established
Religion
we
have
no
doubt
,
though
〈◊〉
men
have
endeavoured
to
suggest
other
Opinions
to
his
Subjects
.
And
as
You
are
our
Representatives
,
we
lay
before
you
these
Severals
.
First
,
That
some
expedient
By-Law
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
prosessed
Sons
of
the
Church
of
England
(
His
Majesty's
most
Dutiful
and
Loyal
Subjects
)
as
Papists
,
and
Men
of
Arbitrary
Principles
.
Secondly
,
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Repealed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
Ruine
and
Desolation
,
by
the
under-hand
Contrivances
,
and
restless
Endeavours
,
of
Ambitious
and
Fanatical
Parties
.
Thirdly
,
That
You
preserve
the
Prerogatives
of
the
Crown
,
and
the
Property
of
the
Subjects
,
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
.
Fourthly
,
That
You
endeavour
to
preserve
Us
from
Illegal
Imprisonments
and
exactions
of
Fees
by
our
Fellow-Subjects
,
least
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
Laws
direct
.
Fifthly
,
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
the
defence
of
Europe
and
the
Protestant
Religion
,
may
be
performed
,
and
our
Merchants
encouraged
to
send
forth
those
large
Adventures
they
are
inclined
unto
,
could
they
be
secured
by
good
Fleets
in
the
Four
Seas
,
and
remoter
Parts
;
They
being
at
present
apprehensive
the
French
may
possess
their
Estates
(
at
pleasure
)
at
Sea
,
as
he
doth
those
of
the
Subjects
of
the
Empire
on
Land
;
from
whence
cometh
a
diminution
of
Trade
in
the
Kingdom
.
In
Endeavouring
these
Particulars
,
You
will
truly
represent
Us.