WE
whose
Judgments
and
Consciences
invited
us
to
annex
our
Lives
and
Estates
to
your
preservation
and
assistance
,
upon
your
first
and
continued
Declarations
,
Protestations
,
solemn
League
and
Covenant
,
Do
appeal
to
God
and
your
Honors
,
That
we
have
faithfully
and
unmoveably
prosecuted
those
ends
:
And
when
under
the
conduct
and
authority
of
Parliament
,
We
had
shared
in
sustaining
the
difficulties
of
the
late
Warre
,
in
obedience
to
the
same
Power
we
humbly
submitted
to
Reducement
;
since
we
have
not
been
wanting
to
supplicate
your
Honors
to
improve
your
success
in
the
happy
consummation
of
a
safe
and
wel-grounded
Peace
;
And
upon
confidence
that
your
Wisdomes
and
undoubted
fidelity
to
your
undertakings
would
opportunely
compleat
the
same
,
We
ceased
to
trouble
your
Honors
,
till
the
continued
and
increasing
distractions
of
this
languishing
City
and
Kingdomes
,
our
Interests
and
Duties
commands
us
,
notwithstanding
many
discouragements
,
to
express
our
Resolutions
,
and
humbly
second
our
Desires
;
That
your
Honors
would
be
pleased
to
prevent
the
great
calamities
impending
,
by
timely
answering
the
Expectations
of
the
Kingdoms
,
by
setling
(
in
a
Parliamentary
way
)
Religion
,
the
Kings
Majesty
,
the
Laws
and
Liberties
of
the
Subject
,
(
to
prevent
the
further
effusion
of
Blood
)
together
with
the
preservation
and
security
of
all
those
that
have
and
do
adhere
to
those
principles
.
Towards
the
accomplishing
whereof
,
We
shall
faithfully
contribute
our
utmost
abilities
,
with
the
hazard
of
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
.
And
we
shall
ever
pray
,
&c.
Die
Sabbathi
,
3
Junii
,
1648.
THat
the
Lords
doe
take
notice
of
their
former
services
done
to
the
Parliament
and
Kingdome
,
and
return
thanks
for
the
same
,
and
doe
likewise
give
them
thanks
for
their
good
affections
expressed
at
this
time
,
whereby
they
declare
the
continuance
of
their
faithfullnesse
to
the
Parliament
;
They
assure
you
that
they
will
use
their
utmost
indeavour
for
the
answering
the
expectations
of
the
Kingdome
,
in
the
setling
of
a
safe
and
well
grounded
Peace
,
according
to
the
Solemn
League
and
Covenant
;
and
for
the
preservation
and
security
of
all
those
that
doe
adhere
and
have
adhered
to
those
principles
,
and
they
will
omit
no
opportunity
for
the
preventing
the
further
effusion
of
blood
.
Die
Sabbathi
,
3
Junii
,
1648.
THe
Petitioners
were
called
in
,
and
Mr.
Speaker
by
the
Command
of
the
House
,
acquainted
them
that
the
House
had
read
their
Petition
,
and
for
their
good
services
,
their
modest
desires
and
expressions
in
their
Petition
,
suitable
to
men
of
Honor
and
good
Affections
to
the
Parliament
:
He
was
commanded
to
give
them
the
Thanks
of
this
House
,
which
he
accordingly
did
.